To boldly go....

Shhh!.... don't tell her.... I made this Star Trek/Spock shirt for my daughter who is a bit of a fan. We have the original series dvds as well as movies.
I found a good picture of the science insignia online and used the MTC program to trace and cut it out. I also found the Star Trek font (Federation) for the back. I used the freezer paper method and fabric paint. Also the Simply Screen glitter/foil fabric adhesive by Plaid and Martha Stewart fine glitter. I didn't know how big the insignia should be so I just made it whatever I thought would be okay - it's 2 inches tall.

I might go over the black inside again with a fine brush.

Rhinestone pumpkin

I'm excited to share my new project! I love how it came out. It took a bit of time since I used a heat tool to set the rhinestones one-by-one getting them just right. This is the shirt I started out with. The pocket was a perfect spot to add a little something special to the shirt. I used my cricut and Make-the-Cut program to cut out this pumpkin design from Lettering Delights. LOVE this pumpkin! (Many thanks to LD for the wonderful create-a-card freebie!) MTC has a wonderful rhinestone feature but the results wasn't what I was looking for. What I did instead was cut the image out of freezer paper like I would for a painted 'freezer tee' and ironed it to my shirt. Then I could follow along the open space with my rhinestones. There were some spots where it was bit narrow for the rhinestones, I didn't want to iron them to the paper, so I just peeled it back a bit. You really only have to follow one edge of the path. Here's my completed shirt! A close up of the design.

Freezer Tees

So I finally finished up hubby's t-shirt I did last year. Actually, it's been just over a year since I posted about it here. I just had to add the black details. You can find out how to make them by doing a simple search and I'm sure there's a youtube tutorial. You can find just about anything there. LOL However, I'm going to share this blog's how-to because the costumes she made are funny. When I saw the hubby one I had to show my own and tell him that would be him! (Actually, you could probably put Chinese food there instead.)

Freezer Tees

Now, if you haven't heard of a freezer tee, it's a t-shirt you paint using Reynold's freezer paper to make your stencil. Just go to youtube.com and you'll find videos about freezer tees. It's simply cutting out your design and using an iron to adhere the plastic side down to your material so you can paint your design without the paint bleeding under. I'm not even a t-shirt kind of person. I don't like them really but I wanted to paint designs on some. LOL I made one for my husband that says Prince Charming and has a crowned frog on it. No picture because it's actually not done yet. I have to let it dry before adding another layer for the details. Here's one I made for myself using an old, plain shirt I have. You can use craft or fabric paint, but I made mine using some Simply Screen paints from Plaid that I found at Michaels on clearance. I did the screen print 'squeegee' method of applying the paint but you can also use a foam brush. The design I used came from the Heritage Cricut cartridge.