Disney-Bound!

California, here we come!!  :)  We're going to Disneyland & 2 of my 4 kids had Mickey shirts that they wanted to wear!  Well. . . that left 2 without shirts, so . . . I had to get creative!!!  ;)  Both shirts were super simple (like all my projects ;) - but my son's was the easiest!!!

For his shirt, we used:
* a black shirt
* contact paper (I'm sure freezer paper would have worked MUCH better - but used what I had!! ;)
* bleach (and bleach pen if desired)
* spray bottle

 First, cut a Mickey shape (I used a pattern of course!) out of Contact Paper.  Remove paper backing & attach to shirt.  Make sure it's completely stuck to shirt (technical, I know! ;).

 Put bleach in spray bottle & spray shirt as desired!!!  Make sure to cover edges of contact paper  to leave the shape outline.  *** Like I said above - freezer paper would probably work much better, because the bleach went under the Contact Paper :( - - however, we still liked the end result!!

 We were not expecting the red when we sprayed bleach!!  It was kind of a cool surprise!!  (After it was washed & dried, it faded to a rust color - so neat!!)

  I used a bleach pen to trace the Mickey outline, to try & make it stand out a little more!  I left it on for about 10 minutes, then washed & dried the shirt.

  The final product!!  It's unique to say the least!!!  ;)  My husband said it looks like flames -  - could just be the firefighter in him!!!  ;)









For my daughter's shirt - - it looks simple (which it actually was), but was kinda time consuming!!  She loves zebra print, so we did a simple black Minnie head with a zebra bow!!

I used the same pattern as above - and cut a black head out of felt.  I sewed it onto the shirt, made a simple bow out of zebra fabric & hand sewed it on!!  Easy peasy!!  ;)

Time To Get Crafty!!

Apparently I took the summer off!!  :)  Managed to do a few crafty things here & there, but just didn't have time to post them!!  (Keeping up 4 blogs can be time consuming!!  ;)  Well, I'm back & no time like the present to get crafty!!  I've worked on a few projects lately, so I'm gonna show off what I've done!!  :)

 Curtains for Madelyn:

I made these a while ago, but just realized that I haven't posted them!!  :)  These pink curtains have served us well!! We have re-fashioned them about 3-4 times now!!  (You can see them in their previous styles over HERE!)  However, this will probably be the last re-do!! ;) I made 3 simple panels, with about a 2" curtain rod slot at the top.  I made a simple ruffled skirt (gathered the top & sewed it to the bottom of the panel) for each panel.  For the pink panels, I sewed a simple strip of zebra fabric across the center.  I made 2 fabric flowers for each panel, alternating prints. 

For the flowers:  I'm so mad that I didn't take pictures while I was making them!!  :(  However - they were super easy!!  I took a strip of fabric (width & length depends on how big you want them), gathered the top, then just spiraled the fabric to form the "flower"!!  Once I got it how I wanted it, I hot glued it in place.  On top of the flower, I made & attached a smaller flower (shown HERE) & then topped it off with a little bling!! ;)

Iron-Ons:
I just love Iron-Ons!!  They are a super easy, and relatively cheap way to re-do a shirt!!  :)  Here are a few that I've done:

 

Cute little onsies & cute big girl shirts!!  :)  These iron-ons came with some jewels that you could add on & they looked great when I was finished!!  However. . . after a wash or two - most of the jewels that were attached to the iron-on, came off!!  :(  The ones that were directly ironed on to the shirt managed to stay.  Wish I had known in advance!!!  :(

Bleach Pen:
Bleach pens are one of the greatest inventions!!  Not only can you get rid of stains easily, but you can create great shirts!!  ;)

I started with this plain shirt.  Kind of a coral color, but didn't match any of Madelyn's shorts (other than denim) & had never been worn. So, I had an idea & went with it!! ;)  Took my bleach pen & a ruler and made stripes down the front of the shirt. I let the bleach sit for about 20 minutes & then washed & dried the shirt.

 






 



While it was washing, I found a white tank top & cut three strips (even though there are only 2 showing!)  ;)  I turned those strips into flowers (like THESE).  I took a needle & thread & sewed each flower together, so that all the layers would stay intact!



 To add a little extra to the flowers, I took some tiny beads & sewed them on by hand!  It was super simple!!  I just added 5 beads to the needle, made a tiny stitch in the flower, then added 5 more beads & kept up that pattern, going in a spiral!










When the shirt was dry, I sewed the flowers on & ta-da!!!  A new shirt!!  :)

Madelyn loved it & said she got lots of compliments at school!!!  :)