I was recently introduced to the "freezer paper method" by my friend, Erin. I had seen it on another blog, but didn't pay it much mind...WHY??? WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?!?! It's so very easy and cost effective! Brilliant. You can tell I am excited about this, right? I made two shirts this weekend for the boys, and have plans for some other stuff. (Mother's Day is coming up....shhh)
Print out a picture. It's easiest if it isn't too abstract. Outline both sides with black sharpie if needed. Cut a piece of freezer paper, and lay it shiny side down over the print. Use a craft knife and cut the outline of the image out, so that it looks like this when you take the two sheets apart.
Now, just iron the freezer paper (again, shiny side down) onto your material.
Then paint with craft paint. Be sure to put a hand towel or something inside the shirt, so that the paint doesn't leak through. When I used a dark color for Luc's, I only had to paint one coat. However, with Cash's I had to paint three since it was yellow on a blue shirt. (FYI)
Once it has completely dried, remove freezer paper. Iron finished product (with something covering it, like a towel) to seal in the paint.
There ya go. Finished. What? Yeah, that's it. You were expecting more steps? Nope! That's how easy it is...which is why I am crushing so hard on this! I want to "poor man screen print" everything!
I've been getting into the Easter mood this weekend! Cash and I dyed some eggs, and he even helped me (a little) when I put together my Easter flag. I used some ideas from Martha Stewart for my eggs, but of course mine didn't turn out quite so cute. Ah, such is life. :) For the banner, I kind of cheated. I bought pre-cut felt letters and flowers from Hobby Lobby. There wouldn't be time for me to cut my own, so I did what a busy, working mama had to do. Still turned out pretty festive, though. What do you think?
We finally found a time to hang this ...wall art...up. Yes, it's an X-RAY. Actually, the poster on the left was my Valentine gift to Andre, and we had the x-ray already. Why? Why would a normal non doctor have an x-ray, you ask? Well, we like interesting stuff. Andre worked at a doc's office for 3 years, and during that time we accumulated loads of odd pieces that were office cast offs. When I bought the poster, Andre decided it was obvious...the pair was made. I really like how it turned out, and it's in a great spot.
The view as you are walking up the stairs.
The view once you are on the landing looking down.
Thank you E.M. Papers! Now we can all download this super cool DIY wedding kit featuring vintage clip art right here.This would have been awesome to have when I got married, but since I can't use it, I figured SOMEONE needed to. Via iDiY.
(Image from e.m. papers)
I made this Easter countdown for Cash, but didn't have time to post it earlier. It's pretty cute, and Cash is really excited about it.
I also put an Easter Bible verse in each egg to read, and discuss with Cash when he opens each one. Some of the verses have a little note on the back that says, "Cash, look under the kitchen table." or something like that. Then when he looks, he finds another non-edible treat, like a bunny maze.
My eggs aren't as cute as the ones that gave me the idea, but I didn't have any number stickers or rub-ons. I didn't want to wait another day to pick some up, so I just used a purple sharpie...yeah, not super cute. Cash didn't seem to mind, so ok it'll work. :)
PS- I took these pic's late at night in my living room, so it wasn't the best lighting. I messed with the color, just to make them more interesting... my artistic flare coming out. (um...not really.)
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