Who doesn't love cheesy but classic 80's songs like "Escape" (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes and "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates? These two songs have been on repeat for what seems like weeks, so why not stamp our favorite lyrics on a tote bag?
This project is pretty simple and you can use any lyric, quote, name or picture you want. We completed ours in about an hour.
Supplies:
Tote Bag (We found ours at Michaels in a 3-Pack)
Craft paint (We chose Martha Stewart because it is a multi-surface paint!)
Alphabet Stamps
Paint Brushes
Homemade triangle stamp (Just a couple layers of foam cut in a triangle and glued to a piece of cardboard)
Homemade triangle stamp (Just a couple layers of foam cut in a triangle and glued to a piece of cardboard)
The hardest part of this whole project is probably choosing what you want to put on your bag. I picked a pineapple for me, in ode to pina coladas and Paige chose a piggy bank. We sketched our designs directly on the bag with a pencil and then got to work painting! I used the homemade triangle stamp with two different colors of yellow to make my pineapple.
Once we finished painting our designs we let them dry for a few minutes while we jammed to some more eighties classics. Next we used a brush to apply black paint to the stamps and added our lyrics to the bag!
These tote bags were super fun and easy to make and can be used for anything. We're thinking a road trip is in order soon, so these will definitely be holding the snacks.
**P.S. We don't actually condone living off a champagne only diet, seeing as you'd be missing out on just a few important nutrients and saving money actually gets you very far. Definitely tuck away that loose change for a rainy day.
These are too cute! I want to make the pineapple- looks easy enough for us art-challenged folks using the foam triangle.
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