Friday, October 30, 2009

Freezer Paper Twilight T-Shirt

So for Halloween I'm taking the easy way out this year. I didn't feel like spending a bunch of money on a costume. And you all know i'm obsessed with Twilight. So I wanted to be a vampire baseball player. I got to looking online for a tshirt kind like this one but they were all too expensive. So I suddenly remembered that I'd seen a tutorial on how to use freezer paper and the cricut to make a custom shirt. So now I'm addicted to this new way to use my Circut. I was so impressed with the way the first one came out that I'm dying to try it again. I think next I'm going to make a christmas shirt for my son.

I started by cutting a 6" circle on freezer paper. Then I ironed the negative part and painted a white circle. Then when that was dry I painted on my stitches by hand using a pencil (to sketch it) then a small paintbrush. Then I put the "Cullen" on top. The collegiate font that I used was a little tricky to iron on. I had to position the pieces just right, but the end result was way worth the effort! Next I put "Baseball" on the bottom. And last I put "Vampire across the ball. It was the hardest part. I had a hard time getting the freezer paper to stick to the painted circle. It didn't adhere perfectly in some places so I had to use a paintbrush to do some touching up. But I am so pleased with the way it turned out. I think I might make another to sell in my Etsy store.

12 comments:

  1. OMG...WELL WORTH THE EFFORT INDEED!!! This is AMAZING Tammy....You did a FABULOUS job on this!!! Looks professionally done girl!!!!

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  2. That is so darned cool! It looks like it took some effort but well worth it. I'm a Twilight fan, too -- going to the premiere...roughly 20 days to go! Can't wait!!! :-)

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  3. Looking good! Thanks for sharing how you did it too.

    SusanE

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  4. Ooh, cool! Love how you used your cricut for this! Sit down for this part...I haven't read the books or watched the movie. I may have to watch it and see what all the fuss is about!

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  5. OH MY... My daughters would LOVE that...they are counting down the days for the premiere, and watch the first movie over and over and reread the books. I would love to get one for them I might have to try to make one for them. (just have to find some time)
    Thank you for sharing very cool

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  6. WOW! That is sooo awesome! Oh, I really, really want a cricut now ;)

    TFS! Happy Halloween :*)
    ~ margie

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  7. Super Fun!!! I love the twilight stuff too :D

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  8. Tamara this looks so professional. When I saw the picture I thought that you bought it or had it printed. When I started reading I was like "Freezer paper?!" OMG. I don't get the instructions fully but I would like to try it and see if I can figure it out. This was definitely an awesome project.
    - Rowena

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