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Fun Friday-Decorate Beach Towels!

7/5/2019

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     I keep thinking of 2 ways to begin this  Fun Friday post.  First, it is swimming season.  Can you have enough towels?  My kids used to drag them through the dirt while they were wet, so they needed to be washed daily.  Second, since it is that swimming time of year, I thought I would personalize some beach towels for my grandchildren, but my first idea didn't go so well. The idea that I am going to blog about today came about as I tried to fix my first mistake.  I came up with this fun project that your kids can help you with!  For Fun Friday, decorate some beach towels with fabric markers. 
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    Recently I have been finding new ideas for using my heat gun.  One idea I saw was to to embossing on fabric.  One person said that she had personalized beach towels.  When I tried it, it wasn't as successful as I would have hoped. The embossing powder blew around on the fabric and that caused a mess around the letters on the towel. Since that happened, I have been racking my brain for a way to rescue the towel.  I got these towels for just $6.99 at Target, but I still didn't want to waste them!  Then, I saw my fabric markers and decided to try to outline the letters with a fabric marker.  What a difference!  
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    Now I want to do towels for all of my grandchildren!  I had two more towels ready to go on hand, so I did them for my other 2 grandchildren who live in town.  I didn't do any glittery embossing powder, but I just used the fabric markers to decorate them.  You can use stencils or free hand them.  Make pictures or other decorations with the colorful markers.  If your kids are old enough, they can decorate their own towel.  
I used a stencil to do my grandson's initials. Then I added a little green fish.
I just wrote freehand on my granddaughter's towel and added a flower.
     I used Tulip brand fabric markers.  They come in a variety of tips and vibrant colors.  They also dried quickly so there was no wait time.  Emily was able to use hers at swimming lessons the same day. 
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Ha Ha, she loves to say cheese!
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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
7/8/2019 12:50:51 am

Thanks for linking up at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 2! Shared ♥

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Leslie Susan Clingan link
7/9/2019 07:13:39 am

Genius idea!! We have gone with colors - everyone has their own color of beach towel but then we have blue and aqua...which one is mine? I hope we can do a family beach vacay next summer so I could look for towels as the season ends this year and start working on them. Thank you for this terrific suggestion.

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Candi Randolph link
7/9/2019 08:56:14 am

Good thing you made that mistake, Helen, the beach towels are adorable! What a great way to make the grand kids feel special.

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Nancy Andres link
7/9/2019 11:26:48 am

What a great idea (I'll pin it) and fun way to know whose towel is whose. Have a great day.

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Mother of 3
7/10/2019 03:44:19 am

That is such a fun idea!

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Sylvia|Grace for a Gypsy link
7/10/2019 08:16:04 am

I love love LOVE this idea! Adding it to my list of things to do with grandbabies!

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Helen Reynolds link
7/10/2019 09:03:55 pm

Thanks everyone! Sometimes it takes a mistake to come up with something good!

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Michelle link
7/11/2019 05:15:41 pm

Emily is adorable, and obviously loves her personalized towel. Making the personalized towels would be fun, and I bet each kid likes having her (or his) own.

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Anna Dwan link
2/13/2020 12:20:48 am

Very nice post. I just love these little and cute decoration on the towels. I also love the cute girl Emily. She is really adorable. Thanks for sharing these pictures with us.

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John link
2/20/2020 04:21:42 am

Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea to decorate beach towels.

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Joanne
6/8/2021 12:23:05 pm

Those turned out so cute!

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