Looking for a fun Christmas break project? Try this quick technique to customize a basic tee shirt!
**GIVEAWAY UPDATE: We have a winner! It's Patricia, who said, "My favorite Christmas decoration is the very first one we got 43 years ago this Christmas. It was an Angel dressed in red with yellow hair. It was given to my first born son Robert who was 2 weeks old that Christmas." What a great memory, Patricia! We'll be in touch via email soon :)
To make this project, all you need is some fabric paint, cardboard, a paintbrush...and of course, a tee!
Draw a holly leaf shape onto a piece of cardboard. For reference, mine is about an inch long from top to bottom.
Cut out the holly leaf, and also cut a strip of cardboard. Bend one end of the strip, and glue it to the back of your leaf to make a handle.
Use the paintbrush to 'ink' your stamp. Do a couple practice stamps on some scrap fabric -- it took me a little while to figure out how to transfer the holly leaf shape most clearly.
When you feel confident, slip another piece of cardboard in the middle of your tee (to protect the back from any possible bleed-through), and go for it!
I decided to do an all-over pattern, but you could do leaves in clumps or pairs, or make several different sizes of holly leaves, or....!
Then, use the back of the paintbrush to make the holly berries. Let the tee dry thoroughly, and heat-set the paint following the directions on the package.
And ta-da! You've got a finished shirt!
Giveaway closed! Thanks to everybody who entered!
And, as always, thanks for following along today. Have fun with this!
For Pixie Faire,
Melinda
209 Comments
My favorite Christmas decoration is: the Christmas tree. It is so pretty and it makes me smile every time I look at it. =D
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My favorite Christmas decoration is a blown glass bell it is a 3 tier bell with a jingle in the middle
My favorite Christmas decoration is my collection of tree ornaments made throughout my children’s childhood years.
I have two favorite so I was having a hard time choosing so I am
going with the one I have had the longest. She is a Holly Hobby doll I have had since 1982. She is about 20 inches tall and dressed like classic Holly Hobby except Christmas. At the time my boys (3) were small and I was so excited to by a doll and bring her into the house. I smile when I unpack her every years.
My favourite Christmas decoration is a small quilt my mother made for me.