Unique Potato Stamped Gift Bags
What could be more perfect than hand decorated potato stamped gift bags for a handmade (or purchased) gift?
Servings: 5 gift bags
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Small holiday cookie cutters 2′ or less in size (to fit on the potato)
- Knife
- Paper plate(s) to use for paints
- Newspaper and aprons (if desired)
- Wet wipes or paper towels to clean stamps
Ingredients
- 3-5 Potato 2 ½-3″ in diameter
- 1-2 Craft paints In holiday or preferred colors
- 5 Cloth or paper gift bags White or brown work well, or plain gift paper on the roll
Instructions
- Lay newspaper down to protect your work surface.
- Cut the potato in half, then press the cookie cutter into the freshly cut edge of the potato about ½ of an inch.
- Using a knife (you may need to do this part for a younger grand), cut away the potato that is around the cookie cutter.
- Remove the cookie cutter, leaving the design on the edge of the tater, ready to dip into paint! Make several potato stamp designs.
- Squirt a bit of the craft paint in your chosen colors onto a paper plate and choose the bag or paper you want to stamp.
- Dip the potato into the paint and then press straight down on the bag for a nice clear print.
- Stamp Away! Mix and match your designs and colors of prints.
- Use baby wet wipes or wet paper towels on a separate plate to clean off your stamps when changing colors.
Video
Notes
Tip: Potato stamping also works great on plain paper that you can then use for gift wrapping that special gift. You might try some white or brown butcher paper bought on a roll.
Tip: have a few baby wet wipes or wet paper towels on a separate plate to clean off your stamps when changing colors.