| I was recently invited to a stork party and | | | | |
| wanted to take a special gift for the | | | | 3. Draw a design onto the front of the tee |
| soon-to-be-born baby boy, without breaking | | | | shirt, using the light blue water erasable |
| the bank in the process. I came across a | | | | pen. I chose the footprint of a lion ~ but |
| lovely white tee shirt, and a brown pair of | | | | any other design may be used. |
| shorts. I decided to do some fabric painting | | | | |
| to turn the tee shirt into something special. | | | | 4. Add a few clean sheets of white paper |
| I chose an African design, but any other | | | | between the front and back parts of the tee |
| design will work just as well. | | | | shirt, so that the paint won't smudge the |
| | | | back of the tee shirt. |
| Materials: | | | | |
| | | | 5. Paint the lion's footprint with the Brown |
| One white tee shirt for a baby ~ I bought one | | | | fabric paint. Use the paint in undiluted |
| for a baby of 3-6 months. | | | | form. |
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| A light blue water erasable pen to draw the | | | | 6. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly before |
| design on the tee shirt. | | | | continuing with the next step of the project. |
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| Fabric paint in two colors: Brown and Orange. | | | | 7. Make a watery mix of the Brown and Orange |
| | | | fabric paint, and use this to color the |
| One fine paintbrush. | | | | background. |
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| A few sheets of white paper. | | | | 8. Again, allow the paint to dry thoroughly |
| | | | before continuing with the next step of the |
| Iron and ironing board. | | | | project. |
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| Instructions for making the project: | | | | 9. Add a caption phrase that will fit in |
| | | | with the design. In this case, I added the |
| 1. Before starting with the paint project, | | | | words "Born 2 B Wild." Finish it off by |
| rinse the tee shirt in cold water to remove | | | | adding a decorative border around the design. |
| any sizing in the material. Do not add fabric | | | | |
| softener. | | | | 10. Allow the paint to dry again. |
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| 2. Allow the tee shirt to dry properly and | | | | 11. Set iron on tee shirt's recommended |
| iron it lightly to remove any wrinkles from | | | | maximum heat and iron the tee shirt on the |
| the material. | | | | reverse side. |