cheeky painted dinner napkins

I was tempted to call this post: 'how to insult your dinner guests' (as my husband suggested), but I guess I'll stick with what I picked. :)

While perusing Home Sense, I came across these crisp white dinner napkins on sale (not much of a sale), and thought I could whip up a little personalized house-warming gift for a friend who recently got a new place.

I first gathered my materials (which ended up changing... read on to see what unfortunate events took place).

I pre-washed & ironed each napkin, then went on a polka-dotting rampage (similar to my dresser) with Martha Stewart's 'wild salmon' paint.

Now, here's the unfortunate event: I wanted to use stamps to write a message on each napkin, but after mixing my gold paint with fabric medium (you would skip this step if you started with a fabric-friendly paint), i got my stamp, dipped it in, stamping out the excess on the plate, and carefully placed it on the napkin.

but... all I got was a blob that did not resemble an 'r' by any stretch of the imagination. It likened a dirty stain or skid mark (tmi?). I quickly tried to clean it up, and this is the best I could do...

Deciding to take the easy way out, I broke out a gold fabric pen (which was a JOY to deal with compared to the stamps!) and went to town, adding a snarky saying for each napkin.

I let them dry overnight, & ironed them under a cotton towel to set the paint.

Now, I have a cute set of napkins with a slightly split personality:

The other napkins had little sayings that ranged from things like:

wipe your face, dear.

there's something in your teeth.

your food won't run away.

to other saying that have a bit more sass, like:

raised by wolves.

and

of course it's socially acceptable to talk with a full mouth.

I had fun making these, and now I have a quirky set of napkins to give to my friend (who happens to love sarcasm as much as I do!).

I hope you have a wonderful day!

xo,