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Category: Summer Crafts

DIY Summertime Watermelon Tea Towel

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Watermelons are the quintessential summer fruit, and you can decorate a tea towel with a no-sew watermelon in no time at all! Bring a little of that summer sunshine indoors and liven up your kitchen or dining area.

Difficulty level: Easy
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Age range: 10+

Things you’ll need:
Tea towel
Assorted felt sheets
Bit of ribbon
Scissors
Fabric glue

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Things to do:
1. Cut out two watermelon shapes from the felt, one in green and one red. The green one should be a little larger than the red felt shape.
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2. Cut a few “seeds” from the black felt.
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3. Glue the red felt to the green.
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4. Glue the black seeds to the red felt as shown.
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5. Cut a piece of ribbon and glue it to the tea towel, creating an embellishment near the bottom of the towel.
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6. Glue the watermelon to the tea towel.
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How to Make Tablecloth Weight Raffia Tassels

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Decorate your summer table with a little extra pizzazz – raffia tassels can weigh down the corners to help keep your tablecloth in place, and they’ll add a bit of interest as well!

Difficulty level: Easy
Time to complete: 20 minutes
Age range: 8+

Things you’ll need:
Paper raffia ribbon
Scissors
Butcher’s twine

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Things to do:
1. Cut several pieces of raffia to 10″ long.
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2. Tie these in the middle with the craft twine.
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3. Smooth the raffia down as you fold it in the middle.
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4. Cut a few pieces of raffia ribbon to 8″ long.
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5. This this about 1″ from the fold on the top.
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6. Trim the ends so they’re even.
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7. Cut a snip in the tablecloth and feed the twine through. Enjoy your new table decor!
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