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Grape Leaf Terra Cotta Pot

Stamped with Grape leaves, this is a "grape" free stamping project!

Supplies

  • Grape Leaf Corner rubber stamp chalk inks:
    • Spanish Sand
    • Brushed Sage
    • Evergreen
  • green pigment ink
  • white acrylic paint
  • liquid acrylic all-purpose sealer
  • liquid clear gloss varnish
  • 4 1/2" x 4" terra cotta pot
  • 15 1/2" x 1" strip of green burlap with frayed edges
  • 16mm green rectangle acrylic rhinestone
  • 20" length of thin metallic gold cord
  • 20" length of metallic green embroidery floss
  • 1" wide foam brush
  • stipple brush
  • tacky craft glue
  • low temperature glue gun, glue sticks
  • embossing heat tool

Why Use Sealer?

Acrylic all-purpose sealer is an important step in providing a surface for the ink to adhere. A coat of varnish applied to the pot after the stamping is complete protects the stamped surface.

Instructions

  1. Apply sealer to the pot and let dry. Use the foam brush to paint the inside and outside of the pot white and let dry
  2. Stamp Grape Leaf Corner with a combination of chalk inks randomly on the outside of the pot. Stipple green ink along the bottom and top edges of the pot. Heat set the pot outside, then immediately spray it wth varnish and lightly brush it for a blended effect; let dry.
  3. Glue the burlap piece and wrap it around the pot rim.
  4. Wrap the gold cord and floss together around the rim several times and knot to secure. Trim the tails to 2"-3". Glue the rhinestone over the knot.

Grape Leaf Terra Cotta Pot is one of the 70+ rubber stamping projects created by the Inkadinkadoo team for the book The Basics of Rubber Stamping. In this 96-page book, the talented designers share all the basics of this craft—and more, from stamping basics to elegant, upscale projects. Retail $13.99.