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Fabric Painted Floursack Dishtowels

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I should have called this “DIY painted floursack dish towels and some other random painted projects”. I went to town with my paint brush before DIY magazine arrived. Let me explain:

I was fortunate enough that Liquitex send me a little blogger box a couple of weeks ago with some goodies in it. (this is not a sponsored post but I did receive the blogger box for review and all opinions are 100% my own)

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Lacey (the DIY stylist) had turned me on to flower sack towels. I had actually never heard of them before.

I used black Liquitex Acrylic Paint and Liquitex Fabric Medium to mix into custom fabric paint. Make sure to read the instructions on the fabric medium bottle first.

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Also always wash, dry and iron your fabric before attempting to paint it.

I used the same sized cross for my first two towels.

I cut out the cross on a piece of paper and traced it on the towels with a pencil:

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Then I taped off the cross shape with some painters tape and used the Liquitex brush and custom acrylic fabric paint to fill in the cross shape.

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After that I removed the tape and let the cross dry. You always need to heat set the fabric paint. Some people use an iron but I usually prefer to just throw my dried painted fabric into the hot dryer for a couple of minutes. Much much easier in my opinion.

And here are my finished cross kitchen towels which go with my cross hallway:

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I should have cleaned my griddle a little more, oops 😉

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I had to throw the last photo in there because I’m sure you noticed the other kitchen towel that was under the cross towels and I had to show you what inspired me to paint the second set.

If you guessed my owl kitchen towel art (click HERE) then you guessed right. And some of you might say “Hey wait a minute, that’s not an original idea! There are pillows and curtains out there in the blogosphere already!” which is so true. Caitlin Wilson Textiles has these gorgeous pillows (click HERE).

But ultimately, my owl is what made me decide to paint the towels but I also had the Caitlin Wilson pillows in the back of my head too.

They were so easy to paint! The Liquitex brush was the perfect size to paint the random little brush strokes. Imperfections and randomness are key here:
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And I didn’t stop there. I painted some brush strokes on a canvas for the dining room and two white Ikea GURLI pillows for the living room (because I had them stashed away and still fabric paint leftover).

A little brush stroke overkill perhaps, but I promise I spread it out throughout the house.

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Also see more in this spring tour HERE:

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This was a little sneak peek at the DIY magazine shot. Aren’t those new Target vases on the mantel pretty?

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It was fun to paint these easy fabric painting projects. Something easy anyone can try do.

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I think on Wednesday I will post a little bit about behind the scenes of the DIY magazine photo shoot, so make sure to stop back.

(Oh and please let me know if you can click the social media icons away on the left side if they are bugging you. You should be able to click the X to make them go away. If they bug my readers too much, I might take them off altogether. So just let me know, ok?)

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

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  1. cassie says

    November 10, 2014 at 5:07 am

    love those! they are awesome- love the cross especially- it’s so you!

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 5:46 am

      Thank you Cassie!

  2. [email protected] says

    November 10, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Love the dishtowels… now you have inspired me to make some. Mine should have been thrown out long ago! Can’t wait to see the magazine feature. Do you have a date on that?

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 10:20 am

      Thanks Ashley, it can take up to a year for the feature to get published!

  3. Sabine says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:19 am

    Sehr schöne Idee, möchte ich unbedingt auch ausprobieren! Ich hab zuletzt in der Schule Stoff bemalt, wird mal wieder Zeit. Übrigens, schön, dass du wieder da bist 😉

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 10:20 am

      Vielen Dank Sabine. Ich bin froh dass ich meine “Subscribers” nicht verloren habe!

  4. Kat says

    November 10, 2014 at 8:15 am

    I love the towels! Great idea for Christmas too! Love all your decorations, it all “flows” so well together. I have to ask about the “mouse hole” in the door? That is the cutest thing I have ever seen! It is definitely an attention getter…..

    (I am fairly new to the blog, so forgive me if I have missed something.) 😉

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 10:24 am

      Thanks Kat! I also wrote about the little hole in this post here: http://cuckoo4design.com/2013/09/more-basement-info.html I have it in almost every door in the house, so the cats don’t get locked in and can move freely.

  5. Katja | Shift Ctrl Art says

    November 10, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Julia, I love those personalized touches. Your home is just beyond beautiful. Wow!!

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 10:24 am

      Thanks my friend and so is yours!

  6. Julia says

    November 10, 2014 at 10:21 am

    Thanks my friend.

  7. Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says

    November 10, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    Such a great idea, Julia! Can’t wait to see behind the scenes of your magazine shoot!

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      thanks Caitlin, it was so much fun

  8. sarah dorsey says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Such a great project!! Super easy and looks great!

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 8:36 pm

      Yes, it was super easy and thanks so much!

  9. [email protected] says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Very nice! I love the way it carries the patterns over to other parts of the house! Can’t wait to hear about the DIY shoot 🙂

    • Julia says

      November 10, 2014 at 8:36 pm

      Thanks Gretchen!

  10. Amy W says

    November 10, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    Goodness, so lovely! I really want to give this a try. Pinning.

    • Julia says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you and I totally think you should 😉

  11. Kathy says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Julia, I love floursack towels! I discovered them a few years ago and they are what I use in the kitchen now. Love the added pops of black and white (and crosses) through out your stunning home for the photo shoot. I can’t wait to see some more behind the scenes. OH, and that owl art is still one of my favorites. And the animal plates in the kitchen. I think I need more animals in my life. 🙂

    • Julia says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thanks Kathy, I think everyone needs more animals in their life 😉

  12. Jennifer Griffin says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:30 am

    Those would be such great gifts, Julia! Where did you get the flour sack towels? Love the sneak peek of your shoot, I’m sure it was a blast to see how they rearranged and changed things in your house. I’d love to have a fresh perspective like that!

    • Julia says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:38 pm

      Thanks Jennifer, the dishtowels were from Amazon.

  13. [email protected] says

    November 11, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Gorgeous! I just love how they turned out and I am crazy for those pillows in your living room – they look so good in there! I will have to try painting some floursack towels too! I think they would make great Christmas gifts tucked around some fresh-baked goods!

    • Julia says

      November 11, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Thank you and yes I was thinking the same thing that some handmade dishtowels would be great gifts. So easy to make too.

  14. Pam @ Simple Details says

    November 11, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    Love all your brushstroke pieces, Julia, that pattern just goes with everything!! Can’t wait to hear about your photo shoot ` how fun!

    • Julia says

      November 12, 2014 at 6:06 am

      Thanks Pam

  15. Bethany @ Dwellings by DeVore says

    November 12, 2014 at 6:25 am

    I love these Julia! They look so good in your kitchen too! I can’t wait to see your photos in the magazine!

    • Julia says

      November 12, 2014 at 6:34 am

      Thank you!

  16. Yasmina/Mina and Her Blog says

    November 13, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE it! adore the dalmatian spots cushion and towel

    • Julia says

      November 13, 2014 at 8:15 pm

      Thank you so much Yasmina

  17. Darnetha | ChippaSunshine says

    November 14, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Julia, your towels turned out amazing. I must admit I have never heard of flour sack towels until now. Where did you get them from?

    • Julia says

      November 15, 2014 at 9:35 am

      They are from Amazon and the DIY magazine stylist told me about them. She wanted me to make towels for the kitchen and powder room. They are perfect dishtowels and I’m so glad she told me about them.

  18. amber @ Wills Casa says

    November 16, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Lovely Julia!!

    • Julia says

      November 17, 2014 at 5:51 am

      Thanks Amber

  19. Kenz @ Interiors By Kenz says

    November 18, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    What a great gift idea!

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