DIY Fruit Printed Tea Towels

By on January 17, 2013 in Creative Tutorials, Creativity, DIY, Home Decor

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I’ve always wanted to try printing something with fruit, so when I ran across a pack of four flour sack tea towels at Target for less than $5, I decided to try it out. And, I’m hooked. Now, I want to make my own stamps and stencils and so much more.

Supplies: tea towels, fabric paint, paintbrushes, fruit {I used a pear and apple}

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Directions:

1. Iron the tea towels.

2. Cut the fruit in half and decide which half looks best for printing. I tried both halves and picked the ones I liked the most.

3. Paint the fruit and stamp onto the tea towel. {I like the effect of stamping the fruit a few times before adding more paint, because I like different shades of color.}

4. Allow the paint to dry overnight. Wash and use! These also make wonderful gifts.

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14 Responses to DIY Fruit Printed Tea Towels

  1. clémentine January 17, 2013 at 3:01 pm #

    yumm, you’ve got french jam ;-)
    clémentine recently posted..la maison de mes reves

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    • April January 17, 2013 at 3:28 pm #

      I love strawberry jam…it’s the little things!

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  2. Coral January 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm #

    Loving your DIYs. They don’t need lots of expensive materials to make them or mad skills to be able to pull them off.
    Coral recently posted..Words have power

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    • April January 17, 2013 at 3:29 pm #

      Thanks! My favorites are the ones that don’t cost much. I love turning inexpensive items into something more personal and beautiful.

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  3. Mayi Carles January 17, 2013 at 3:26 pm #

    OMG OMG I want to make these so bad! What a fab idea. You are brilliant!
    Mayi Carles recently posted..Back to Basics

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    • April January 17, 2013 at 3:29 pm #

      Yay! Do it! :)

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  4. Lindsey Little January 17, 2013 at 5:37 pm #

    What a cool gift idea! That would look great on an apron too.

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    • April January 17, 2013 at 7:36 pm #

      Yes, it would!

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  5. Dana January 18, 2013 at 9:45 am #

    Cute!! We are talking about doing a once monthly girls craft night at my office. I’m keeping your awesome DIY ideas for those! Thanks for sharing!

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    • April January 18, 2013 at 11:22 am #

      Yay! I love that–take pictures if try any of them!

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  6. Hannah January 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm #

    LOVE this! If I weren’t living out of a backpack right now, I would be all over this. I really enjoy the fact your stuff is simple yet really imaginative. I’m bookmarking it all for when I get back to the UK :)

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  7. Shan January 18, 2013 at 3:18 pm #

    So Fun ~ So Frugal ~ So Fabulous
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  8. haroulla February 6, 2013 at 9:27 am #

    Hi April, did you use fabric paint? thanks :)
    haroulla recently posted..‘Love on a stick’ {free pattern included}

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    • April February 6, 2013 at 9:29 am #

      I used Martha Stewart paint that can be used on fabric. I would suggest checking the label to make sure that it works with fabric. :)

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