How to Easily Make Leaf Stamp Tea Towels for Fall
Using leaves from the yard and a little paint, you can bring fall into your home with these easy to make leaf stamp tea towels!
Equipment
- 1 iron
- 1 foam brush
- 1 paper bowl or tray to mix paint with fabric medium
- 1 piece of cardboard or cardstock
Materials
- leaves Do not use dry leaves as they will crumble.
- paint I used Deco Art matte metalic acrylic paint in Champagne.
- fabric medium
- tea towels I used Craft Basics Tea Towels from Walmart.
Instructions
- First, wash the fabric tea towel and iron it.
- Next, mix your fabric medium with paint. Follow the instructions on the label. For the textile medium I used, I mixed two parts medium to one part paint.
- Decide where you would like to place your leaf.Prepare your tea towel for painting by inserting a piece of card board and waxed paper. This will ensure the paint will not bleed through.
- Turn the leaf over so the side with the veins is facing up. Using a sponge brush, brush the paint across the leaves.
- Turn the leaf over and position it on your towel. Press the leaf down to stamp the design onto your towel.
- Gently and carefully, peel the leaf from your towel to reveal the design.
- Let it dry completely. When your design has completely air dried for at least 24 hours, seal your painted design with heat.
Notes
Once your project is completely dry, you can seal acrylic paint with heat by putting your piece into your dryer (by itself to ensure the paint doesn’t bleed at all), or with an iron. If you choose to use an iron, set the iron on medium heat with no steam. Turn the pillow cover inside out. Place a press cloth inside, between the front and back of the cover and iron the reverse side of your stenciled design. Iron for about 3 minutes, moving the iron back and forth. Be careful as the fabric will be hot.