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
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My favorite Christmas decorations is my train and little villages that I set up under my tree. I love watching it go around the tree. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
My favorite decoration is the tree – the center of lights and hope for the season.
My favorite Christmas ornaments are the plaster of paris ones made by my girls when they were small. One in particular starts a lot of conversation as we decorate our tree. It is one that is one of the three kings, but when they inserted the hanger they put it in the beard by mistake and it still goes on the tree each year.
My favorite Christmas decoration is two small foil decorations I made for our tree the first year we were married (42 yrs ago) when we had extra money and a very bare tree.
My favorite Christmas decoration is my Christmas tree with the multi-colored lights. I love to turn off all the house lights and admire the beauty of the lights as they radiant from the tree. I think about Jesus and the blessing of sight to see and enjoy this beauty and all the beautiful sights that I take for granted each day.