There are tutorials everywhere for this kind of thing. So I’ll add to the million more and post another.
I wanted to make Norah a valentines shirt and she wanted it to involve glitter.
Enter glitter fabric paint! Woot! I used Tulip Soft Glitter paint because that’s what brand the store carries.
The only other things you need are freezer paper, a ruler, scissors, and an iron. Oh, and a shirt.
Oh – and your paint sponge thingey (what are they called?)
I had give my sister in law my cricut cartridges to test out, otherwise I’d have just cut a row of hearts on the freezer paper that way. But since I didn’t have them, I cut out my stencil on freezer paper.
Once I had them cut, I figured out my rough positioning and ironed a strip of freezer paper to the inside of the shirt so that my paint would not bleed through.
After that was complete, I pulled out my ruler and did some precise measurements (only because I do not trust my eyeballs) and ironed on my stencils, making sure all the corners were good and adhered.
I started painting by dabbing it on in thicker globs, and then smoothed it out with strokes. I let it dry for about 30 min and added a second coat. After that, I let it dry for about an hour and peeled off my freezer paper. Then I let it dry for 48 hours before she wore it.
Voila!
She loves it. She wants me to make a bunch more – polka dots, words, and whatnot.
