Last week we received this inquiry on Facebook from our pal Keona. Great question Keona!
I love a challenge! The first thing that came to mind was floral foam. I headed on down to JoAnn Fabrics (just a hop and skip from our office) and bought a block. It worked great, but it was messy. The foam kinda flakes off all over the place. I formulated a new plan, tested it out and LOOK AT THIS, a custom Design Stamp holder that cost me $3 to make!
Here is how you can make one too! Head on down to the craft store and dollar store for a block of styrofoam or floral foam and a baking tin or some sort of box (some dollar stores might have both).
Use a knife to cut the foam to fit nice and snug into your container. Place a stamp (image side down) at desired location in the foam and hammer them down (use a soft head hammer like a Plastic Mallet) until 1/3rd of the stamp has sunk into the foam. Repeat for all the stamps. Perhaps leave some space for future stamps.
I know what you are thinking..."Hey wait a second, what is that writing on the side?". Well, since the container I chose was metal, I couldn't resist stamping on it (yes, I stamped it before putting in the foam). Again, bring on the challenge! I had to build a strong stamping surface in the container so I busted out my Sandbag, Bench Block and any available piece of wood that would fill the left over space. I didn't get regular and strong resistance so the stamping came out uneven (depth-wise) and it was a bit awkward, but it worked! I used the Wackadoodle Uppercase and Lowercase.
Other ideas...
- Cover the foam in fabric and cut a hole for each stamp.
- Paint the foam.
- Use decorative scrapbook paper to cover your foam.
- Use a beautiful Kleenex box as your box and just cut the top off.
- Use one of the many DVD boxes in paper or even bamboo from The Container Store.
- Use a soap tray and cut your foam to fit.
- Make your own wooden box with plywood.
And remember, Facebook is a great place to ask a question. We promise you will get a quick and thorough reply :)
