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Pedicure Inspired Printmaking: Make a Foam Stamp & Use it on Fabric

You guys!  This weekend I printed this awesome piece of fabric and it's all thanks to my visit to the nail salon!

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Last week I was sitting in the nail salon when I suddenly realized that the foam things they put between your toes were super cool shapes! In this video tutorial I show you how I turned my pedicure into a fantastic foam stamp as well as how to use the stamp to print on fabric. I even take you through how to use an ironing board to set up a print studio for printing on a long piece of fabric! I hope you enjoy the video!

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Side note: I went online and it turns out that those toe separator things come in lots of different styles.  Check it out:

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I see a lot of cool foam stamps you could make from these simple pedicure tools.  Inspiration really is everywhere!

And before I go, here's another look at that super cool piece of hand printed fabric:

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As you can see from the detail photos, in some places I did a good job of lining things up and in some places I didn't.  And you know what?  I don't think it matters.

Thanks for stopping by!

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