My baby brother and his wife are expecting later this summer. He is a huge Harry Potter fan, (who isn't?) so I thought it would be fun mix baby clothes with H.P. I had never used freezer paper before, but had seen it used with fabric paint lots of times online. I decided to give it a whirl! I got a H.P. font and printed out a couple of fun phrases to use. I traced it onto the freezer paper and then carefully cut out the letters with a craft knife. It took a while to do, but wasn't very hard. It would have been easier with a simpler font, but I really wanted this one.
After it was cut out I carefully ironed it onto the shirt, making sure to get it centered.
Using a sponge brush and fabric paint, I gently dabbed the paint on. Do not brush the paint on, this helps keep it from getting under the freezer paper. I used a hair drier to speed up the drying process so I could put on a second coat of paint, and dried it again.
Then I slowly peeled off the freezer paper. It was scary to peel off. I was so worried that the paint had leaked under it or that the letters would peel off, but it came out beautifully!
I will definitely do this again. It was fun and really very easy.
They came out really well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea I love it. Thanks for sharing about the freezer paper that is awesome and I had never heard that before!
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