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DIY foxy rubber stamp
I recently purchased a block of carving rubber off Etsy. I searched high and low for them in Cape Town but came up with no luck. I have made stamps before using Lino, but im sure any of you who have worked with lino before will agree that it can be particularly hard to carve. The rubber was nice and soft which made it really easy to do. I just drew a little fox on by hand and then carved it out. When carving a stamp its important to think about positive and negative space.
I stamped my fox in an orange craft paint onto some fabric I had lying around. Not all of them came out perfect, but im happy with a natural crafty look!
I then ironed it (on the back side) and ironed ‘up’ the raw ends to flatten them so I could make a spread for my coffee table. Cute for a themed event or girls tea party. I got out this vintage tea & saucer that belonged to my great gran, so pretty!
35 Comments
Jule
I love the way your fox look like! It’s so cute! I really have to try out this rubber-trick! Thanks!
Cristina
easy and very nice! thanks for sharing!
Martine
Lovely and good idea, I think i’ll try to do it
Merci
Marlene
Wow, this is so beautiful! You made a really cute fox and the orange on the linen is striking. Love!
Kim
Thnx. This is adorable! I wanted to do this to a cotton skirt i made for my girls…can the craft paint be washed in the washing machine on cold? I don’t plan to pitot in the dryer, but can it be dried just in cad?
Thnx!
robyn
Hey Kim, Im glad you like! Im not sure, try using fabric paint instead of craft paint if you plan on washing it!
Dusty Leslie
what a creative idea! I am loving the fox, adorable! can you wash it then? or would the colors run?
lili
awww, this is lovely! Great idea and great work! I love it! It makes me wanna try to make one too 🙂
Mel
It would be great if you could do more “woodland” inspired prints like these & sell the material to your clients. I want to do a this as a nursery theme for our little boy arriving in April next year and can’t find any modern “woodland prints/material” anywhere. If you know of a distributor, please let me know?
Mary
Do you know about this fabric line? http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/patty_sloniger/les_amis
some cute woodland critters here~
Courtney
I’ve made a few of my own stamps using carving wood (little blocks sold in a bag at craft stores) and cutting out foam shapes that I glued to create the stamp. It ends up working well but may not be as durable as your carving rubber.
Your stamp is perfectly adorable!
Meg
Definitely want to try this. So cute!
Richie
Hi! What’s the name of the etsy shop that you ordered you carving rubber from? Thanks 🙂
Robyn - Zana
Hi Richie,
Here is the listing I purchased on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/62820747/good-quality-rubber-stamp-carving-blocks?ref=shop_home_active
anne
That’s great! I should be me some rubber and try that technique.
Andreea
This is so adorable! I will try it too! Thanks for inspiration 🙂
Robyn - Zana
Thank you very much A!
Yoanna
so cute!
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Debbie Myers
I just love this particular design & color. I wonder if you could use fabric paint so it can be washed?
Robyn - Zana
Yes, you totally could use fabric paint!
Debbie Myers
Can fabric paint be used?
Maite
Inspirador!!!sobre todo con el tema del zorrito !! 🙂
Kim
It’s really cute, I just searched for such a fox stamp, so I think I will try to make it by my own, too.
lucy lord
hi there! i have stumbled over your fantastic diy fox page!!
me and my family are moving house soon and after 3 children i will finally be able to have a nursery for our 4 month old boy, jax, i absolutely adore your fox print but despite being very crafty i am hopeless at drawing!
i was wondering if you would be so kind as to send me a template for the fox pretty please with cherries on top!!
kind regards from, leeds, england xxx
Unique
Very Nice.Loved the idea.
ISOSCELLA
This is so lovely! 🙂
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Robyn - Zana
Thanks so much! This DIY inspired one of our most popular prints 🙂 glad you like it!
Austen Gordon
Did you ever land up finding a place to buy the rubber in cpt?
Robyn - Zana
Unfortunately not, Austen.