Easy DIY Heirloom Pumpkin Kitchen Dish Towel
Today I am using the IOD fruitful harvest stamp from iron orchid designs to make a beautiful, heirloom, pumpkin kitchen dish towel.
I know on social media right now. It looks like everyone is ready for Christmas and I am putting my tree up today too, but I love fall and I am so enjoying the beautiful weather we’re having and I’m so looking forward to Thanksgiving with my family.
I’ve made my heirloom, pumpkin kitchen dish towel from a flour sack towel because I love the size of this for wrapping my homemade bread and giving it as a gift in the fall.
I am going to add it to my Easy Homemade Hostess Gifts To Take To A Party Ideas too! For Christmas, I have the perfect stamp for a towel like this.
Today, my friends and I are sharing some thrifty Thanksgiving, DIYs, and recipes. You can find them linked at the bottom of this post.
My friend Kristi has made a beautiful Thanksgiving floral centerpiece, and I love her thrifty tips and tricks
Supply List
- Iron Orchid Design Fruitful Harvest stamp
- Iron Orchid Design ink
- Flour Sack Towels
- Brayer
How To Use the IOD Fruitful Harvest Stamp on a Kitchen Towel
- Ink up
A couple of steps I go through before I start are to add press and seal to my tray so that I can throw that away and keep my tray tidy.
I spread a generous line of ink on the tray and roll my brayer over it making sure to cover my entire brayer roll.
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- Roll Ink onto IOD Fruitful harvest stamp
Lay your stamp flat on a surface and use the brayer to load the ink onto the fruitful harvest stamp.
I go over it in every direction to make sure I am covering the entire stamp.
Just FYI, I should not have done this step on the towel but I did. Don’t do that. LOL
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- Layout your design
Make sure your flour sack towel is laid out flat on a hard surface.
Decide where your design will fit best.
Fold your IOD Stamp in the center so that you can place it down the center and gently lay out the sides.
Once your IOD fruitful harvest stamp is on the towel, gently and without moving it press it down so that the ink is fully deposited onto the towel.
- Lift off
Use one hand to hold the stamp at the top then gently pull straight up.
- Repeat
Repeat this process with each stamp until your design is the way you want it
- Iron
You will want to heat set your ink with a hot iron.
I would place parchment paper down on top of the ink to keep your iron clean.
Now you are free to wash the towel with no issues. Eventually, it will fade like almost anything hand-dyed will, but this will last a long time.
My friend Jennifer at Cottage on Bunker Hill has some fabulous make-ahead holiday breakfast baked goods for you! Go get the easy and thrifty recipe Here!
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What a beautiful way to decorate your dish towel. Those stamps are amazing. Perfect dish towel for the holidays. Enjoyed reading your post and being in this event with you
This turned out so pretty, Amy! Thanks for sharing!
Super cute project Amy!!
Super cute, Amy! Happy Thanksgiving! xoxo, kristi
What a gorgeous stamp! Thanks for sharing all the details! Happy Thanksgiving xx
Amy, what a beautiful way to update a plain dish towel! Happy Thanksgiving.
Amy – this tea towel is perfect for the holiday. Thanks for the tutorial as we were never sure how to use these stamps. Happy Thanksgiving!
What a neat idea for Thanksgiving and makes a beautiful holiday hostess gift. I love a good easy diy project that does not take much time and this is perfect. So happy to be part of the Thrifty Style Team with you. Happy Thanksgiving.
What a wonderful and clever craft idea for Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful holiday, Amy. xo