Sweet Potato Stamps

Stamps are expensive. Homemade ones can be made from a variety of things: foam, wood, sweet potatoes, etc. 

This idea stemmed from the need for an easy, inexpensive way to stamp 250 white gift bags for a project that I was working on.

I decided to do crowns for girls & tractors for boys. I think they turned out pretty good.

Make Your Own Stamps

I do lots of crafts with my munchkin, Owen during the day. We get subscriptions to different magazines and one I love is Family Fun. I discovered a great little stamp in the Special Holiday Issue. I did one stamp with Owen's name and one stamp with Love. Owen's name didn't turn out (it's very important to get the Puff Paint level; in the process of the 2nd try drying now!) and Love did. 

Here's the sample of Love:

Scrap Wood and Puff Paint

Apply Paint

Rinses Right Off with Warm Water

I kinda like how it's not perfect :)