Bricks

I'm sure when you saw my miniature bungalow you thought, 'Man, that's a lot of bricks to paint!'

Don't worry friends; I made myself a handy little time-saver.

10-brick rubber stamp!

I made it the same way I made these rubber stamps; just cut into the rubber/eraser with a craft knife.

I did a similar thing for the bricks on this fireplace, except it was only a one-brick stamp. But it wasn't too bad because the bricks were a lot bigger and there wasn't so much card to cover.

Homemade rubber stamps

Making stamps out of a rubber/eraser is so easy.

I first did it on my foundation course during the textiles rotation and we used proper lino cut tools but this time I just used a craft knife which worked just as well.

I made buttons...

...a heart and star...

...and a feather.

Then I printed them onto these brown tags.

I don't have many ink pads so I just used acrylic paint which I applied directly to the stamp with a small sponge.

I love the homemade feel of them and the way I can create loads of different patterns with just a few stamps.