A stamp (or seal) is a tool with which you can apply a fixed image to various surfaces. If desired, you can make a stamp with your own hands. Such home-made prints can be used for printing on paper or fabrics, for playing with children, for decor and decoration.
Making a print yourself
If necessary, you can make a stamp with your own hands at home. The process is not difficult. But it should be borne in mind that the wear resistance of such an invention will be lower than that of a conventional stamp.
- First you need to prepare an image for the print. Next, the selected drawing must be transferred to tracing paper, and from there - to the foil. At this point, the outline of the pattern is gently outlined with a sharp object (such as a pencil).
- The foil pattern is printed in the form of recesses, which then need to be filled with putty or epoxy glue.
- Thus, a workpiece is obtained. It must be set aside until completely dry. This usually takes about two days.
- Once the preform has dried, it must be freed from the foil. The mold die must be attached to the base for convenience. For this, an old print or any tablet with a pen is suitable.
Do-it-yourself stamp is ready. It remains only to put it in ink or paint and you can leave a print.
Tools Stamps
You can make simpler print options. For this, various improvised tools are suitable. Here are some of the simplest options:
- Print from the eraser. You need to choose an eraser of a suitable size, apply a drawing with a pencil on it. Then use a clerical knife to cut out the image. At the same time, the base of the eraser remains unchanged in size, and the pattern itself appears slightly on the surface.
- In the same way, you can make a stamp with your own hands from a cork. It should only be taken into account that in this case the contours and density of the pattern may differ due to the peculiarity of the material (the cork is looser).
- Suitable for making prints and cardboard. Various patterns can be cut from it, which are then attached to a convenient surface (the same cork will do). The finished drawing can be immersed in paint and applied.
- For applying simple drawings or geometric shapes, you can use any objects. For example, using covers of different diameters, circles can be applied. In this case, it is enough to simply dip the edges into the paint, and then attach it to the surface.
It is enough to show imagination and you can find many other possibilities for stamping.
Fruit and vegetable stamp
For those who do not know how to make a stamp with their own hands at hand, you can use the simplest option: make stamps from vegetables or fruits that are in the house.
Moreover, it all depends on the density and structure of the selected product.
- For example, you can easily make a stamp from potatoes with your own hands in the same way as from an eraser or cork. The vegetable is cut into pieces and a cut is cut out on a cut.
- You can cut hearts, stars, footprints of animals and much more.
- Other vegetables on the cut form a certain pattern (for example, onions). It can be printed without additional processing.
Such simple drawings can decorate children's clothing or other surfaces.
Stamp for decorative concrete
Stamping concrete is a great opportunity to apply any pattern to this durable material. Thanks to this technique, you can diversify the appearance of the territory. On an industrial scale, special blanks are used.
For small areas or for personal use, you can make a stamp for concrete with your own hands.
Various materials are suitable for this: wood, plastic, polystyrene, etc. A shape of the desired shape is cut from it, which is then applied to concrete and forms a pattern.
In this way, you can create an imitation of a tile or other pattern. In this case, you can use special pigments to give concrete color.
It should be borne in mind that stamping can only concrete that has not yet solidified. But it should not be too liquid. It is also necessary to mark the territory and pre-calculate how the drawing will be applied.
As a result, the pattern should be aesthetic, with smooth edges. It is advisable to apply it with approximately the same pressure.
So, to make a stamp with your own hands is not difficult, just show your imagination.