DIY Jardiland special Christmas: make potato stamps to decorate your gift wrappings in fabrics

All the equipment you need:

  • soft potatoes
  • 1 fairly thin knife
  • cookie cutters of different shapes
  • 1 fine brush
  • Fabric ink in different colors
  • fabric pouches

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The steps to follow to make this special Christmas DIY:

Step 1: prepare your potato stamps

  1. First of all, you will have to choose your potatoes correctly. Choose the oldest ones, those that have sprouted and become soft. The ones you won’t use for cooking. This way you will avoid the mess. Count half a potato per pattern you want to make.
  2. Start by washing your potatoes without peeling them.
  3. With a sharp knife, cut your potatoes lengthwise. The parts you are going to use as a stamp must be at least 2 cm thick.
  4. You can create the shapes yourself and cut them out using the knife. ” We recommend that you opt for pastry cutters for a more aesthetic result. Why not in the shape of a star or a fir tree to stay in the spirit of the end of the year celebrations? “, advises Jardiland on its site.
  5. Push your cookie cutter inside the flesh of the potato for a little more than 1cm.
  6. Then, cut the potato again lengthwise to remove the flesh around the shape you have created.
  7. Repeat the same steps with other potatoes to create 2 or 3 differently shaped stamps.

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Step 2: decorate your packaging with your cool decorative stamps!

  1. Pat the potatoes dry with paper towel to remove the juice and starch.
  2. Using the brush, apply fabric ink to the stamp. ” Otherwise, the designs may come off after the first wash. “, advises Jardiland.
  3. Press the potato firmly onto the fabric so that the indentation forms clearly.
  4. Sprinkle a few stars, fir trees or angels on your fabric packaging without exaggerating the number so that it remains aesthetic. On large fabric bags, you can mix shapes and colors. On the other hand, for small sachets, limit yourself to one shape per side of the sachet.
  5. Once you have finished decorating all your packaging, leave them in a dry, airy place so that the ink dries and soaks in well.

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Step 3: wrap your Christmas gifts

Finally, let your desires speak for themselves and use the bags to slip in your Christmas gifts or create a homemade Advent calendar.

If you still want to make paper packaging, the potato stamp method is also suitable for paper, cardboard or even glass if you choose the appropriate ink or paint. So, take a roll of white or kraft paper and decorate it as you wish!

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Cheer ! You have just made elegant, eco-friendly and inexpensive Christmas packaging. In addition, they are reusable and can therefore be used on multiple occasions! The whole family and your friends will be surprised and seduced by this original idea and will certainly ask you how you did it!

** More special Christmas DIYs to discover on the Jardiland website

We wish to say thanks to the author of this article for this outstanding material

DIY Jardiland special Christmas: make potato stamps to decorate your gift wrappings in fabrics


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