Handmade tea towel and baking gift idea

Are you looking for an easy gift idea?  Don't miss this Handmade Tea Towel Baking gift idea with free printable gift tag.  

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Tea Towels are so popular right now.  I made a Christmas tea towel that would be great to put together in a baking set.  I'll show you how!

I bought these towels at Walmart. I think the package of 5 cost around $4.

I used freezer paper to make a stencil just like I did here.

I cut the freezer paper with my Silhouette.  I find it so much better to put the paper on the cutting mat upside down (shiny side up).  It cuts so smoothly this way.

I bought a cutting file in the silhouette store.  Before cutting, be sure to flip the image horizontally

since the freezer paper is upside down.

These are the cutting settings I use to cut freezer paper with my silhouette.

After it's cut, iron it onto the towel.  The wax on the paper melts and sticks to the fabric, and that creates a stencil.

Don't forget to iron another piece to the back of the towel.  This prevents paint bleed through.

Use fabric paint and a sponge pouncer to apply fabric paint.  When applying the paint, load the sponge, then pounce it up and down on the towel.  Do not brush it side to side or the paint could seep underneath the stencil.  Also, make sure to use paint specifically for fabric.  It is softer and the towel washes really nicely.

I love the way it turned out. 

I put together a gift with the DIY tea towel, wooden spoons (similar here) and an oven mitt (similar here).

This would be a great gift for anyone.  A mom, a friend, a sister, a lady at church- anyone!

I made a gift tag to go with the gift. You can get a copy of the Christmas tag free printable.

I printed it in wallet size on white cardstock.  Then I punched the corners with a corner rounder.  I'm pretty sure my corner rounder is so old, it's practically an antique.  You can get a similar one here.

I tied the oven mitt with ribbon and then tied the tag onto it.  

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