I've been wanting to share this tutorial with you for a few weeks now ... I initially got this idea from Lizard & Ladybug Blog and jumped right on creating my own design maybe a couple of days after her initial post. I did a little research on the web to see how many tutorials were surfing the web for, "Creating Your own Stencil Using Freezer Paper" and I found A LOT! With that being said I'm not going to go into a whole lot of detail because it's pretty easy to follow the pictures (below) and as I mentioned before there are a lot great tutorials out there already.

Tools Used:

+ T-shirt
+ Iron
+ Freezer Paper
+ 1 piece of 100lb Cardstock Paper
+ Ribbon
+ Fabric Paint
+ Scissors
+ Towel
+ Fabric Paint
+ Paintbrush
+ Silhouette SD

I placed my t-shirt on top on a towel, so that my workspace would not get too messy from the fabric paint. Also, I inserted one piece of 100lb cardstock paper between the shirt (so, that the paint would not bleed through the back). I measured and cut a 8.5X11 sized sheet of  Freezer Paper and then placed it on my Silhouette SD sticky mat for cutting the word - Allure - as shown in the first image below (I also cut a second "ornate" shape using the same method).

Once my stencils were cut, I positioned them in a desired location on my t-shirt and "ironed" them into place. I let the iron sit on the Freezer Paper less than 10 seconds (it sticks and holds into place pretty quick). I pulled out my paintbrush(es) and I went to work on my first stencils.



After allowing my first stencil to dry I begin working on my second stencil (the green ornate shape)...


It took me a few coats to get the desired results...I worked with two different paintbrushes - one with a thicker tip for fast painting and one with a smaller tip for detailed painting (especially around the name).


Here are the final results... I added some ribbon and voila - Allure had her own custom designed T-shirt by her mommy! She loves it too... I think because I let her help me make it : )



xoxo, Latisha