Here is how I did it:
Supplies needed are bleach, spray bottle, letters - I used cricut cuttin' up cartridge at 6", t shirts, adhesive spray optional
Next I layed out the letters the way I wanted them to look on the shirt. I then sprayed alittle adhesive and pressed them on the shirt to keep them from moving since I was using letters cut from cardstock with my cricut.
Now you just spray with bleach using the spray bottle
Then I put it on the kiddos!
Here is another picture of my daughter and I wearing a shirt I put a cross on and then embellished with rhinestones but this was my first one and thought I needed to dilute the bleach so it did not turn out as well
I hope you try this out it is fast and easy!!
THIS IS REALLY CUTE! I LIKE THE WAY IT TURNED OUT.
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ReplyDeleteKaysi
Love it! I'm going to try this one out! Thanks
ReplyDeleteSuper idea!!! The link for the picture of you didn't come out and I would LOVE to see that one with the stones! Great job!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute idea!! I am going to try this one. I just bought a $2.00 solid shirt from Wal-mart today. God knows I should make this for my son!! I keep on reading about people using a cricut machine. I want one so bad! Would this work as well just cutting out letters from computer paper?? I am saving this one in my favorites!
ReplyDeleteyou don't have to have a cricut or even cut out letters and shapes. i used a wooden cross for my shirt in the bottom picture. I just layed it on the the shirt and sprayed
ReplyDeleteThis is a super cute idea! I love it!
ReplyDeletegreat idea! i LOVE it when I make a mistake look like I did it on purpose. It makes me feel better about myself! You got me thinking. Thanks for the inspiration!
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ReplyDeleteWell, I don't know why a kabillion people have not thought of that already, but what a great idea!!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute, and what a great idea! I want to make some now!
ReplyDeleteSuch a good idea! I was nervous when I read the word "Bleach", but it turned out so nice. I think I'm gonna try this myself...
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Great idea, will have to try this someday. It goes on my to-do list :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! I might have to give this a try!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, will have to make one since they are sooooo easy.
ReplyDeleteLove it ! Will have to try that !Like the one you made for your daughter !
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing !
Eunice
I love bleach stenciling, but have never seen it done with names. ThAT IS ADORABLE!!! I could also see it with numbers for a birthday. I need to file this post away for future reference. Thanks for linking up at Whatever Goes Wednesday. I hope to see you back next week!
ReplyDeleteI so love quick crafts like this. I'm filing this one for Grandson. 'cept his name is to long, so we'll have to try something else. But love the bleach-stencilling.
ReplyDeletefun idea! I love the embellishments, too.
ReplyDeleteReally cute! What a great idea, love how they turned out. Great way to rescue a shirt with a bleach spot on it as well (not that I have any of those;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS! I can't wait to try it out... thank you!!! Do you think this would work just as well with dark colors? I have a couple of dark navy shirts that I could use.
ReplyDeletewhat cricut font is that? it's so cute. thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this before! I absolutely love it and can't wait to pick up some tees to make for all three of my kiddos.
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Very cool! I love it! Simple yet soooooooo cute! : )
ReplyDeleteI LoVE this idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fantastic idea... I have a bunch of colored onesies in my stash, I bet they'd make great personalized baby shower gifts using this technique!
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What a really cute idea. It would work for so many age groups too. I would have to wait for summer and do it as a backyard activity though. I tend to splash bleach.
ReplyDeleteReally cute! I'm a craft virgin...can you tell me more about Cricut?
ReplyDeleteThis is so brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing! I cannot wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteThis one I must try... thanks so much for sharing...
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I absolutely LOVE this idea - totally going in my idea file.
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo cute. Thank you for sharing. I am getting such great ideas from all you ladies. I am really into crafts...but since I grew my mini me I have not had as much time, no excuses, I need to get back to it!
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i LOVE this!! i can't wait to try it!
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Great, easy idea! Thanks for sharing the how-to!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I love how easy it is.
ReplyDeleteJamee! I found your tutorial via somewhat simple, and I recognize you now that I am here. lol. How awesome to find a person I've actually met in real life in the blogosphere. (Tiff's scrap party's & MVCC's MOPS- don't know if you'll remember me though.)
ReplyDeleteAnyways! I love this idea. So awesome. I'm definitely going to have to try it.
Blessings!
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This is such a cool idea... Thanks for the great tut.
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How adorable! this is a precious idea! Thanks!
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So cute! I love them! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeletegreat and simple idea! hope to try it soon!
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This is such a great idea. Really simple, but the results are fabulous! Thanks so much for linking up. :)
ReplyDeleteFound you from Kojo Designs... great idea! I can't wait to try it, thanks for sharing!!
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Oh how neat! I want to make some T's like this! Thanks for sharing the how-to!
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What a nice outcome! I've seen bleaching objects before, but I like your light misting method better. Thanks for sharing
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So cute, thank you for sharing this idea!
ReplyDeleteHi, this is 2 cute!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! I have a question though. Somewhere I have heard of this type of projectit states that u need a neutralizer to make the bleach stop acting so that it doesn't eat through the fabric. Do ou have any ideas on what to use to neutralize it? If you have not used any how long has it been since the original project. Trying to find out if I should use a new tshirt or an old one. Thanks for your thoughts and I love the project:*)).
ReplyDeletemommyof 2tuties- i used new tshirt for th 2 kids and old shirts with the one with kate and i. i didn't use anything to neutralize it and didn't have any problems with the bleach. i have washed the shirts a couple of times since we took the pictures and still look the same. you could try it on an old t shirt to see how it does. hope that helps, jamee
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ReplyDeleteI am very fond of projects one can do with and for kids, that can be done with things one has on hand;
thank you so much for sharing!
Such a BRILLIANT idea! We are going to Disney soon, and this would be such a fun technique to make shirts. I am filing this at thecraftersfilebox.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!
super easy and cute I loooove it, this is going in my "to do" folder for sure!!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I'm the craft coordinator for my MOPS group- this is a great idea! I think I'll have to try it out first, though...any excuse to get my Cricut machine out. :)
ReplyDeletei love this idea!
ReplyDeletewill have to try it out this weekend!
thanks so much!~
Very cool! A must try!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I have spray adhesive, but I also wonder if it would work just to cut them out of contact paper. Maybe I'll try both ways.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Adorable and so easy too!!! LOVE this!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea! I especially love your cross shirt...I'm always trying to find new shirts to make for myself and my kiddo. :)
ReplyDeleteI am very excited to share this with my readers! thanks for posting, I will link up with this post and give credits! Thanks you!
ReplyDeleteso you can just throw them in the wash the first time with everything else or should you wash them separate? I'm throwing a teen's girls sleepover this weekend and we always make T-shirts this would be awesome for them!! I'll post picks at autumnswings.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletehey anna i threw them in with everything else and had no problems
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I am a MOPS coordinator and always looking for new ideas to share with my group. And I think the cross one looks great - love how you offcentered it near the bottom too...my mom just dug out an old bedazzler and passed it along to me...thinking I may have to dust it off and try my hand with it on some shirts.
ReplyDeleteSo you DID NOT dilute your bleach? Maybe that was my problem . . But I think they all turned out cute!
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Love these shirts. I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteTara @ Trendy Treehouse
Lots of quilters used to use this idea to create unique pieces of fabric but they discovered that it really weakens the fabric long-term. As for kids' tees, I doubt that they would be wearing them long enough to matter
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You inspired my project and I wanted to say thank you! Here's my version: http://emilyinthedesert.blogspot.com/2010/07/bleach-tee.html
ReplyDeleteWithin 5 minutes of reading this post/tutorial I have sprayed my shirt and it is laying outside and I am waiting on it to dry so I can put a little something on the back. I used an olive green shirt with grease stains and I think I might have sprayed to much as the shirt looks almost purple so I need to do it on the back so it can kinda match. What a good way to use the grease stained shirts that I have. I have soooo many of them.
ReplyDeleteI think vinegar is a neutralizer and what about using alphabet stickers?
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this one out!
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I love this project! I'm going to have to try it this weekend. Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI bet freezer paper would work really well for this. I'm going to have to try it!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Thanks for the tip about dilluting the bleach. Kristy from my crafty blog at www.apronsandapples.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! So easy! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteChrissy @ ForMamas
I have been doing bleach "tie dye" for years. It's fun and less messy.
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ReplyDeleteWe just did this using foam letters. Worked great. The first time we did it I sprayed WAY too much. I only sprayed/ misted 3-4 sprays on both side
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I just did this with snowflake cut outs... worked perfect! I LOVED this idea!
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