Stenciled Wood Grain Tea Towels {DIY Kitchen Decor}

by Carrie MakingLemonade

I’ve been searching for a way to add a faux bois (woodgrain) pattern to fabric for, like, EVER. It's easy to paint a faux bois pattern on a smooth surface, but there’s some surfaces where that technique wouldn’t work – curved surfaces and fabric come to mind.
Now with these adhesive stencils, it's easy to use fabric paint and create beautiful patterned tea towels! Here is a quick overview of the project. For the complete step-by-step instructions, click on the blog post URL.

Who knew getting a faux bois look on fabric was so simple?

stenciled wood grain tea towels diy kitchen decor, crafts, decoupage, I couldn t resist grabbing fabric paint and creating a tea towel set to add some glam to my kitchen Since it s metallics week on the blog I decided to make them gold and I m so glad I did they look so bright and modern

I couldn’t resist grabbing fabric paint and creating a tea towel set to add some glam to my kitchen. Since it’s metallics week on the blog, I decided to make them gold and I’m so glad I did– they look so bright and modern.

stenciled wood grain tea towels diy kitchen decor, crafts, decoupage, Amy Anderson author of Mod Podge Rocks recently sent a sample of her amazing new product from Plaid adhesive stencils

Amy Anderson (author of Mod Podge Rocks) recently sent a sample of her amazing new product from Plaid– adhesive stencils.

stenciled wood grain tea towels diy kitchen decor, crafts, decoupage, I used my favorite material flour sack towels You can pick them up at Walmart for just a few dollars or on Amazon I love how soft and versatile they are we use them all over the house

I used my favorite material: flour sack towels. You can pick them up at Walmart for just a few dollars or on Amazon. I love how soft and versatile they are; we use them all over the house.

stenciled wood grain tea towels diy kitchen decor, crafts, decoupage, Mix your favorite color craft paint with an equal part fabric medium to create fabric paint or simply use fabric paint and skip this step Load up your spouncer lightly with paint and dab onto the stencil

Mix your favorite color craft paint with an equal part fabric medium to create fabric paint (or, simply use fabric paint and skip this step). Load up your spouncer lightly with paint, and dab onto the stencil.

stenciled wood grain tea towels diy kitchen decor, crafts, decoupage, Load up your spouncer lightly with paint and dab onto the stencil Once you ve spounced all over the stencil peel it off and align with the last stencil Don t use it the same way each time rotate it offset it etc

Load up your spouncer lightly with paint, and dab onto the stencil. Once you’ve spounced all over the stencil, peel it off and align with the last stencil. Don’t use it the same way each time– rotate it, offset it, etc.