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Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels

When I was hand-making things for my wedding and hated messing up and making mistakes, my good friend Emily said, “If it’s perfect, you’ll never know that it’s homemade.” I’ve always kept that in mind when DIYing and I don’t stress if I mess up. And I definitely kept that in mind when making these Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels! DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryThey certainly aren’t perfect, but they add some color to my kitchen and make drying the dishes more fun and they ARE perfect for spring and summer!DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryAnd they are SUPER easy to make. I promise! Even if you think you aren’t crafty, I swear you can do this one! You only need a few supplies: DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty Canary

Supplies: 

  • Tea Towels
  • Sponge
  • Scissors
  • Paint – I used 2 different pink and orange colors for the fruit, and a single green for the rind, and of course black for the seeds.
  • Paint brush
  • Cardboard
  • Iron (optional)

The first step is to cut your sponge. You’re going to use your scissors to cut a rounded wedge off one corner, then make another rounded cut on the same corner to make the rind. Flip the sponge around and repeat on the opposite corner. DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryThe bit in the very middle is trash, but you’ll end up with two rounded watermelon fruit triangles and two skinny rinds. DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryNext, lay out your tea towel on top of a piece of cardboard in case the paint bleeds though the fabric. Then coat the larger triangle sponge stamp with your first color of paint and randomly stamp it on the tea towel, remembering to leave enough room for the rind stamps and the second round of a different color. Use your second triangle sponge stamp to stamp the second color. Then finish by stamping the rind – just remember to leave a bit of space between the pink fruit and the green rind to make it look like a watermelon with a bit of white in the middle. DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryDIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryDIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanaryWhen you’re finished stamping, use your paintbrush to dot little seeds! Then let it dry and you’re done!

See! Super simple! If you want, you can iron the tea towel to get out any wrinkles. You should probably do this first, but I did it last, because I’m not the perfect DIYer and everything turned out just fine. DIY Watermelon Sponge Stamped Tea Towels // Salty CanarySeriously, how cute are they? 

 

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Judi Lee

Friday 2nd of June 2017

Thank you so much for this post. I have a grand baby due soon an this will be a fun project for her older cousin, Iwas thinking burp cloths. What fun.

Sophie

Thursday 1st of June 2017

I love all the colors in the napkins.

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