Spray Fabric Paint with Stencils

Now this type of paint is a little trickier than the previous stencil posts (bleach pens, regular fabric paint). I used fabric spray paint from Tulip, and I did mess up the first time, let me show you how...



Now my mistake was I was spraying the paint too close to the fabric and spraying too much!! This caused the paint to bleed outside of the edges, and not allow the font to appear clear and precise like I wanted.

By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.



This is the correct way. Here I sprayed the paint at least 10 inches from the surface, and to get the darker red, I did two coats (sprayed it again after the first layer dried). See those lines above my name? That was my error, when I cut the vinyl, I didn't cut a big enough space around it (if you place an order for a stencil, you will have a border of at least three inches).



Using fabric spray paint was a trial-and-error process but it worked out great and now I have a team t-shirt for a mud run coming up!!

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Mahalo New Vinyl Product

Aloha, Eileen sent me this picture yesterday, and I could not help but smile. Far down the road I am planning a trip to Hawaii, and this seemed to just fit perfectly with my day.

This is sold in two ways, as a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Kit, or as the lettering only. The color of the flowers and flip flops are as shown in the picture, unless specified on the order and then you can choose the color for the lettering.

Know anyone who used to live in Hawaii? This would absolutely be a fantastic gift or for a house-warming party!

You can order your Mahalo vinyl lettering on our website.

sign board lettering

Mood Blocks

I loved being able to alert the family if my mom is having a bad day. The saying is true, "If Momma ain't happy, then nobody happy." These queues are essential when you know you should have done your chores a couple days ago, now today is the day to do them, before you are asked.

Just kidding, but these are always fun to play with because you can choose which parent it applies to. You could even customize them to have different children's names, different moods, or maybe even different emotion faces.

They can be found in the new “Crafts” section.

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Fabric Paint with Stencils

Rather than making a graphic t-shirt with a bleach pen, you can use fabric paint. Fabric paint comes in so many different packages and a safe way to paint on fabric is to go slow and use a foam brush. Again this is very kid friendly as long as you monitor how much fabric paint is used (you don't want to slather too much on).

By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.

Next time we will talk about another type of fabric paint. Fabric Spray Paint!!

Make your own custom stencil here!
*Note: When ordering, it does not matter which color vinyl you use, so might as well choose a color that is discounted like red, yellow, or green.

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DIY Kit

Don't you hate it when you can't find that missing sock? This is where you can hold the spare sock hostage until a match is found.

We added a DIY Kit, for you to make one yourself (all you need is to gather those extra socks that the dryer didn't eat). We will also be adding a new “Small Sign Board” category for all of the 12” W boards.

To order your Missing Socks DIY Kit, click here .

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Vinyl Stencils

Last week we tried out using stencils on t-shirts and other types of fabric. Slowly we will demonstrate the different methods we used and the results we achieved.

Today, the photos shown show using a stencil and a bleach pen .By the way, all paint and bleach will bleed to the other side of the t-shirt unless you place cardboard or another thick object between layers of fabric.

A good benefit is that it is a good project to do with your children, as long as they are old enough to color in the lines, of course.

Make your own custom stencil here!
*Note: When ordering, it does not matter which color vinyl you use, so might as well choose a color that is discounted like red, yellow, or green.

 

April Creativity Award Winner

Have you ever walked into a store and seen a lot of quotes on the walls? There was one in my hometown, and I absolutely loved walking around the store and as I was browsing I would get the giggles at some of the quotes that I thought were so clever.

Well Trisha Clark from Utah had the same thought for her store, Bumbleberry Gifts.

She has multiple quotes from Vinyl Craft Lettering on her walls, and we love it.

What have you done with your vinyl lettering? Submit pictures to Eileen at info@vinylcraftlettering.com or post them to Vinyl Craft Lettering's Facebook Fan Page!

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