DIY: Spud Stamp

DIY: Spud Stamp

With this adorable gift wrap that you can make yourself, your family won’t even care what’s inside the box! With some potatoes, craft paper (or up-cycled paper shopping bags), and a little paint, you can make your own custom wrapping paper that’s sure to be the talk of the holiday party.

Materials:

Potatoes

Knife

Pencil or marker

Mini cookie cutters (optional)

Acrylic paint

Craft paper or paper bags

Paper plate

TO FREEHAND YOUR POTATO STAMP DESIGN:

1. Cut the potato in half. Draw any shape onto the surface of the potato using a pencil or marker pen. Using a knife, cut around the shape so that you end up with the raised design on the potato’s surface. (This step is for adults only!)

2. Dip the stamp in acrylic paint and press onto your paper.

USING A COOKIE CUTTER:

1. Cut the potato in half.

2. Press the cookie cutter into the potato.

3. Leaving the cookie cutter in the potato, use your knife to slice and carve out the potato around the cutter. (This step is for adults only!)

4.When you remove the cookie cutter, you should be left with the raised shape of the cookie cutter.

5. Pour some acrylic paint in the color of your choice into a paper plate. Dip the potato stamp into the paint and press the design onto your paper. Blot the stamp on a piece of scrap paper if you end up with too much paint on it.

6. Once you’ve finished stamping your paper, leave it to dry.