One of my favorite blogs, that I’ve neglected lately, is THE ARTFUL PARENT. So I was so pleased when I checked back in and found an answer to something that I’ve been wanting to try for a while… Stencil art/fashion.

The Artful Parent has made some beautiful shirts, onesies, and bags with this technique that sounds quite simple and fun. She just launched an Etsy store with some of her creations here.

Apparently you find an image you would like to stencil, trace it onto freezer paper. Or you could just tape the freezer paper onto your printed image. (Make sure the “plain paper” side of the freezer paper is facing up.) Then use a sharp x-acto knife to cut out the design. Next you iron the freezer paper onto your shirt or fabric. Now iron another piece of plain freezer paper onto the backside of the fabric. Use fabric paint to fill in the design.

I understand that the fabric “cures” better if you let it stand out in the sun, or run a medium warm iron over the BACK of the design.

Maybe I’ll do some of these over the holiday weekend. Everyone have a wonderful and blessed Memorial Day!

Please LEAVE A COMMENT and let me know if you guys have ever done any stencil art, and if so, what did you use. Link to photos, too!