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Falling Stars Patriotic Tea Towel

June 11, 2014 by jessa 12 Comments

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Oh My Stars Patriotic Tea Towel Well hello! Are you enjoying the summer? I’m finding that summer break is just as busy as the school year, just more fun. Summer camp is getting the girls out for a few hours everyday, but I do feel like my uninterrupted crafting time is diminished. Though, I did find some time this week to make a tea towel for the kitchen to celebrate Independence Day. Remember the Falling Shamrock Tea Towel from back in March? Well this tea towel is very similar. Just the 4th of July version. I love using DecoArt Ink Effects on 100% cotton material, because it gives the design a watercolor effect. If you want bolder colors, make sure your fabric is at least 60% synthetic material. Oh My Stars Patriotic Tea Towel Supplies You’ll also need an iron. Paint a bunch of stars in various sizes, using the red and blue Ink Effects. I did a quick Google search for star outlines and traced a bunch of them. There were about 60. I am so not talented enough to freehand draw the stars. Oh My Stars Patriotic Tea Towel Let the paint dry for 45 minutes. Lay out your tea towel on top of another towel for ironing. Spray it with the base coat (if your fabric is less than 60% synthetic material) and let dry. Place your design painted side down, on the tea towel. Place a clean piece of paper on top of that. Iron on the cotton setting, with no steam, for about 3 minutes, constantly keeping the iron in motion.  Peel off the paper, and you should see your beautiful design transferred to the tea towel. Repeat process until done. I reused some of the stars I already transferred to layer a lighter transfer on top of the other ones. See photographic instructions here. Oh My Stars Patriotic Tea Towel The whole project only takes a couple of hours. So make one today! Patriotic Tea Towel xoxo   {This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I may receive a small compensation to help pay for the blog.}

 

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  1. Lolly Jane

    June 15, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Sooo cute. LOVE it!!

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  2. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking

    June 19, 2014 at 10:15 am

    What a fun craft to do with the kiddos this summer! I’m featuring tomorrow in my Friday Features… thanks for linking up to Inspire Me Monday!

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  3. Corey @ Tinysidekick

    June 19, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    I have to try this! Love the watercolor look of it. Thanks for sharing with us at The Makers! We are so glad to have you 🙂

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    • jessa

      June 20, 2014 at 4:39 pm

      Corey! You are just too sweet!

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  4. Erlene

    June 20, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    I’ve never tried this technique before. Learned something new. Pinned. Thanks for sharing this on Merry Monday.

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  5. Emily

    June 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Love this idea! The towel is so cute! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!

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  6. Kristen

    June 24, 2014 at 8:00 am

    What a neat idea. The possibilities are endless with this technique. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family

    June 24, 2014 at 8:29 am

    These are so cute! I love the effect that you get making the towel this way. Pinning.
    KC

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  8. Denine, from We Know Stuff

    June 25, 2014 at 11:08 am

    These are the cutest tea towels I have ever seen. As soon as my kitchen is put back together, I am going to have to whip some of these up!

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  9. creativejewishmom/sara

    May 22, 2016 at 2:24 am

    love it! thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling sunday!

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  10. Barbara

    June 28, 2017 at 6:14 am

    This is a great idea. I would like to try it with maple leaves for a falling leaves effect. Thanks for the inspiration.

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