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Handprint and Footprint Potholders

I didn’t have any potholders so I thought it would be neat to place my son’s handprints and footprints on some plain ones. I found some at the dollar store- $1 for both and already had black fabric paint (found in any craft section or craft store).

This was actually harder than I thought. My 1st mistake was not paying attention to the little loop for hanging the potholder. Thankfully, I wasn’t planning to display these! If you are planning to display them when they are not in use or want them just as a decoration, be sure to make sure the loop is at the top before pressing on the print.

I made the hand one first. There were a lot of gaps when I lifted his hands so I went back later and filled them in. Not wanting to have the same problem with the footprints, I gooped on the fabric paint on his feet. This was mistake number 2! I put too much on his right foot and it ended up bulging out on the edges making the outline not clear and a lot bigger than it should have been. It also oozed out in between the toes making the toe prints not turn out very well. Overall, the potholders turned out okay- we learn from our mistakes!

These would make a great gift for Grandma!

Amanda

Amanda

Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.
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  4. Not only is this the CUTEST idea, but thanks so much for sharing your 'mistakes'!! That is so helpful!!

  5. I trace the kid's hands on denim iron on patches and put them on the pot holders. I then put their name and year on with a marker.

  8. Do you have to do anything special to the pot holders to get the paint to stick to it and stay after a few washes?

  10. Does the fabric paint wash off easily? I want to do this next week with my 2nd graders to give as gifts when Grandparents come to school but not sure how clean-up will go with 22 kiddos! 🙂