freeze chuck

This was my first attempt at a freeze paper painted shirt. I've seen very fun possibilities with this crafty skill, so I am trying develop this talent. This particular shirt was done for Blaine. Since he's been a roommate of little brother for so long, Blaine is practically family. I know the boy loves Chuck Norris, so, this is what I came up with.

First, I found this image of Chuck Norris on the internet and printed it out on regular printer paper. Then I taped it to some freezer paper and cut out the image with an exacto knife. It was a little tricky, but I think he turned out all right, and you can definitely still tell it is Chuck. I bought the navy blue tshirt at DI for $1. After washing it (cuz it's from DI of course) I ironed the freezer paper on to the shirt. The paper has to be ironed with the shiny side down, and only use dry heat with the iron. 

 Next came the paint application. I'm gonna have to find out a better source for fabric paint. This particular yellow came from my mum's laundry room...and I'm pretty sure we bought it in the early 90's. I've heard you can get a medium to mix with acrilic paint, so that you can just use acrilic to paint with...which would be a pretty cheap option. I'll investigate that further for next time.

After a few coats of yellow paint, with some help from the hairdryer to speed up the drying process, I carefully peeled off the white freezer paper.

Ta da! A new birthday shirt to give to birthday boy Blaine.