For years I have seen awesome stenciling on t-shirts, pillows, etc. and read these blog posts about how the people used freezer paper to do it. I wished I could do the same, but was terrified I'd mess up horrendously and waste a bunch of money. I finally tried it, and . . . Oh My Word. It is so fun and easy and awesome. I want to do everything in sight. In the last two weeks I've done 3 shirts for Adeline, a pillow for my mom (mother's day) and have the stencils cut out for three more pillows.
Yes, she's a girl, but Adeline thinks Dinosaurs are the coolest.
Georgia
I wanted a VW van, but she thought a bug was better.
Pillow for Mama with her children's initials and birthdates + her's and Daddy's initials.
Mother's day gift.
How To:
I tried printing on the freezer paper directly, but the printer doesn't want to grab it. The only way I could do that right was by taping the freezer paper to a regular sheet. Annoying. So I just printed on regular paper, laid it underneath a sheet of freezer paper and cut it out with a scrapbooking knife. It takes a while, but is worth the effort.
Stegosaurus. I downloaded it from www.heatherinks.com
Next, iron the stencil onto your fabric.
I used a sponge brush and shiny fabric paint. I was worried that the paint would actually be shiny, but since I brushed it on instead of squeezing it on (as i think you are supposed to do) it wasn't shiny at all.
All painted and waiting to dry. With this shirt, I didn't let it dry very long, with some of the other stencils, I waited to take it off until it was dry to the touch. The paint tends to hold the paper if you do that, but if you take it off before it's dry I suppose there is always a chance of the paint smearing. Up to you.
After painting, follow the instructions for drying, washing, etc that is on the paint bottle. Mine said let dry flat for four hours, can wash inside out after 72.
Adeline and I on Mother's Day. She is growing up so terribly fast and I love her so much.
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