Last summer, I was obsessed with beets: Growing them, photographing them and eating them. So, its no shock that I used them as an inspiration for one of my summer printing projects.
To make these tea towels, I carved a couple of beet stamps out of “speedy carve” material, cut the “leaves” off from the beet part, and then used water soluble fabric inks to stamp each section separately. I printed golden beets, beet colored beets and a few beets with twisty trailing roots.
Like my other printing projects from the summer of 2013, I gave most of them away, so it was a surprise when I found this “bonus” tea towel, left over from last summer’s printing spree, and stashed in with my printing supplies.
I’m not sure if I’ll revisit this project in the next few months, or try something new, but I’m thrilled to have found this ‘bonus’ tea towel and thrilled to be giving it away! I’ll send this last beet- stamped tea towel to a randomly drawn winner. To enter to win this 100% linen, hand printed tea towel, please leave a comment below. Since there’s a holiday weekend coming up (in the USA atleast) I’ll randomly select a winner next Friday, July 11. If I don’t actually know you in person or Facebook, please make sure you include your email address in the comment form so I can contact you. (It won’t appear online.) I’m pretty sure the competition will be sparse so give it a try! I can promise you it’s really fun to win a giveaway, no matter what the stakes.
P.S. Looking at this now, makes me dream of the beets of last summer. Sigh.
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Those are gorgeous, Zib!
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Thanks so much, Cathi and thanks for being the speediest responder 😉
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Love it!
Or you could just give it to me when I see you in Berlin!
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Suz! Can’t wait to see you!
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Love these! I am the only one in my family who likes beets – so glad to be among like minded people 🙂
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Ha ha. We are half and half in our family – half beet lovers, half not. But, I still hold out hope for a change of heart in some of my kids.
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I love these prints on the tea towels. I also grew loads of beets last year and ended up freezing a whole load too which we have just finished. I didn’t grow yellow ones though!
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Interesting! I’ve never tried freezing them so I just OD on them in the late summer/fall. I’ll have to give it a try this year.
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I think your beets are beautiful, and would love to be the owner of a beet tea towel!
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Thank you so much, Catherine.
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July 10th is my birthday… just sayin’.
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I agree, beets are cute!
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Yes!! they are cute… but I kind of never thought of it that way
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These are really cute! I’d love to win them.
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Thanks, Carolsue!
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So beautiful Elizabeth. I love beets too and would love to give your lovely beet towel a good home 🙂
Thank you for the change. It is a great giveaway.
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Thanks, Martha… I know you would provide it with a lovely and picturesque life 😉
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Beautiful, Zib!! I would be honored to be the owner of this towel!
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Thanks, Meg!!
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I love utilitarian, pretty things – thanks for the chance to win your lovely bonus tea towel;). Cynthia (cnquilterbynight@gmail.com)
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