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Zimbabwe Potato Stamped Frame Learn how to use potato stamps to create prints for your photo frames. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-117

Based on a technique from Zimbabwe, guest Lisa Shepard Stewart and host Jennifer Perkins carve their own potato stamps and use them to create prints on a cardboard box frame.

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Guest Lisa Shepard Stewart shows you how to create this beautiful frame mat by using potato stamps.

Project designed by Lisa Shepard Stewart.

Materials:

photo
acrylic box frame (at least 2" larger all around than the photo)
acrylic craft paints
1-2 potatoes
paring knife or vegetable peeler
sponge craft brush

Zimbabwe Potato Stamped Frame

1. Plan three to four designs for the stamps. Simple hand-drawn motifs will look most authentic.

2. Cut potatoes into three or four slabs with flat edges. Carve designs into the flat surfaces. Blot dry.

3. If desired, mix acrylic paints for custom colors. Apply paints to stamps with sponge brush.

4. Mark position of the photo on the white cardboard insert of the box frame. It can be centered or asymmetrical.

5. Stamp around the remaining surface of the cardboard insert. Let dry. Position photo with double-sided tape or spray adhesive. Assemble the frame and hang.

RESOURCES :

Global Expressions: Decorating With Fabrics from Around the World
by Lisa Shepard
ISBN: 0873492900
Krause Publications

African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home
by Lisa Shepard
0873417895
Krause Publications

GUESTS :

Lisa Shepard Stewart
Cultured Expressions Inc.
Website: www.culturedexpressions.com
E-mail: info@culturedexpressions.com