How cute are these DIY CITRUS STAMPS we made this week? They really were simple to make and the outcome is adorable…perfect for Summer! L and I stamped t-shirts, tea towels, and a pillow case for her bed. Just think of the possibilities… You could use this stamping technique to brighten-up party invitations, gift bags, skirts, shorts, a tablecloth, shower curtain…the possibilities are endless (and sweet)!
Materials needed:
- an orange, lemon, & lime
- tea towels, t-shirts, etc.
- knife
- acrylic or fabric paints
- flat, plastic lids or plates
- paper towels
- parchment paper
If you need to, iron your tea towels or t-shirts first! Protect your work area with parchment paper. (Usually I use cardboard or old newspapers for projects, but with this one I didn’t want the texture of the cardboard to effect the stamping and I didn’t want newspaper to discolor my cloth. Parchment paper was perfect!)
Next, cut your orange, lemon and lime in half with a sharp knife. If you like to, cut a little “handle” in each fruit half…makes stamping easier, especially for kids!
Turn the fruit over onto a paper towel, to soak up some of the juice from the fruits.
Next, squirt your paints onto plastic lids or plates.
Dip the sliced fruit into the paint. Blot it onto a paper towel, if there appears to be too much paint.
And press the fruit gently onto your cloth. Too easy, right!?
We experimented and made some of our tea towels patterned, while others we stamped randomly. The random was definitely our favorite…a little more carefree, like all things “summer” should be!
If you have some prints that are more solid looking (a bit too much paint), don’t fret…just overlap another fruit in another color on top! It will look like you planned it that way all along!
Instead of stamping an entire tablecloth, you can just stamp tea towels and overlap them as we did here. Looks great on their own or with a solid tablecloth underneath!
Too cute, huh!?! Enjoy!!!
