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DIY Easy Hostess Gift – Stenciled Tea Towels

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November 25, 2015 by Kendra 8 Comments

Ever found yourself in need of a quick hostess gift for a last-minute party? This diy easy hostess gift is just the ticket. It took me less than 10 minutes to make and needed about 4-5 hours to dry.

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

 

Ever woke up and realized you had a party to attend that evening and you didn’t have a hostess gift? Well I have just the thing for you!

These stenciled tea towels are so easy to make that I highly suggest you make several different styles and keep them on hand for “emergency” gifts. 🙂

DIY Easy Hostess Gift – How to Stencil Tea Towels:

 

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

You will need: 

  • Cotton flour sack tea towel (I love the ones from IKEA but these are nice too)
  • Folk Art Multi-Surface paint
  • Stencil or cut-outs
  • Masking tape
  • Sponge
  • Double stick tape

Your tea towel needs to be prewashed and iron before starting. 

I have a paper stencil with evergreen trees on it. I was going to use the stencil and paint green trees on the towel, but as I’m punching out the little trees I had a better idea!

I used the masking tape to create clean, evenly spaced lines to paint between. Then I used the double stick tape to adhere the trees between the tape lines.

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

If you are using a stencil, I recommend using the double-stick tape and the masking tape to keep it in place as well. You want the edges to lie as close to the fabric as possible to prevent bleeding.

Another idea would be to use shaped stickers between your masking tape lines. Star or candy cane stickers would be one such example. You can place them perfectly even or stagger them a little the way I did.

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

Because these are paper cut-outs, the wet paint makes them want to curl up a little. I had to paint quickly and evenly.

I found that it worked best to get a good layer of paint on my sponge and just quickly dab one area good before moving to the next area.

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

Let your paint dry for 5-10 minutes before carefully peeling up your stencil or stickers.

So pretty!

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

Let dry for 4-5 hours. This paint dries pretty quickly so it should be completely dry in 4 hours or so.

Fold it pretty, add a cooking utensil or anything else you want and tie a ribbon around the entire thing. Perfect!

How to make stenciled tea towels. A diy easy hostess gift for last minute parties and more!

The multi-surface paint is great on fabric. It does leave the painted area stiff, so I suggest painting only a small area of the towel.

Would you enjoy receiving this DIY Easy Hostess Gift?

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Respectful opinions are always welcome

  1. Sheila says

    November 25, 2015 at 9:35 am

    I LOVE this idea and would love to receive one too! I’m always looking for a cute, quick and made from the heart gift to give and this is perfect! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. andi says

    November 25, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    it looks like it would be very easy for me to make 😀

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      November 25, 2015 at 9:04 pm

      Yes! It’s almost “stupid simple” but so fun! I’m trying to think up a reason to make a whole lot of similar towels 🙂

      Reply
  3. Karin Rambo says

    November 25, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    These are so so cute! I just love them!

    Reply
  4. Cynthia - Clockwork Interiors says

    November 30, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    So CUTE! I especially appreciate the fact that you don’t need a special cutting machine for this project — THANKS for sharing!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      December 1, 2015 at 7:47 am

      I like cutting machines, but it’s nice when they aren’t a must 🙂

      Reply
  5. Cheryl says

    December 3, 2015 at 1:52 am

    What a wonderful idea, I love it!!

    Reply
  6. Linda Primmer says

    December 26, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    I love this cute idea. Thanks for sharing at Love Your Creativity. I am happy to feature these cute tea towels.

    Reply

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