Good morning, sweet friends! I was recently scanning Pinterest for inspiration for an easy Valentine craft. I came upon this fun craft that would be great to create for your friends and neighbors. It is also a wonderful craft to do with children.
VALENTINE TEA TOWEL
Materials Needed:
Flour Sack Tea Towel
Fabric Paint
Doillies
Sponge Paint Brush
Decorative Trim (lace;ric rac)
Fabric Glue or Thread
The instructions are very simple for this project. First, I ironed the flour sack tea towel to smooth out the wrinkles. I then folded the towel to showcase the display side. Next, I placed a piece of cardboard underneath the strip of fabric I would be painting on. This is an important step and will keep the paint from bleeding through. Finally, I placed the doillie into place and dabbed the fabric paint onto the fabric with a sponge brush. Once the paint is applied, carefully remove the doillie.
Allow the tea towel to dry for at least 24 hours. Then, dry iron the towel using a pressing cloth to set the fabric paint. If you want to make your towel look extra special, you can add a pretty trim such as ric rac or lace. I used fabric glue to secure the trim. You could also sew it on if you choose. This was a project I did with my kids, so I wanted to keep it simple.
My kids really had a lot of fun with this project. It is super easy to do and would make a great Valentine for your friends and neighbors.
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So very cute Shannon!!!! Yes, a very fun project to do with the kids!
Shannon, this is like stenciling and such a cute idea. Perfect craft for children! Happy Wednesday!
Very sweet project to do with your children. They will remember it.
Your towels turned out so pretty too. I would hate to use them especially since your children helped.
Very pretty! I may just try this! I LOVE anything with hearts! Thanks for sharing such a neat idea!
The towels are very cute with the little hearts. Visiting from #ThursdayFavoriteThings
This is a sweet craft to do with kids and grandmother will be thrilled to receive it.
What a fun project! Great idea to use the paper doilies! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
These are so lovely and fun to make. They would make a great gift too. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party.
Such a cute idea!! I tried stamping with a lemon and it didn’t work at all, the doily is brilliant!
Shannon,
This is a great project for children. They must be very happy with how the towels turned out… and that mom put them on the blog. 🙂 Thanks for joining Monday Social. We love seeing what’s going on at your house.
Judith