Valentine's Day Kitchen Towels

Hey there, it's CaptainPhysics with an new instructable on Valentine's Day (ironically I'm single) called the I LOVE U kitchen towel!

I wanted to create something that could work as a gift for men or women, and I came up with some DIY kitchen towels.

Here's what you'll need for this project:

Craft paint in colors of your choice. I wanted to embrace the gold trend so I used black, gold, and bright pink.

Letter stencils

Stencil pouncer (the one pictured is from a set of 6 or 7 different sizes, Martha Stewart brand), or styrofoam headed paintbrush.

Double sided tape.

Plain white, or one color kitchen towels, cotton or linen, NOT terry cloth or textured.

The ones used here are a four pack of white flour sack towels from Target, just $3.99

Optional: polka dot stencil, painters tape.

To prepare wash and dry your towels, then press to make sure they’re nice and flat. Lay out your towel, make sure to put either newspaper, cardboard or some other protective surface behind it as the paint will likely bleed through.

Now let's get started!

Gather all your supplies and let's start making!

1. Take your letter stencils and arrange them on your towel as desired. Once they’re where you want them secure in the corners with double sided tape, so they won’t move as you add your paint. I created my own heart stencil by folding a piece of heavy paper in half and cutting the shape.

2. Load your stencil pouncer or brush with paint. Dab some of the paint off on a piece of cardboard so you don’t have too much. Begin to dab the pouncer or brush over your stencil. Be careful to not go over the edges, keeping your color inside the letters. Continue to fill in carefully until you have nice solid color. You can also let the first coat dry and add another for more saturated hues.

3. Once paint is dry carefully remove your stencil. Wash again, delicate setting, WITHOUT other clothes or items, then re-press. You’re finished!

You can hang these anywhere from the stove handle to hooks on the wall!

I hope you liked reading this instructable,

-CaptainPhysics