15 October 2012

diy. stamped triangle tribal pants for kids

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Now that Jessica is two and another season is upon us it's time to fill her closet with a new wardrobe. The only trick here is that I need to fill it on a budget. So that means lots of thrifting and homemade projects. I purchased some solid color pants (leggings) from Target and immediately had this project in mind. It's easy, fun and fits into any budget!
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SUPPLIES ///
a couple potatoes
exacto knife or paring knife
fabric paint
solid color leggings, pants or a shirt
paintbrush

This is honestly the easiest do it yourself project! I use potatoes all the time for stamping because I almost always have them on hand and it saves money.

// Begin by cutting your potato in half and placing cut side down on paper towels. Leave it like this for about 15 minutes to drain any water.

// Use your knife to cut desired shape into the potato. This may take a little practice. You can use the exacto knife to "clean" it up a bit.

// Paint on the fabric paint and make a couple stamps on scrap paper to make sure you like the shape and you have the feel for the stamp. When you are ready stamp away on the clothing.

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Let me know if you try this out, and if you make a post about it please link below in comments. I would love to see your projects! You can let your imagination run wild with fabric paint. When the boys were little I let them paint their own t-shirts all the time. We used brushes, fruits and veggies, race cars, leaves, blocks you name it!

7 comments:

  1. Clever idea! I'll bet little kiddos would love doing this!

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  2. Clever idea! This makes me want to run home and stamp everything! :)

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  3. That last picture of your daughter is totally precious. I love the idea of letting kids stamp their own clothing! We did a lot of painting and stamping our clothes growing up and loved it. I had a good mom. :-)

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  4. amazing, amazing, amazing! will be stamping so many things, ASAP!

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  5. they're awesome! i love jess's headband too.
    she sure is a cute little thing :)

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