Painted Drop Cloth Soap Wraps

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Where do you find your inspiration?  I find mine in soooo many places… TV, mailers, surroundings, stores, billboards, quotes, etc.  I’m excited to say that today’s project was inspired by an older Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine!  I tucked the idea away and today I’m sharing these Painted Drop Cloth Soap Wraps.  It went hand in hand with my love for things that have that vintage feel.  I love-love-love how they turned out and I hope you do too.

Painted Drop Cloth soap wraps are great to gift soaps to guests, as favors or set out for unique bathroom decor! www.livelaughrowe.comSupplies:
Paint
Soap
Canvas Drop Cloth
Jute Twine or Cotton Twine
Buttons
Sponge Brush, optional
Paper Doily, optional
Painters Tape, optional

I used paints we had hanging out in the garage.  You can make some homemade soaps or I picked up a few bars at my local Dollar General.  You can’t beat that {wink}.  Let’s get started, shall we?

Step One:  Cut your drop cloth into strips. My strips measured  2-1/2″ x 8-9″

Step Two:  Create your dye.  Mix 1-2 tablespoons of paint with a 16 oz. of water in a small container.  Stir well.

Step Three:  Submerge the drop cloth strips into the paint mixture.  Remove the strip and lay flat to dry.  Do not wring the drop cloth out.   After the strips are dry, iron.

The paint colors I chose were from samples we had purchased when trying to decide on some paints for the house.  We bought new construction home, so LOTS of painting had to be done {giggle}. The colors were:

Valspar: Rustic Oak
Valspar: Bungalow Gold
Olympic: Mesa Verde

You could stop here and call it good.  However, you could also add a little extra fun to your soap wraps too. Grab some acrylic paint, a sponge Brush, a paper doily and/or painters tape.  Let’s do a little stenciling.

Painting stripes onto the paint dipped drop cloth soap wraps!
On one I chose to paint a light colored stripe using painters tape for the stenciling.

Stenciling (using a paper doily) onto the paint dipped drop cloth soap wraps!
On another I used a paper doily as the stencil.

The last strip of cloth, I left as a solid.  Now you’ll wrap the strip of painted drop cloth around the soap and tie with twine, using a buttons as an accessory.  That’s it!  Super easy.  I think these would make great gifts, stocking stuffers, favors and the list goes on.  So many fabulous uses!  The possibilities are endless! Another twist to this fabulous tutorial is that you could make some homemade soap for an even more personal touch.

Painted Drop Cloth soap wraps are great to gift soaps to guests, as favors or set out for unique bathroom decor! www.livelaughrowe.comPainted Drop Cloth soap wraps are great to gift soaps to guests, as favors or set out for unique bathroom decor! www.livelaughrowe.com
That’s it!  Feeling inspired?
Happy Crafting!

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Painted Drop Cloth soap wraps are great to gift soaps to guests, as favors or set out for unique bathroom decor! www.livelaughrowe.com

About Kelly Rowe

A DIY fanatic, Kelly shares her journey through her blog, Live Laugh Rowe, where she showcases her recipes, tutorials, crafts, home projects, and all things DIY. This East Coast Girl at heart believes family is number one as she finds the perfect balance of being a daughter, wife, sister, entrepreneur, writer and woman of God. Be sure to follow along as she shares her passion for life, love and family! Google+

Comments

  2. shoprubyjean says

    09/03/2012 at 12:41 pm

    Oh I LOVE this idea and the colors you used are Beautiful .. I do believe you would be missing some soap bars from your bathroom, if I came over for a visit.. 🙂
    Angelina

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    • Kelly says

      09/03/2012 at 10:22 pm

      Angelina, your comments just make me SMILE 🙂 You can come over and take some of those lovely soaps anytime you’d like {giggle}. Have a super fantastic week! Hugs.

      Reply

  4. Jelli says

    09/03/2012 at 1:31 pm

    So pretty. You know, I always thought a drop cloth was made of plastic and used to keep paint off floors when painting indoors. Is that what it is? Pardon my dumb question, but what IS a drop cloth? Nevermind the answer, your soaps look lovely all wrapped up and ready to gift/decorate the home.

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    • Kelly says

      09/03/2012 at 10:28 pm

      Jelli… your comment made me chuckle. There are different types of drop cloths — the one I used is canvas. The plastic ones are more disposable is all. LOL. Thanks for loving on my project. Have a lovely week. HUGS!

      Reply

    • Kelly says

      09/03/2012 at 9:48 pm

      Welcome to LLR, Mel 🙂 I’m tickled silly that Dani sent you my way. She is the sweetest! Thanks for stopping by… don’t be a stranger, okay? HUGS!

      Reply

    • Kelly says

      09/05/2012 at 11:09 am

      Hi Gina! So happy to hear you found some inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by too! Have a fantastic end to your week. Hugs!

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    • Kelly says

      09/05/2012 at 12:32 am

      Welcome to LLR! Thanks so much for visiting with me today. So glad you found some inspiration too. Have a lovely week! Hugs

      Reply

  15. Carissa says

    09/04/2012 at 4:07 pm

    Your styling is gorgeous, as well as your photos. I came over from NapTime creations link up, I’m excited to see more of your creations.

    Reply

    • Kelly says

      09/05/2012 at 11:06 am

      Hi Nicole!! Nothing like using some extras you have on hand, right? Thanks so much for loving on my project. Have a great day. xo

      Reply

  17. Kristine says

    09/05/2012 at 12:51 pm

    What a GREAT DIY!! uh,hum….that first picture makes me smile as a photographer! LOVE-LOVE-LOVE! I keep scrolling to to the top of the post. (hee, hee)

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  18. Christine says

    09/06/2012 at 10:28 am

    Oh wow Kelly!!!!!! AMAZING!!! I want some!! The photography is soooo GREAT too!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

    Reply

    • Kelly says

      09/06/2012 at 1:29 pm

      Thanks so much, Christine! I had a blast working on this one. Sometimes I enjoy styling the photos more than anything 😉 Have a fabulous afternoon! Hugs.

      Reply

  24. Roeshel says

    09/07/2012 at 8:15 pm

    These are so sweet, Kelly! (as always!) What a clever idea! Pinning and including a link back in tomorrow’s highlights. Thanks for sharing in the DIY Project Parade.

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    • Kelly says

      09/07/2012 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks so much, Roeshel! I {love} partying with you and I’m so appreciate that you’ll be featuring my project. Super excited. Thank you! Hugs!

      Reply

    • Kelly says

      09/14/2012 at 10:48 am

      Hi Diane! Thanks so much for stopping by and loving on my project… and tickled silly to hear you found inspiration. Have a fabulous weekend. xo

      Reply

  33. Kim says

    09/11/2012 at 11:07 am

    So I”m pretty sure this is my second comment on this. What can I say, I love it! Stop by the blog later today, you are being featured, my friend.

    Thanks for sharing Kelly!
    Kim

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  42. Donna Wilkes says

    01/29/2013 at 11:20 pm

    Congratulations, Kelly, on being published in Somerset! When I saw the photo and read the credit, I was so excited, I turned to the lady sitting next to me and said I read this blogger’s posts! She wasn’t as excited. Did you know a small photo of the wrapped soaps appear in their ads in other publications?

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