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 decoration is a brown rough cut wooden doll cradle. I fill it with hay or sometimes gold tinsel and place a carefully wrapped baby doll inside. I have mini lights hanging on the wall and one sparkling star shining down on it all. Jesus is the gift.
My favorite Christmas decoration are my Nutcrackers. My grandmother collected them, and then after being in a few local productions of the Nutcracker Ballet, I collect them and so do my children now. We each get a new one every year, and I have one of my grandmother’s original Nutcrackers. Her collection was divided up between her grandchildren after she passed away. The Nutcrackers for us include our past, present and future Christmases.
My favourite decorations, are the hand drawn Santa, crib with baby Jesus, angel and Christmas Tree, that my son made when he was about 5. I had him draw"Christmas things" on paper with fabric crayons and then I ironed them onto fabric, stitched on backing and stuffed them and added a ribbon hanger. He is 36 now so they have stood the test of time.
Most of my decorations are handmade by family and friends or souvineers of places we have visited.
My light up sewing shoppe that my brother and family gave me many Christmas’ ago. I have always loved to sew and my family realized it.
My favorite Christmas decoration is a Jim Shore Nativity set. It looks so good on my mantel. Love this holiday holly t-shirt. My granddaughter would adore it!