I found this new fun technique and just had to try it out. It's called, Freezer paper stenciling. I used my sure cuts a lot program to find my template, then used my cricut to cut it out (i'm not great at cutting myself nor do i have the patience)
Because I like to see things done step by step, I thought that I would do that myself.
This one I made for Christopher, he wanted a football :)
I took one of his plain shirts
The white paper is freezer paper, I found it at Walmart for $6. The paper has a glossy side and a matted side. I put the matted side on my cutting mat cause the glossy won't stick to it. Now because I'm doing a football it doesn't matter how the image is cut, but if I was doing a word, you have to make sure that you flip the word as a mirror image, I made that mistake twice - you'd think that after once I would get it . . . ya, no!!!
Once my football is cut, I put the glossy side on the shirt and iron it on, it sticks great - run your finger around the edges to make sure it's sealed.
I took the inside of the football and ironed it.
I used regular paint because it was on sale at Joann's - 3 for $1. You can use fabric paint, but I found that regular paint worked fine. I cover the football with paint and let it dry.
Depending on the color, you may need to do a few coats. You can make that call. It depends on what type of look your going for.
Once its dry, I carefully peeled it off the shirt. I though that I would tear, but it actually came off pretty good,
I then peeled the inside of the football.
The finished product
Christopher so excited about his "new" shirt
Haha, gotta love his little face!!!
This one I made for Caleb. This one was really challenging cause I wanted to use two different colors. I didn't get step by step pictures, wasn't thinking about it till after. Another thing I found out is that the freezer paper doesn't stick to dry paint. I tried to paint brown as the border but it leaked - but it kinda works. Again, remember to cut your words mirror image - I had to cut it out twice
The serious athletic look
This is where Christopher gets it from
This is a fun and easy way to embellish and change the look of something.
Thanks for checking it out :)
