Hammered Flower Prints on Fabric
Hammered Flower Prints on Fabric are a great way to preserve some of that spring color and make a great gift or card!
Servings: 1 Print
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Hammer (more than one type if you have them, like a ball peen hammer)
- Flat board as a base to hammer on
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Flowers and leaves- in a variety of colors (not too thick! Choose flowers like petunias, pansies, barberry bush leaves, knock out roses, etc.)
- 1 piece Cotton fabric white works best
- Newspaper
- Paper towels
- Wide masking tape
- Fine line permanent marker (optional)
- Cardstock (optional)
- Frame (optional)
Instructions
- Pick a variety of flowers and leaves and place them out on the center of the table. Avoid the really thick flowers. Brighter colors will work better- pinks, purples, vivid yellows, and don’t forget leaves from plants and trees!
- Cut your fabric to the desired size.
- Arrange the flowers and leaves on the fabric, face down.
- Tape the flowers down to the fabric with the wide masking tape. Tape around the thick part of the stems that are sticking up and then clip them off. Make sure the flower petals and leaves are under the tape, completely covered.
- Place the board on the table to avoid hurting your table when hammering. Place several layers of newspaper on the board. Cover the newspaper with paper towel.
- Lay the flowers with the tape side down and fabric side up on the prepared surface. Lay 2-3 layers of paper towels over the fabric.
- Begin to hammer all over the surface. Occasionally peek under the paper towel to see if the juices of the flowers and leaves clear to the edges are coming through onto the fabric. Continue to hammer in the areas that are not dyed by the flowers.
- Peel away the layers to reveal your hammered flower print! Outline with a fine line permanent marker, if you'd like.
- Keep your print as-is, or turn your creation into a gift (maybe frame it?) or card (mount it on cardstock?)!
Notes
Tip: I cut fabric pieces 10×12 inches, 6×8 inches and 4×4 inches. My thought is to make the largest one into the center of a pillow, to place the middle sized one into a 5×7 inch black frame, and use the smallest one on the face of a card.