Thursday, June 24, 2010

So this is how I've spent my past week.

It's time for an educational post today. Well, not so much educational as.. you'll get what I mean in a minute.
Today I'm going to show you how I made a t-shirt! *the excitement*

So first things first, what you'll need is a blank t-shirt (no way).
Unforch I didn't take a photo of this part. Oh well. But I bought white t-shirts(men's, I like the fit better) in Penneys for €3.


Apparently now, the paint goes on to already washed t-shirts better.. But I didn't bother to be honest.

Then, you'll need some fabric paint.

You can buy this paint in probably any decent craft shop. I got mine in the Art and Hobby shop for €3.99


Now, you'll need some stencils etc. Depending on what you wanna put on your t-shirts. I wanted writing, so I bought a sponge alphabet for €2.



Now, think of something witty. Okay thought of something? Yeah, make sure you have the correct spelling and grammar. Don't want to look like a fool now do we?

NB. PROTECT YOUR AREA WITH NEWSPAPER. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GROUNDINGS/BEATINGS ANY PARENTS/TABLE-OWNERS MAY INFLICT UPON YOU WHEN THE PAINT GETS EVERYWHERE. COS TRUST ME, IT DOES.

Now, put some newspaper or some thick cardboard in the inside of the shirt (it tends to go through to the other side) and simply throw some paint onto the sponge and lash it onto your top. Doing well are we? Yeah, well make sure to wash your hands quite often (paint gets EVERYWHERE, but I'll show you how to deal with that later).

So, I printed out "make tea, not war" (I wore it today and the bus driver laughed at it *smiles*) here's what it looked like:


Soz it's sideways, I'm not sure how to fix that :/ Anyway, you get the picture. Now although it looks pretty unflattering and square, don't worry! It looks good on!



Look at that sexy bitch. (I'm sorry)

Now clearly cos I'm a talentless bastard and the paint gets everywhere, there were quite a few blobs of paint scattered around the gaff. So to fix this, I stenciled a heart (I'll link a video of how to do that at the end) over the little blobs.





Both of these are me fixing mistakes.

I've become quite obsessed with this, and here's another I'm in the process of making:

..reading my diary..
Name that show? :)



"What's with that bizarrely placed heart Ailish?" you say.
"Oh, well I dunno. I didn't make a mistake or anything, I just felt like putting it there" :/




Moving on, after you're finished with your design leave it to dry (preferably over night, that way you're safe). Then get some greaseproof/baking paper, put it over it and iron (as shown above. That photo makes me feel really dizzy).


Here is a video on how to make your own stencils. It's super easy. Though, I've never tried the first way of doing it. It looks like it requires effort, but still, it looks easy enough. She shows another way though, that I use.


Enjoy!

Here's some alphabet soup.. Straight from my bathroom sink!

12 comments:

  1. Your t-shirts turned out really well! I think I'm gonna try this myself :)

    Thanks so much for the great idea!

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  2. I love this post! I'm going to try that on a day I get bored, and since I'm on summer vacation, there's a lot of those! And you have a good sense of humor, haha :)

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  3. If you make that T-shirt let me know..I will buy one from you...LOL!

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  4. This has been so interesting. I've always wanted to know how to do that, and now I do, so thanks!
    And thanks for giving me the Honest Blog Award, but I've already gotten it, haha.
    I adore the 'tea is liquid wisdom' shirt!

    xx Blaize.

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  5. wow! I love all of the designs! COOL POSTY! Oh and sorry I didnt read the post before this sooner. ANYWAYZ cool post! Do you think you could follow my blog?? Your bloggy is awesome!
    xxx

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  6. That is SOOO COOL! Omg, now I'm going to try and convince my mom to let me do this! Although, knowing me, I'll probably mess it up ;)

    I LOVED reading your answers from the Shuffle Tag (i'm not sure if that's the name, but whatever) soo funny =)

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  7. That is so cute! And I loved the answers to your iPod shuffle post.

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  8. I love the "make tea not war" one! I wanna make my own now...

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  9. I loveeee this tshirt!
    I love DIYing things like this.
    And ha! I agree with the dizzy effect from that photo (: strange!

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  10. I love those shirts! :O
    I think you've just helped me find what I am going to do this weekend :P

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  11. I have to admit, half the stuff you just said in irish made no sense to me. Something 'bout a door and some jam. . .and besides, Google Translate is crap. Aha.

    x.

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  12. Love that simpsons episode...Hilarious....
    So Glens cousin goes to your school...Awesome...If you can, get his # for me...LOL!

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