Farmhouse Style Ikea DIY Towel | 15 Days of Chalking, Part 4

Farmhouse Style Ikea DIY Towel

A few months ago, I went to Ikea with my sister, son, and niece.  Any day is a good one when you get to go to Ikea.  Am I right?

Anyway, one of the things I purchased was a set of four Elly dish towels.  I’m kicking myself that I didn’t buy a few more sets.

That’s not the point though.  I digress, as always.

I put them aside so no one would get stains all over them.

Funny story:  My daughter has a male friend who is recently divorced.  He came over to eat dinner and watch movies and he asked if it was okay to dry his hands on her dish towels or if they were just for display.  That’s a well-trained man!

Another funny thing is that he’s a deputy and before she knew him, he ticketed her for making a rolling stop.  He didn’t know she’s a 911 operator and she was on her way to work and running late.  Her co-workers gave her such grief when she arrived.

Sorry – I digress again.  I just thought that was so funny!

Back to the point now.

Since I’m doing my 15 days of chalking series, I had to chalk on at least one dish towel.

I chose the same farmers market transfer that I used on the Upcycled Market Basket.

If you haven’t yet purchased this huge set of transfers, you should!  There are more than 15 transfers included on one huge sheet.  So you can mix and match the designs and use them on all kinds of surfaces.

The Fall Vintage Truck Add-on is available HERE.  It’s a great bargain for so many transfers.

Be sure to check out this post to see how I used another part of this set.  Hint – You can still get in on the giveaway in that post!

I taped around the transfer with washi tape so no ink would get on the towel outside the transfer.

Using the vertical small squeegee, I carefully applied the ink, drug the paste across the transfer, and scraped off the excess.

Since I had never chalked on fabric before, I was a little nervous taking the tape off to see if it would look good or if I had just wasted both the towel and the ink.  I had to be careful since I had ink in my fingers.

Ta-da!  It turned out beautiful!

You have to let the ink dry or speed up the drying with a hair dryer.  I just let it sit for a few hours.

Once the ink is totally dry, it needs to be heat set.  A Cricut heat press would have only taken about 30 seconds, but I don’t have one so I used my iron with parchment paper on the cotton setting for four minutes on both the front and back, keeping the iron moving.  I couldn’t hold the iron with my right hand and take a photo with the same hand, so I just took it before ironing.

I need to make another trip to Ikea to stock up on more dish towels, don’t you think!

I’d love to hear what you think about this Farmhouse Style Ikea DIY Towel!

*This post contains links to my Chalk Couture shop, as well as Amazon, to help you find supplies.

Vaya con Dios,