• instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • about
  • |
  • participate
  • |
  • Contact
  • |
Menu
Search
  • Eat
    • Local Eatery Articles
    • Farms + Markets
    • Restaurants + Cafes
    • Wine + Spirits
  • Play
    • Spring Fun Articles
    • Outdoors
    • Art + Entertainment
  • Stay
    • Eat/Stay/Play Articles
    • Bed and Breakfasts
    • Hotels + Motels
  • Live
    • Home Articles
    • Home + Garden
    • Services
    • Shopping Locally
    • Wellness
  • Business Profiles
  • Events
  • Towns
  • Magazine
Close Menu

Making Gift Wrap and More

With Rolling pin printing

by Shea Lord-Farmer

November 19, 2014


We hope you have an extra rolling pin lying around! If you don’t, you might just have to forfeit the sugar cookies for this super fun rolling pin printing project!! Learn to make “rolling pin-stamps,” then print your very own holiday gift wrap, cards, tote bags, t-shirts, pillowcases, dish towels . . . anything you fancy!

MATERIALS

  • Craft foam with adhesive backing (at least 4 sheets)
  • Rolling pin (with handles is best)
  • Acrylic paint (non-washable if printing on fabric)
  • Ballpoint pen
  • Scissors
  • Large paintbrush
  • Cardboard
  • Newsprint or a roll of lightweight paper

Optional: Garments, home wares, blank greeting cards, etc. (Pre-washed and 100% natural fiber is best when printing on fabric. Make sure to read instructions in tote bag section below for heat setting your paint on fabric.)

 

Making your rolling-pin stamp

#1. Begin by preparing your foam so you are working with a double layer to create your stamps. Remove the paper backing from the adhesive side of one sheet of craft foam. Place the sticky side down onto your second sheet of foam, so you end up with a double layer of foam and an adhesive side still covered with protective paper.

#2. Grab your scissors, and cut any shapes you’d like. Several smaller shapes will make a great repeating pattern and/or background print, but feel free to experiment with different shapes and sizes.

#3. Peel the adhesive layer off of your cut shapes and attach to the rolling pin. It’s helpful to think about distributing your shapes evenly, or scattering them, so that you don’t end up with large empty spots on your rolling pin (which can lead to difficulty when printing).

#4. Next, make a flat piece of cardboard (large enough so that you can roll your entire rolling pin across it at once) into your palette or inking block. Squeeze out a moderate amount of paint and use a large paintbrush to create an even layer of paint.

#5. Roll your rolling pin stamp through the paint a few times so that all of your foam shapes are covered with a thin layer. Play with the pressure here to get your rolling pin to roll smoothly through the paint—not too much pressure, not too little. You’ll find your sweet spot!

#6. With a moderate amount of pressure, roll your inked-up rolling pin across whichever surface you choose to print on. We suggest starting with newsprint, as it’s inexpensive and allows you to play with different designs while creating your very own wrapping paper!

There you have it, a repeating, one-of-a-kind pattern, made by you! Try layering new colors, alternating the directions in which you print, and see what you like. Keep on printing. . . or peel off the foam, and try a new design!

 

Making your rolling-pin stamp with “carved” designs

#1. Begin by cutting large shapes from your double layer of foam. To gauge your size, test that your shapes will wrap the rolling pin, without overlapping (but don’t remove the protective paper just yet!)

#2. Once you have some shapes with which you’re happy, use a ballpoint pen to draw into the foam with enough pressure so that you’re creating recessed lines and shapes.

#3. Adhere your textured shapes to the rolling pin.

#4. Spread your paint on the cardboard, ink up your rolling pin stamp, and print away!

We love layering several different designs on top of one another for a dynamic print with varied shapes, sizes, and colors!

 

Ideas for handmade gifts and holiday cheer

Holiday cards:

#1. Grab a few blank greeting cards of any color, and tape them down to a flat surface using painter’s tape, which should be easy to remove once you’re done printing.

#2. Ink up your rolling pin stamp, and roll it over the cards, allowing you to create a few hand-printed holiday cards at once!

#3. Keep it sweet and simple and leave it at that, or layer another design over the top. Use the printed cards as a background for a family photo, collage, or anything you can imagine!

Hand-printed tote bags:

#1. Lay a pre-washed tote bag on your printing surface.

#2. Ink up your rolling pin stamp, and roll it over the surface of your tote. Once your paint dries, flip the bag and repeat.

#3. Once paint dries, lay your bag between two pieces of parchment paper (to protect your iron and ironing board), and press with a hot iron. This will heat-set the paint into the fabric for a bag that can be washed over and over again!

#4. Keep it simple, or add a hand-painted design or hand-stitched patch! Totes make great gifts, and eco-friendly gift-wrap too!

RELATED ARTICLES

Activity Pages with fiberflame studio

FAVORITE SWIM SPOTS

Homemade Mask Ideas

How to Create: DIY SPRING FLOWER ARRANGEMENT

WHAT’S HAPPENING

WINDHAM MOUNTAIN RESORT

WINTER SPORTS and outdoor fun

Miniature Works

Spring Garden Party

STARTING A TRADITION

RECEIVE EPOSTS

WHATS HAPPENING

ADD YOUR BUSINESS

SEE WEDDING SITE

  • Shawangunk Wine Trail

    Marlboro, 845-256-8456
    www.shawangunkwinetrail.com

  • Emerson Resort & Spa, Mt. Tremp...

    Mt. Tremper, 845-688-2828
    www.emersonresort.com

  • The Art Effect

    Poughkeepsie
    feelthearteffect.org/

  • Great Western Catskills

    Great Western Catskills
    www.greatwesterncatskills.co...

  • Wayward Ranch Animal Sanctuary

    Kerhonkson, (845)-626-7645
    www.waywardranch.org/

  • Halter Associates Realty

    Kingston & Woodstock
    www.halterassociatesrealty.c...

  • Colony Woodstock

    Woodstock, 845-679-7625
    www.colonywoodstock.com

  • Blue Mountain Guest House

    Saugerties, 3233138426
    www.vrbo.com/560528

  • Ole Savannah Southern Table and...

    Kingston, (845) 331-4283
    www.olesavannah.com/

  • Saunderskill Farm


    www.saunderskill.com/

  • Rhinebeck Artists Shop

    Rhinebeck, New Paltz, Kingston
    www.rhinebeckartistsshop.com...

  • Habitat Real Estate Group

    Stone Ridge , 8456877954
    www.habitatrealestategroup.c...

FAQ

ADD EVENT

ADD BUSINESS

  • instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
CONTACT

CALL: 845-687-3470
EMAIL: VISITVORTEX@GMAIL.COM

VISITVORTEX
PO BOX 82
HIGH FALLS, NY 12440
SIGN UP

SIGN UP FOR EPOSTS OF EVENTS,
THINGS TO DO AND SEE NEW
HUDSON VALLEY VIDEOS!

SEE OUR WEDDING SITE


© VISITVORTEX.COM 2023.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS