Happy Fall Y'all: DIY Harry Potter Tee

Hi Everybody!

Hope you are having a good October so far! I'm bringing you another DIY and I hope all you Harry Potter fans out there especially enjoy it! It is a Harry Potter book title tee. This project is somewhat easy, yet time consuming so make sure you have at least an hour. It can be a bit pricy if you don't have the supplies.... for me, everything costed about $12, because I already had the stamps. Let's get started!

Things You Need:
- plain tee shirt (in a colour you will be able to see the lettering in)
- fabric paint (I went with black)
- stamps
- painter's tape
- wipes (to clean off the stamps)
- a piece of cardboard for the shirt

Step 1:
Carefully, mark where you want the words to go. I put the shirt on and marked where I wanted the words to start with the painter's tape. Take the shirt off (if you did what I did) and finish marking the two sides and the bottom with the tape.

Step 2:
Next, take the stamps and lay them out on your shirt so you get an idea of where you want the first word to go.

Step 3:
Once you are happy with it, take the piece of cardboard and put it between the front and back of the tee. This will protect the back of the shirt from any paint seeping through. After that, take your fabric paint and pour some out onto something you don't mind throwing out after. I used an extra piece of cardboard.

Step 4:
With a paintbrush, generously put an even amount of paint onto your stamp. Then make sure it is lined up and straight before you press it down onto the tee. Continue this process until you have completed all the words.

Step 5:
Once you have completed all the words, put it somewhere it can either lay flat or hang to dry. After it has dried, follow the instructions on the fabric paint bottle before you wear it. I had to wash mine after 72 hours inside out before wearing.

And you are done!!! That is all there is to it! I hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial on making your own Harry Potter tee. I am so happy with how mine turned out. Be sure to let me know if you do this DIY... I would love to see your versions of this DIY. Thank you so much for stopping by! This community means the world to me! Until next time, Happy Crafting! xo

Happy Fall Y'all: DIY Hello Fall Canvas Art

Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well on this lovely but somewhat chilly Thanksgiving Saturday. I am looking forward to spending the day with lovely company and eating a ton of yummy foods! Anyway, I just wanted to share with you a DIY project that turned out rather well. It doesn't cost too much and isn't too time consuming! Here is what you will need...

- a canvas (in your preferred size)
- faux fall leaves
- hot glue gun
- hot glue gun sticks
- paint
- paintbrush
-gold marker

Step 1:
Take your canvas, your paint and paint brush and paint the entire canvas. I chose black because it makes everything pop but you can choose whatever colour you want. Set the canvas aside to dry.

Step 2:
Once the canvas is dry, take your leaves and place them on the canvas until you are satisfied with how it looks. This is to give you a rough idea of how everything will look when completed.

Step 3:
Next, take your glue gun and start gluing the leaves to the canvas. Be sure to be careful, as the glue might seep through the faux leaves and can burn you.

Step 4:
Once you are done gluing, unplug your glue gun and then take your gold marker and write out whatever Autumn phrase you chose onto the canvas, where you want it to go. If it is easier, you can use a pencil first and a ruler. You can tweak it if needed.

And that is it! Be sure to hang it where you can admire it. It is an easy project that is really hard to mess up. I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial. Be sure to come back for more. I apologize for things being crazy.... I am going through a period of transition so I am hoping that it will start to get back to normal so I can post more regularly. Thanks again for stopping by and until next time, Happy Crafting! xo

Happy Fall Y'all: DIY Thanksgiving Canvas

Happy Fall Everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying this fine day! I am bringing you a late DIY post. I meant to have this posted on October 1 (last Saturday) but I got really busy and didn't have time to sit down and write. I will have some time tonight so I will make sure that this Saturday's post gets written! Anyway, today I am showing you how to make the cutest little canvas sign as part of your Thanksgiving decor. It is super easy but time consuming. I do apologize as I do not have any pictures of myself making this but I did have a video but I had to take it off Youtube due to copyright issues. I was listening to music while doing the DIY and my microphone on my phone picked up the sound. Let's get started, shall we?

Materials:

- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Canvas
- Sharpie type marker (in the colour of your choice)
- Washi or some other type of embellishment
- Alphabet stickers

Step 1:
Take your paint and paintbrush and apply a first coat to the canvas in the paint colour of your choice. You will need to set this aside to dry so make sure you have a space. Like I might have mentioned in the video, you make need to do a second coat, depending on the colour and type of paint.

Step 2:
Once the canvas is dry, take your alphabet stickers and carefully stick them to the canvas. Be sure to use a sticker that is sticky, but not so sticky that it will damage the canvas, take the paint off or just ruin the whole thing in general.

Step 3:
Once you have gotten the alphabet stickers on, take the Sharpie marker (or a similar marker) and trace around each letter. If it is easier, you can do a word at a time like I did in the video.

Step 4:
Next remove the stickers from the canvas very carefully. You may want to use some tweezer if you have them handy. I found this helpful when I was removing the stickers off my canvas.

Step 5:
Once you have all the alphabet stickers removed, take that same marker you used to trace around the stickers and fill in each of the letters until you have filled in all the letters of each word.

Step 6:
For the final step, take your washi or your embellishment or whatever you chose and stick it to wherever you think it would look nice. I just took some leaves washi tape I got at Michaels in a big pack and ran it across the bottom just to give it a slight border. I also did my lettering on different levels instead of just straight across. Once you have adhered the embellishment or washi to the canvas, you are done. You have completed your little Thanksgiving canvas for your home decor!

Well everyone, that was it! I hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial for this simple little Thanksgiving DIY! I sure enjoyed making it. Be sure to show me in the comments if you attempt to make this little DIY. I hope you all have a pleasant day! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Be sure to return as there will be many more posts coming in the future. Until next time, Happy Crafting.... and Happy Thanksgiving!!! xo