DIY Freezer Paper Stenciling

I don't know what it is about December, but I have busted out some crazy crafting skills.

I have a running list on the fridge of things I want to do!

 

The other night after making the glitter deer head you're seeing all over pinterest, I had an idea to put that same deer head on a shirt.

 

A trip to Publix and Joann's and we were well on our way!

 

Supplies:

Pre Washed Shirt

Stencil of choice.  Here's mine.

Freezer Paper (I found mine at Publix)

Fabric Paint

Paint 'dobber'

Pencil

Exacto Knife

Directions:

1.  Trace silhouette onto freezer paper

2. On a hard surface (card board, old magazine, etc) use your exacto knife to cut out around pattern

{for mine, I even cut out the little white pieces in the antlers...as shown}

3. Remove silhouette from freezer paper, being very careful at the corners not to tear.

4.  Place a piece of freezer paper/wax paper/shirt board between shirt (so paint doesn't stick) and put your freezer paper SHINY SIDE DOWN onto t-shirt and iron.

5. After ironining, begin dobbing paint onto shirt. Edges are important.

Let dry and add another coat.  Glitter takes more coats than regular but it doesn't have to be solid.

6. WAIT UNTIL ITS DRY to peel off freezer paper.

I know you're going to want to peel it off and see those nice crisp lines, but I ASSURE you, you want to wait until it's dry!  And I also assure you, those lines ARE crisp!

Trust me here.  Just wait.  Unless you want to be tweezer-ing around the edges of your wet glitter deer head. 

 

Once dried, carefully remove freezer paper from shirt.

Wait 72 hours to wash.

Wash inside out.

I don't dry mine...but it's up to you!

 

And there you have it!

DIY Freezer Paper Stencil Shirt!

The possibilities are endless!

Project Pinterest: The Perfect Sweet Tea

There's no denying that I love me some sweet tea.  Besides Dr. Pepper, it's my absolute favorite.  However, I cannot ever seem to make 2 gallons the same, nor does it ever taste as good as Milo's, Sonic or Chick Fil A.  I am a sweet tea connoisseur. 

However, on Pinterest, I spotted a delicous looking mason jar filled to the brim with ice cold sweet tea.  I was drooling on the spot. 

This weekend, with the fridge bare, I decided to make the Pinterest tea in hopes that it would satisfy my craving.

I gathered my ingredients, and set out to brew the perfect batch of sweet tea. 

You'll need:
6-8 Family Size Tea Bags (I used 7)
1 1/2 Cups of Sugar
1/4 tsp of baking soda (they say this is the magic ingredient). 

Put 4 cups of water on the stove to boil.
Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of baking soda in the bottom of your tea pitcher. 
Place tea bags in pitcher and finagle a way to keep all the strings up out of the tea for easy removal.
Once the water is boiling, pour over your tea bags.
Cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
Remove tea bags.
Pour in sugar and stir until desolved.

I put my tea bags in my measuring cup and fill cold water on top of the tea bags.
I continue doing this until the tea bags run clear, making sure all the flavor is in my tea.

 

 

Once the tea bags run clear, I fill the rest of my pitcher with ice.  Because who can really wait for the tea to get cold in the fridge.  And no one wants a cup of melted ice warm tea either. 

So, just add the ice.  You'll thank me once you take a sip of this ice cold, perfect sweet tea! 

{{I wish I had a nice picture of the tea in a mason jar, with a cute red swirled paper straw sticking out with maybe a vase full of daisys beside me, while sitting on the deck reading a book and soaking up the sun...but...that's not real life folks.    I also tried to get my camera out, but something is going on with the kitchen light in the apartment, and it goes out at random.  Like when I'm trying to take pictures of my sweet tea making process.  So, this lovely iphone picture will have to do.}}

Hope this tea makes your Monday a tad bit sweeter! 

 

I'm linking up with AP, of ILYMTC, for Project Pinterest.