Let's start with the Freezer Paper Stenciling

We took my daughter to Pirate Island like 8 months ago... ever since then she has been telling me that she wants to have her Birthday party there. I thought that idea would pass with time, (because you know kids, they hardly ever stay on the same thought for long) well it didn't! So I started planning.... and I think this party was more for me than for her! I had ideas coming outa every nook and cranny of my brain! Let's start with the invites.... I decided to go all Martha Stewart and make all the kids Skull and Crossbones T-Shirts.....

 I purchased some freezer paper at Walmart, then I freehanded some funny skulls right onto the paper -dull side! (I used magic marker, but next time I will use a pencil (It made the paint bleed in a little). You could also trace something easy enough since it's see-through.

Get a good exacto knife and start cutting, this part is tedious, but believe me when I say, 

scissors don't do the job!

When you are all cut out, dry-iron your paper--shiny side down on the shirt. And you are ready for paint!    I went to JoAnne's and got the fabric paint in the small bottles, but I also needed spray fabric paint and they didn't have it, so I ended up at Walmart and found they had a better selection of regular fabric paint as well as fabric spray paint (plus it was cheaper)... so if you have a good Walmart nearby, go there... if not, go to Micheals, because they have a great selection as well! 

    PAINT!

 For these I obviously used the spray paint... I bought the "pump spray" if you can, find the continuous spray! My hands got SO tired. It does cost a little more, but I am sure way worth it. Although, the pump spray has a smoother texture.

 When the paint is fully dry.. the bottle says it takes 4 hours.. but I did these outside in direct sunlight and they were dry in about 40 minutes. Anyway, when they are dry carefully peel off the freezer paper, then lay a piece of paper over the painted parts and DRY-iron on top of that to set the paint.

 To cut my work in half I was able to use ONE stencil for 2 shirts. For the shirt below I used a paint brush and the paint in the small bottles (above) and painted inward from the paper to reduce bleeding. I think they turned out pretty cute!