Star Prints
After you have shared the story of the
Little Red House with your children, it is fun to make block
prints using your cut apples. Of course you can use other fruits and
vegetables to make other shapes, but the natural penticle inside an
apple is a fun for all kinds of pagan applications from stationary
to tee-shirts.
Materials
Apples cut cross-wise to reveal the star
Acrylic craft paint in desired colors. Available in tubes
and small bottles. The tubes work better for this project.
(Note: while it is wet, most acrylic paints can be washed away with water
or rubbing alchohol--once it is dry, it is virtually impossible to remove from
fabrics.)
Items to be printed (white polyester tee-shirts, printer paper folded
into quarters to use as stationary or greeting cards, plain brown paper or white butcher
paper to use as wrapping paper, brown or white bags with handles, etc.)
A piece of tile, or a styrofoam meat tray to use as a paint surface
Brayer (Optional, but nice to have--a small rolling pin can be used,
but a real brayer can be purchased reasonably at most art supply stores.)
- Squeeze a small amount of paint on your paint surface and spread
with the brayer.
- Dip the cut side of your apple in the paint and apply to the item you are stamping.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as desired. If using more than
one color, let dry between colors.
- If stamping tee-shirts, let dry at least 24 hours before wearing or washing.
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