Sunday, March 10, 2013

Tutorial: Camp Half-Blood Freezer Paper Stenciled Tee

Originally posted last month on Heron's Crafts as part of her Storybook Craft Project series.

About a year ago, my teenage niece suggested that O and I should read the Percy Jackson books.  We share a love of Harry Potter, so she thought we'd enjoy them -- and she was right!  O has been pretty much obsessed with all of Riordan's books ever since.  I made him a Camp Half-Blood tee for Christmas and my niece loved it, so I took this opportunity to make one for her as well.


Materials
Orange tee
Black  fabric paint
X-acto knife
Freezer paper
Template


If you're new to freezer paper stenciling, start by reading through Rebecca's tutorial.

Open the text template and add whatever clip art you'd like, or make a separate stencil for the image. I chose a centaur, but other suggestions would include a pegasus,  Poseidon's trident, Athena's owl, Zeus's thunderbolt, or the symbol of another Greek god.  I used the Adonais font for the text, if you'd like to make your own stencil with a different layout.

Print and carefully cut out the stencil with the X-acto knife, making sure to keep track of the tiny negative space pieces. I didn't realize until I made this one that I'd forgotten the piece that separates the centaur's arm and arrow on O's shirt.  Apparently not a big deal, since I didn't notice for over a month!


Center the stencil, iron it on, and paint.


The black covers well, so it only needed one coat in most areas.  When you're satisfied with the coverage, peel off the stencil.  It helps to use a pin and a tweezers to get the itty-bitty pieces off.


Admire your work.  All that detailed cutting seems worth it now, right?  Follow the paint instructions for drying and finishing, and enjoy your new shirt.




2 comments :

  1. Thanks for posting the tutorial! I promised my kids I would make them Camp Half-Blood t-shirts and your template is just what I was looking for. I am wondering what brand of fabric paint you used? Has it held up well after a few washes?

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  2. Thanks for this! My youngest daughter is HP and PG obsessed, too! She also loves the Roman Mysteries, by Caroline Lawrence (for a slightly younger audience maybe). With my eldest its Dr Who and Sherlock (British tv version), so here I go into t-shirt production!...Jen

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