Vinyl Stencils Baby Edition

Just wanted to share what I have been doing with those vinyl stencils. My sister is having a baby boy soon, so I made her a onesie with a tie and a graphic of a giraffe, and then another onesie with his name on the bum. He will be so cute! Can't wait to see them on him!

Want your own baby onesie tie? Be sure to order through our custom vinyl design center and specify what size onesie you will be using.

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Bright Smiles

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here is a picture of Lalia in one of her new shirts that we made using the vinyl stencils. This one was painted using regular fabric paint.

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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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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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Stencil on Canvas

Here is a fun and easy project that your kids will love!

What you need to do:

• Think of words that describe your child and even ask them about their favorite things.

• We will create a unique stencil with the words that you came up with.  Check it out here.

• Apply the vinyl stencil to your canvas.  It worked best to rub a damp cloth over the transfer tape.

• Let your child create a masterpiece with the paint!

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