Field Trip Friday with The Country Chic Cottage

 Time for another Field Trip! I'm headed out to the country today to post over at {The Country Chic Cottage}, come check it out! We're doing an amazing Diaper Box Transformation! And here in the city Angie has put together an adorable project to spruce up your home! But before she gets started don't forget tomorrow is the Crafty Crafty Ladies Night Link Party for Mod Podge Projects! The party will be open all day & I can't wait to see your awesome projects! Feel free to link up multiple posts if you have lots to show off! And now...Take it away Angie!

So glad to be here on Aly&Ash for Field Trip Friday!  Y'all come on over and check out The Country Chic Cottage.  Kick back, relax, and stay awhile.  You can find...

Terrariums

Monograms

Decor Balls

Plus lots more!!  Oh did I mention pillows?

Yep I love pillows too...and I have another one for you today!

Now isn't that cute??  And guess what...1 yard of fabric and some paint gets you one for your very own!

My Wally world had that brown fabric.  It is gorgeous and CHEAP!  (See that 75 cent price tag??)  So I bought 1/2 a yard and cut it in 1/2...perfect pillow size...  Then I cut a bird sillouette out of freezer paper...do y'all know about freezer paper stencils??  The directions are right on the box.  When you iron freezer paper to fabric -- it sticks -- then when you are done it peels right off!! 

Paint that birdie blue.  I used a textile medium to mix in with my paint but that is not required. 

Yes my stencil brush is a cut off piece of sponge...it works I am telling ya...  After I peeled off my stencil -- I touched up the edges with my brush....perfectionist in me showing through...  Let your painting dry.  Sew around your pillow with right sides together leaving 3-4 inches open.  Turn right side out and stuff til you love it!

And I love it!! 

Y'all stop by the cottage anytime...take your shoes off and stay awhile...

Thanks again Jax for letting me take over your blog today -- I enjoyed it!!

~Angie~

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"School of Rock" Template

Yay! New Template!

I'm working on a baby shower gift and decided to make another rock star shirt!  

Addicted I know!

I'll post pictures of the finished shirts onesies after the mommy to be gets them but in the mean time here is the new template!
(You can also find it on my sidebar)

School of Rock Template

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Tutorial Tuesday: Rock Star Tee & Template

Tutorial Tuesday

Rock Star Tee & Template

I am so excited about this shirt! I have been wanting to make Asher a cool electric guitar applique shirt for a while but couldnt find a template and can't sew a strait line much less the angles of a guitar...sooo

I made my own template and hand stitched with embroidery floss! I love it!

Here is how to make it and I have even included the template at the end of the tutorial! 

Step One:

Cut out the guitar from your template and iron the Wonder Under to the back of your fabric.

(Rough side down, follow Wonder Under directions)

Step Two:
Flip the guitar over and trace onto the Wonder Under.

Step Three:
Play around with placement and choose where you want your guitar and text.

Step Four:
Peel off the Wonder Under backing and place guitar on shirt where desired.

Step Five:
Cover with a damp cloth and iron guitar to shirt.

Step Six:

Trace the text onto matte side of the Freezer Paper and cut out your stencil using an xacto knife.

Iron stencil onto your shirt and fill in with fabric paint using a very small amount of paint in thin layers allowing to dry in between. (Don't forget to add back the shapes inside the letter "o" etc.)

Step Seven:
Hand stitch around your guitar using embriodery floss.
I split my floss to half thickness (three strands) but this isn't required.

Optional Step:
I used the letters I cut out for the stencil to create a messy reverse stencil on the back of the shirt. I got the "spray paint" look by blotting with an almost dry amount of paint on piece of toilet paper.

Voila!

 Now you have a super cool Rock Star shirt!

I'd love to see this in a pink fabric for a girl too! You can also use the guitar template as a freezer paper stencil and I have included the shapes of the "pickups" and "bridge" to add detail if desired. (The hubs said this was important!) Another fun idea would be to use your embroidery floss to detail the "tuning pegs" at the top.

(Did you just get a guitar anatomy lesson...cause I did!)

Rock Star Template

Now go make it and email me your pics!

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Where's the Gym?

Another shirt for Asher! We just had to celebrate those beefy arms!

My stencil was not sticking very well for some reason and I was so not interested in cutting it out again so I tried a messy look with an almost dry brush to prevent bleeding. It's ok.

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Shirts, Shirts and More Shirts!

So I am officially addicted to the whole, bleach pen/freezer paper stenciling shirt thing!
(First step: admitting there's an addiction)

Ok now that I've got that off my chest here are some pics of shirts I made for my nephews and nice this weekend! (T.T. is nickname for Timmy!)

T.T LOVES Puzzles!

It was late and I was out of ideas on the bleach design for Bryon...turned out really cool though! Yay for tired risks that turn out good!

Hard to see in pic: Blue and Yellow Embriodery Floss in Center of Flowers.

*What not to do: I ironed on the freezer paper stencils the day before then ran out of time. I when ahead and started painting the next day and didn't think to check the seal. Result: some bleeding of the paint. So I am guessing it's best to iron on and paint right away! Or at least check your seal and iron again!

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Spring Break Craft Extravaganza!

Well we didn't get nearly enough projects done but we did make some super snazzy shirts for our boys! Denise also made some super sweet onsies for her niece! 

Check out her blog {Wallflower Grown Wild} to see her pics!

(And you really should because hers are way better than mine!)

Now onto my shirts: I was SOOO excited to try making bleach/freezer paper stencil shirts when I saw a tutorial on {I Am Momma Here Me Roar} and I think it's safe to estimate this is rapidly becoming my new addiction! So fun and easy to make I have already purchased a bunch more shirts and have ideas brewing away in my head!

Since I don't yet know how to sew...yes I know I need to learn! (That was one of the Extravaganza projects that got zero attention due to the juggling of a 2yr old, 5 month old and 2 month old!) Denise sewed on my appliques once they were ironed on. Thanks Denise!! I have a few more ideas and some great fabric that never made it to the table so hopefully I'll learn how to sew soon and whip up a few more! The stencil we used for the applique tie was from {Crap I've Made} but I also have this Guitar stencil bookmarked from {Trey and Lucy} and some awesome skull fabric waiting to be cut!

All in all it was a fabulous couple of days hanging with a great friend making some super cute stuff for our babes! Here are pictures of my stuff for the Ash Man! (Silly nickname lovingly given by his Aunt Tenille!)

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