Have you ever looked at Christmas shirts and thought, "These aren't for me. These are too cute/too ugly/too normal. Where are the Christmas shirts that depict my fandom? Where are my nerdy Christmas shirts?!"
Well, I have some good news and some bad news. You may not be able to find your fandom represented in a fun and Christmas-y way, but with a plain shirt, a bit of fabric paint, and some fun fan art, you can make your own.
What You'll Need:
T-shirts or sweat shirt (preferably plain)
Shirt board or cardboard to place inside shirt
Washable fabric pencil to mark design on shirt
Fan art (preferably Christmas-y) Paint brushes Acrylic paint or fabric paint Fabric medium* (*optional: use only if you are using acrylic paint to turn it into fabric paint) Parchment paper
Directions:
1. Wash shirt and dry without using fabric softener.
2. Place shirt board or cardboard into shirt, so back of shirt does not absorb paint and layers don't get stuck together.
3. Transfer fan art onto shirt using washable fabric pencil.
4. Paint design on shirt. If you use fabric paint, you will not need to alter the paint, but if you use acrylic paint, you will need to mix it with fabric medium according to the directions stated on the bottle.
5. Allow shirt to dry before removing from shirt board. You may want to occasionally lift the drying front off the board slights to ensure the fabric does NOT stick to the board.
6. Enjoy your Christmas shirt.
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