We get through a lot of reward stickers in this house and I have often thought that the waste bit would make a great stencil, but never actually got around to doing it. Despite being a terrific hoarder I did actually throw them away, which I am now regretting ridiculously.
They are the best ready made stencils for using on fabric. I found a couple and gave it a try.
Here's how:
Take a pre-washed and ironed scrap of fabric, a bit of old bed sheet in this case, stick on the 'waste' sticky bit.
Get some fabric paint, I used Setacolor, in a shallow dish and with your stipple brush, apply to the fabric keeping your brush upright. You want to keep your brush quite dry and build up the colour, if there's too much liquid it will just bleed through the fabric (see my spots further down - I was in too much of a hurry).
Allow to dry. Be patient here.
Peel off the sticky stencil.
Fix the fabric paint as instructed, in this case I ironed these for 5 minutes.
Voila. Some original fabric scraps. Use them in your next creation - a pocket on a child's garment, in some patchwork, as a cosy for a gadget - whatever you choose.
I have painted with these fabric paints before and they wash surprisingly well, I used them on baby clothes, and you know they're never out of the washing machine! The paint does leave a slightly firm texture to the fabric, but I can live with that.
More creative spaces over here.
I added a new page at the top with some of the scrappy stuff I've made. If you make any, be sure to let me know so I can ooh and ahhh over your makes too.
I added a new page at the top with some of the scrappy stuff I've made. If you make any, be sure to let me know so I can ooh and ahhh over your makes too.
