Patent ID: 7225733

Claim:
A method of making a plurality of the same combination of lawn stencils which combination is used to create an artistic work on a lawn, the method comprising the steps of: (a) forming a first stack of a plurality of planar sheets; (b) simultaneously cutting a first predetermined pattern of one or more openings in each sheet of the first stack by applying a high pressure water jet through the first stack of sheets, each sheet of the first stack representing a first lawn stencil of the combination, and further cutting anchor openings in each of the first stack, each anchor opening for receiving there through a stake for anchoring of the first lawn stencil to the lawn; (c) forming a second stack of a plurality of planar sheets; and (d) simultaneously cutting a second predetermined pattern of one or more openings in each sheet of the second stack by applying a high pressure water jet through the second stack of sheets, each sheet of the second stack representing a second lawn stencil of the combination, and further cutting anchor openings in each of the second stack, each anchor opening for receiving there through a stake for anchoring of the second lawn stencil to the lawn; (e) wherein the first predetermined pattern that is cut in each sheet of the first stack corresponds to one or more design elements of the artistic work; and (f) wherein the second predetermined pattern that is cut in each sheet of the second stack corresponds to one or more additional design elements of the artistic work.