Super Easy Bleach Pen T-Shirt

Howdy! It's FRIDAY!! We are busy with our County Fair this week--it's an end-of-summer tradition to go to as much as we can. Once the fair ends, school begins! Which is next Wednesday! (yeah!!)

I'm sharing a project that my son and I did together. We had fun working on this shirt and he wears it every week! The best part--it is completely customizable and only takes a few minutes!

Bleach Pen T-Shirt

1 colored shirt
1 Bleach Pen
Cardboard

Place cardboard in the middle of the shirt to protect the bleach from transferring to both sides. Decide on what you'd like to put on your shirt. Carson wanted Chicago Cubs. Once you've decided on your creation, carefully use the Bleach Pen to draw it out. You could use a stencil or freehand. I did my best freehand artwork to create the "C" for the Cubs. Allow to sit (in the sun if possible) until dry.  We allowed it to set overnight.

Wash the shirt and wear! We decided to go one extra step and cut off the arms to make a tank top. And like I mentioned before, he wears this every week!!

What kind of craftiness have you been up to lately?

DIY Workout Shirt **SUPER EASY**

Today I'm going to share something I did back when it was warm out. I dream about those days now...I know its just around the corner, but it can't be here soon enough. The painting technique I showed you on my very first blog post , using fabric spray paint. My son did his version and this is mine. I love all things Zebra--and have since college (the Zeta Beta Chi sorority mascot is the Zebra--we are all the same, yet different!), so why not custom make my own hot pink zebra shirt for my workouts?

Here is how I painted my shirt:

First Step:
Make sure your shirt has been washed and dried. Grab a 5 Gallon Bucket and put shirt over top. You can see the collar on top of my bucket. Gather up the shirt, like scrunching it, to give it the different dimensions.

Step 2:
Take your Fabric Spray Paint and spray it generously over the shirt. Let dry as directed on the bottle.

FINAL:
Here is the end result of my painted shirt! I bought an XL shirt because I knew I wanted to make it a loose, fun shirt for my Zumba Classes. However, the XL was too big, so now I only wear it when I exercise at home. I recommend if you are following these steps for the end result workout shirt, just go up one size larger, not two!














Now, you could stop there and be done, but I wanted to make a workout shirt. I pinned this a long time ago and knew I had to make it for my Zumba classes! I followed the directions that Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth provided in her blog post. Her step-by-step instructions make it super simple! And here is what my shirt looks like:

(sorry for the weird smile--its hard to take a great picture of yourself, by yourself, in the mirror. Just sayin'.)

Here's the back view:

I love it and Catherine over at Rabbit Food couldn't have made an easier tutorial. (fun blog, too!)

So now I've given you a workout and a workout shirt...there are no excuses! Now, get up and start moving!


Cindy

PS: Hey--if you liked this blog post, please consider commenting or sharing. I appreciate anything you can do!

Decisions...and a t-shirt

I've been at a crossroads lately. I'm stuck. I need to get unstuck--real quick. I have ideas. Lots of them. I'm just not sure which one (or ones) I should go with. It's just not me that I'm impacting. I have a family. They have a stake in whatever I decide to do at this crossroad. 

Part of me thinks I'm just a wimp and I should just tread water and stick it out, but a piece of me dies everyday I have to continue down this path.

Where is my Magic 8 ball?
Ugh. Enough complaining already. Here it goes. I did a craft with my son the day before school started. We had fun--and the results were fantastic. And, its cheap too! Here's what you need:

•  t-shirt
• spray fabric paint (got mine on clearance at Wal-Mart--they were fluorescent pink, green, yellow and orange )
• imagination
• cardboard or something to put under the shirt

We did the project outside. It would be ideal if it was a calm day--breezy days wouldn't result in the design you were hoping for--which could also be fun too!

Start by putting something in between your shirt so the paint doesn't soak through to the other side (we used an old plastic place mat we had lying around). 
Next--decide what design or pattern you want. Carson wanted all four colors everywhere--no rhyme or reason.
Begin your design. Have fun and don't tip the bottle because they it doesn't spray, it dribbles.
Finally--show off your Kool-Aid mustache smile and cool new t-shirt!
 

I did a different technique on my shirt--and I love it! I will share it soon, just need to make a few "alterations"! And, if Hailey ever decides to hang around long enough to do her t-shirt, I will share it too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cindy 
This post is part of Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog.