I Made This For You!

I'm pretty sure that Jeremy doesn't read this blog, so I think it will be safe to post this.  (By the way, if you want to know why I named my post thusly, you can read about that here.)  For Christmas this year I made him a t-shirt using the freezer paper method I showed you a few months ago.  (However, I haven't given it to him yet because I am a slacker.)  Here are the results:

Here is the stencil that I used.  It is of Dwight, a character from a TV show called The Office.

I cut out the INSIDE of the parts that would be painted on the shirt.  I did this using a pair of fingernail scissors.  This was a HUGE pain.  I had to stop and think about what I was doing a couple times.  The glasses were the hardest part. Then I ironed it onto the t-shirt.

After the paint is dry, I removed the freezer paper.  Some of the paper had to be taken off with tweezers (inside of the glasses).

Here is the finished product.  By the way, using white paint on a black shirt was not very smart.  It took at least 10,000 coats to make it pop. 

Here is the stencil I used on the back of the shirt.  I would not recommend using one with so many letters.  It is super hard to 1) cut out all the little pieces, 2) keep track of the insides of letters (o's, e's, d's, a's) and 3) remove all the little pieces afterwards.  Do not do it!  I forgot the one rule of crafting:  keep it simple, stupid.

This is after three coats, do not use white paint on a black shirt.  Seriously, it probably took about 10-15 coats.  Also, I could not for the life of me remove all of the little freezer paper remnants.  It turned out like a big, blurry mess of letters.  That's why there's not a picture.  

Here is the type of paint that I used.  I think I got it from Wal-Mart.  

All in all, this project was easy.  Any hard parts were my own fault.  I love freezer paper stenciling because you can customize your own designs.  Also, it is fool-proof.  Thanks for reading!

Love,

Courtney

Crafting Idea

Today we had this amazing homemaking meeting.  This wonderfully talented lady showed us how to use freezer paper as a stencil.  First, you print out the stencil onto freezer paper. Then cut out the INSIDE of the stencil, keeping the black line intact.  After this, you iron the stencil onto the fabric and paint inside the holes.  You do have to let it dry for a little bit, but after it is dry you pull off the stencil and voila!  There are tons of free stencil print outs on Pinterest and all over the internet.

Also, I just have to tell you about this hilarious older woman who was at the activity.  She was a hoot!  She kept telling stories about how she misbehaved when she was younger.  Then, she told this cute little joke, how do you make a taco stand?  You take away his chair.  What a funny lady.  

I just wanted to share this idea with you, it is pretty cheap and easy.  I really enjoyed making it and hanging out with these fun ladies.

Love,

Courtney