Freezer paper stenciling - my first attempt

I had heard a lot about freezer paper stenciling,

but I had never tried it.

It sounded simple enough, 

but somehow it seemed intimidating.

Also, I didn't really feel like buying a ton of different paint colors.

Well, that problem was solved when I found this:

A medium that you mix in with regular craft paint.

Since I did have lots of craft paint, I thought it was worth a try.

I needed tiny bits of paint, so I just used a teaspoon,

and for each color I used 1 teaspoon of paint, and 1/2 teaspoon of medium.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut a text out of freezer paper,

and ironed it onto the shirt.

I also typed the text in Word,

to see what it would look like on the shirt,

since I wanted to use more than one color.

 Starting with the lightest colors, I started stenciling.

I was SO curious if it worked!

There it is!

I could have been a little more careful, 

I got a little bit of a different color paint on a couple letters, since I used a thick foam brush.

Makes it look sort of authentic, right?! Over all, I'm happy with the result!

On the bottle it says you need to let it dry for a week so that it is washable.

And here is my sweet little model again :)

I really like how cheap and simple this is!

I hope the colors won't run when I wash it, I will update this post once I got it washed :)

EDIT: I washed it, and it came out looking just the same.

So I consider this a success :)

I washed it on the delicate cycle, cold. 

This month I am taking part in the "31-for-21" challenge to raise awareness for Down syndrome,

by blogging every day of the month. This is day 15, which means we're pretty much halfway! That also explains the t-shirt I made for her...

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