Button Stamped Table Runner

Yesterday I showed you how I came up with the centerpiece for my Thanksgiving table.  Now I am back with a tutorial for my table runner.  A button stamped table runner?  Yes a button!  Read on to find out how!

I saw in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living how to use everyday objects for stamping onto fabric.  My head was swimming with ideas.  I looked at every object differently.  I ran for my bucket of buttons and started playing with them on fabric.  This one was by far my fave...

So I used some hot glue to attach it to a small scrap of wood.

Then I was ready to stamp!  I used a combination of red, orange, and golden yellow on each impression.  I mixed the colors so that each stamp looks different.

I just painted right onto the button in a thin, even coat then stamped directly onto a torn piece of muslin.

I started the pattern with a ruler then just continued all the way to the end of the muslin.  I left the edges of my runner raw as I want a slightly rustic table.  You could of course use a pre-made runner or hem the edges.

It actually did not take me that long and I really love the results.  I am already stalking thrift stores and my home for other objects that would make great stamps.  Have you ever used an object as a stamp?  What was it?  What did you stamp? 

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