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St. Patricks Day potato prints

A simple heart shaped potato stamp creates this shamrock design. Its an easy Saint Patricks Day activity and can be used to decorate cards, t-shirts or tablewear for your celebrations.

Time: Approx. 1 hr + drying, ironing & washing time Difculty: Hint: Experiment with your own unique design.
We cut potato letters to create a personalised t-shirt.

only step: Cut your 1. Adult potato in half with a knife. Cut a heart shape into one half as shown. Leave about 1 cm deep around the edges. up green fabric paint 2. Mix to the shade you want in a mixing dish. Spread your paint out onto a saucer.

thick folded paper to 3. Use place between your print layer and any cloth behind as the fabric paint may soak through.

What you will need:

2 teaspoons 1 saucer green fabric paint fabric - eg. t-shirt a craft knife 1 large potato work surface small paintbrush thick paper optional: mixing dish optional: butter knife

the surface of your 4. Cover potato shape evenly with fabric paint. Scrape off excess with a butter knife. Practice your stamping on a scrap paper. a small paintbrush to 5. Use remove out any paint blobs or even out gaps on your print and to add a stem to your shamrock design. paint to dry before 6. Allow removing paper stufng. Follow instructions on the fabric paint to heat x the dye. All ironing should be done by an adult.

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