DIY! Painting and Designing T's!

I have not painted a T-shirt since high school...

at least not one that I would wear.

I did paint some puffy ghosts and pumpkins
with my son about 5 years ago...

but seriously I will not be blogging about that!

That is about the stiffest article of clothing

(and I use that term loosely)

I have ever seen.

BUT my daughter gave me the perfect opportunity to try it again...the right way! And with the help of DecoArt So Soft Fabric Paint, I think we had SUCCESS!

This is surely not the fabric paint I remembered from my youth. So Soft has a really nice  "So Soft" hand when it is dry. It is easy to paint with - and I used a variety of different brushes/items to do just that...and when it dries it feels comfortable and relaxed (yeah no stiff T-shirts!)...and I had fun being creative and coming up with designs.

These designs are my own and I will figure out how to load them here,
so you can print them if you want.

I think my T's turned out awesome!...
And, I may be partial, but I do think my model is awesome too! 

SUPPLIES

• T-shirt or garment of choice
• Variety of brushes (see below for each T)
• DecoArt So Soft Fabric Paint. Colors for T's follow
• Cardboard or something to place between the layers of the shirt to protect back/side/etc.
• Image/Design
• E-xacto Knife
• Freezer Paper
• Iron/Ironing Board

Ballerina Shirt: 

So Soft Fabric Paint: Fuschia, Baby Pink

So Soft Fine Glitter Paint in Celebration Pink

Brushes: Medium pouncer, small/tapered regular brush

Surfer Shirt 

So Soft Fabric Paint: Bright Coral, Bright Avocado

So Soft Glitter Paint, Lemon Drop

Brushes: Medium Pouncer

Old Toothbrush

Flower 

So Soft Fabric Paint: Fuschia, Baby Pink

So Soft Fine Glitter Paint in Celebration Pink

Brushes: Medium pouncer, small/tapered regular brush

DIY IT!

It is super easy and fun to create custom garments!

Go check out the full tutorial at The DIY Club! 

The new Project Party starts October 1!

What will you enter?????

Pick a garment!

PRE-WASH YOUR GARMENT!

Design It

I wanted to do something fashion-y but thought my daughter would give me "the stink eye" if it was not pink and fluffy...so I drew a (slightly) fashion looking drawing of a ballerina. I decided to paint this in all pinks other than the hair. Just because - it is a design thing.

The surfer was from a previous project as was the flower. The surfer called for bold colors and I wanted to try something light, soft, and blended for the flower.

Place it!

Determine the placement.

Paint it!

Surfer

Flower

So, what do ya think?

Ready to try your hand at fabric painting!?

I am making some towel and placemats too!

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