DIY Lemon Placemats
Lemons are all the rage so today I'm going to make a lemon project using napkins and thrifted placemats!
I found these fun lemon napkins at the dollar store and saved them for over a year before finally deciding what to do with them.
I hope this project inspires you to do something similar with napkins you might find!
Take a look...
I began with these lemon napkins I found at Dollar Tree last year. I just looked and they are on the Dollar Tree Website. They have watermelon and oranges too and I used those at a backyard party I hosted. These lemon napkins are similar.
The lemons I saved for the perfect project like this one!
When you open up the napkin you'll discover that it makes a perfect lemon slice circle!
The first thing I did was to remove the top layer of the napkin.
This napkin had only 2 layers. I used a piece of painters tape to pull the layers apart and it worked great!
Just carefully pull off the top layer for this project.
The placemats I am using today are water hyacinth placemats I found at the thrift store. They were in great shape but did have a side that had a few scratches so were perfect for this project.
I am using Fusion Mineral Paint Decoupage and Transfer Gel but you can also use Elmer's White Glue or Mod Podge.
I painted a circle of the decoupage gel onto the center of the placemat and I carefully placed the top layer of the lemon napkin onto the gel.
I used a stiff brush to pounce all over the top of the napkin so I was sure to get it to stick into all the nooks and crannies of the placemat.
At this point you can also carefully add a layer of glue or gel on top of the napkin but be very sure to pounce and not drag the brush so as not to rip the napkin.
And then I let it dry.
I did all 4 placemats the same way.
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When the glue dried I used a spray sealer to seal the napkin and give it even more durability. These placemats are easy to spot clean with a damp rag.
That's it!
These cute lemon placemats are perfect for a summer luncheon.
I hope you'll give this a try on your next thrift store find.
This can be done on any kind of placemat with any shape decorative napkins too!
Use all four on a table or just one as a small tray!
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