I've been searching for something cute to make for my little man that would be easy and fun and Dad-approved. (Ha!)
When I came across the
Car Love Shirt by Polly at
Helping Little Hands, I knew I'd found it! Plus, I'd been wanting to try out freezer paper stenciling for a long time.
I wanted to make the shirt in time for Valentine's day, but I had trouble finding a plain shirt. Finally, I had to buy one at Walmart that had a pocket on it and make use of my handy seam ripper to take it off. I freaking love that little tool!
Oh well, it's not really that Valentine-y of a shirt -- one of the reasons it's Dad-approved! (I did get the shirt a size bigger in hopes that he can wear it
next V-day, though!)
Polly provides stencils to cut out with her tutorial, but I really wanted to use my Silhouette, so I imported her heart shape and bought some of Echo Park's adorable car shapes from the Silhouette store. I had a lot of fun designing it. :D
Then I cut the shapes out separately (the heart, then the cars) and ironed them on.
The freezer paper was curling, but it still stuck beautifully.
I thought I would be saving myself some work by using the Silhouette to cut out the car shapes... and I suppose I did, but only a little. It took
forever to pull all the little wheels off!
Finally I got them all ironed on. Looks pretty cute already, doesn't it?
I picked up some acrylic paint from Walmart to do this project, which is what Polly used in order to get the distressed look. I liked how hers turned out, so thought I'd try it, too (although I did use two coats).
Then I let it dry overnight, just to be safe. The next morning, I washed and dried it and it was ready to wear!
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Bribing him to take pictures by
letting him hold trucks. Fitting. |
I think he likes it!
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His favorites: "Een" (Lightning McQueen),
"Da Da" (Chuck), and "Moo Moo" (Boomer) |
Guess it won't be fitting him next February. Who knew that my 21-month-old could fit into a 3T?? Big boy!
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| About to try it on. |
As you can see, "Mama's" SUV is strategically placed... as is "Daddy's" pickup.
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| And up close. |
The only thing I wish I'd done differently was white paint. Oh well, guess I'll just have to make him another one! ;)
Yeah... I'm pretty much obsessed with these shapes. My mind is spinning with all sorts of projects including them... in every medium. :/ I also downloaded Echo Park's cute train shape (which Gabriel also loves).
Uh oh.
