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Thursday, November 18, 2010

How To Make Easy Inspirational 5K T-shirts....

I had such high hopes for the 5K "Club Shannon" t-shirts.  I was going to use new methods (transfer paper, fabrics, etc) and make them awesome.  But I dropped the ball.  So I ended up just using fabric paint.  My method was not the best but it ended up working out.  In the past I have used stencils and fabric paint to put words/phrases on shirts.  But that was annoying.  So this time I decided I was going to use stamps instead of stencils.  This was also kind of annoying because the stamps that I bought didn't work that well.  Anyways, this is what I did....

1. Buy t-shirt from Michael's (or wherever, they were $2.50 each when I bought them) and fabric paint
2. Wash the t-shirts
3. Lay a ruler on the shirt or mark the shirt with some sort of sewing marking pencil/pen so you know where you want your words and so they stay centered.

4. Stamp the shirts with the letters.  Do your best to keep everything centered or how you want it laid out on the shirt.
5. After you stamp each letter go over it with a paint and a paint brush to make sure the letter is all the way filled in.  I had to do this because my stamps did not work that well.  The stamps sort of just made an outline that I filled in with a paint brush. 
6. Let these dry and present them to your friends on 5K day.  It will make them super strong and ready to meet the challenge of running a 5K.

5 comments:

Chicken said...

I wish I had just an ounce of your creativity.

Jenni said...

I am pretty sure I was able to finish the 5k only because I was wearing my Club Shannon shirt.

Hutch said...

I love DIY shirts! My stamping even with a ruler would look off.

Did you watch Modern Family last night? Didn't want to say anything just in case but I'm still laughing on the inside at some of the quotes.

Anonymous said...

Most awesome t-shirt ever! Acorn

Mo Young said...

You know what I'm going to say ... the t-shirts were CLUTCH in completing/excelling at/enjoying the 5K!