Using Dies for T-Shirt Stencils
Here's a project that doesn't take too much time. I started with the Butterfly Dies from Stampin' Up! using both the Butterflies Thinlit and the Bold Butterfly Framelit Dies. Taking some freezer paper, I cut out several of the butterflies, with the help of the Big Shot. Make sure to remove all the small little pieces from the wings so they don't accidentally get ironed on to the shirt. Next take your t-shirt and put it on your t-shirt form (you can get these at most craft stores). Lay the butterflies however you like with the shiny side down. Take a hot dry iron and apply them to the shirt, doesn't take much to get them to stick. Next, I got a bleach pen and although it didn't say to shake it, do so! It comes out creamy. Mine was coming out creamy when all of a sudden it poured clear bleach out on the little butterfly in the top right, so learn from my mistake. ;) I used the bleach pen to fill in the holes and outlined the butterflies. Here's a close-up of one:
It doesn't take too long for the bleach to work. I think I waited a couple of hours before going to the next step. The next thing I did was find an old spray bottle that had been cleaned out and poured some bleach into it, took it and the t-shirt outside and spritzed the shirt. (I practiced a little in the air first to see how it was going to spray.) Make sure you spray with the wind so the spray doesn't come back onto you and your clothing. I then poured the bleach back into it's original container and cleaned out the bottle in case I want to use it for something else. I bought pink stencil spray paint and spritzed it, again I tested it first to see how it would spray. The grass won't be pink forever. Then I brought it back in to dry. The paint said to wait an hour to dry and then I removed the freezer paper stencils. I'm allowed to wash it after 72 hours. Can't wait to wear it! Thanks for stopping by!