MVMCP - My Very Merry Chistmas Pre-Trip Report

[exwdwcm]

never heard of reverse tie dye- very cool. i can't wait to see how it turns out!

lol at sewer......

 

[jenseib]

ok, so this tie-dye thing is a little harder than I thought, but I will get it done. In the meantime, I want some kind of home made Disney shirt to wear. So I am going with the easier route of a reverse tie-dye. Something similar to the item in the link below. I am going to cut out a few different sized Mickey Heads using plastic folders. Then placing a couple on the shirt and squirting it with bleach. The Mickey heads will stay the same color, but hopefully the spray from the bleach will make them stands out well.

Sample

I have some patterns for iron ons if you are interested. A great Diser sent them to me a while back. If you PM me your email, I'll send them to you too.

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

Caught up! I'm really digging that reverse tie-dye bleached shirt! That looks so simple, even I can do it.

Why do you think I am doing it?

Keeping my fingers crossed for a cool outcome!!

Thanks. This should work out well. I plan on spraying less than the individual did in that link I posted. I am hoping to just hit an area about an inch out from the pattern. I made Mickey Heads of assorted sizes out of plastic folders. Hopefully this will limit the bleach to where I want it, and not in the Mickey head. With the assorted sizes, I can put 3-4 on the front, and do a similar pattern on the back. Kinda like cascading Mickey heads. That's the plan, hope it works.

These shirts look like so much fun. I couldn't possibly put my husband through wearing one though. We are 26 and 27 and since we returned from our last trip and he wore his Mickey Mouse sleeveless shirt infront of his friends, they haven't stopped making fun of him. His friends are a little immature (ya think?) and none of them are married or even have girlfriends, so they don't understand the idea of compromise or liking anything less "manly" than UFC... (probably the reason they are all still single)

Back to the shirts... I bet the girls are enjoying this art project. Have you tried the reverse tie dye one yet?

Yea, I'm 39 so I am secure enough in my manhood that I don't really car what others say. And if it is guy friends I can just tell them to... ok, family board, I can't say that here.

never heard of reverse tie dye- very cool. i can't wait to see how it turns out!

lol at sewer......

We should be doing them tonight. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I need to find something to put in the shirts too so the bleach doesn't bleed through. Maybe some of those cheap plastic cutting boards.

I have some patterns for iron ons if you are interested. A great Diser sent them to me a while back. If you PM me your email, I'll send them to you too.

I will send you a PM shortly. I got to get over to the DISign board sometime to look around. Need some invites for different dinners.

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Hope you're doing them tonite as planned.... Can't wait to see -- if yours look good, I'm doing them too.

 

[Leash]

I'm following your report, I love that tie-dye idea though I don't think I could get DH to wear it or maybe if I bribe him with steak and beer he would! Enjoying the report so far, looking forward to more.

 

[francis6306]

That shirt looks really neat! I might have to try that!!! I would have never thought about it, but really, it would be simple...

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

leash.

The shirts are in the dryer. I will take a pic of them tomorrow and post it here. I think they look pretty good. The girls shirts were a dark pink, fuscia, or some girl color. I got a red shirt for myself.

Tangent: Hope that Star Trek thingdoesn't happen to me.

Sorry for going off topic. I sprayed the shirts and let the bleach sit for a couple of minutes, so it lightened the color but didn't turn it white.

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

It was definitely easy. The hardest part was cutting out the mickey heads, and that isn't hard.

 

[moparop]

leash.

The shirts are in the dryer. I will take a pic of them tomorrow and post it here. I think they look pretty good. The girls shirts were a dark pink, fuscia, or some girl color. I got a red shirt for myself.

Tangent: Hope that Star Trek thingdoesn't happen to me.

Sorry for going off topic. I sprayed the shirts and let the bleach sit for a couple of minutes, so it lightened the color but didn't turn it white.

Can't wait to see the results!!

 

[Katie & Glen]

leash.

The shirts are in the dryer. I will take a pic of them tomorrow and post it here. I think they look pretty good. The girls shirts were a dark pink, fuscia, or some girl color. I got a red shirt for myself.

Tangent: Hope that Star Trek thingdoesn't happen to me.

Sorry for going off topic. I sprayed the shirts and let the bleach sit for a couple of minutes, so it lightened the color but didn't turn it white.

You are too funny!

 

[Mickey_Mom]

Some girl color.... Can't wait to see!

 

[PoppyGirl]

leash.

The shirts are in the dryer. I will take a pic of them tomorrow and post it here. I think they look pretty good. The girls shirts were a dark pink, fuscia, or some girl color. I got a red shirt for myself.

Tangent: Hope that Star Trek thingdoesn't happen to me.

Sorry for going off topic. I sprayed the shirts and let the bleach sit for a couple of minutes, so it lightened the color but didn't turn it white.

You aren't the new guy are you? I've been about the whole Star Trek red shirt thing! Can't wait to see the shirts. I think I'll show the pictures to my DH....get him inspired to be crafty.

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

At long last I bring to you our first Disney t-shirtproject results. Initially, I only wanted like a halo around the Mickey head. The spray bottle had other plans, so the whole halo thing went right out the window after the first shirt. My only regret is not figuring out how to hang the shirt on a hanger along with having the mickey heads on the shirts and spraying the whole things. I still think they turned out pretty well, and when we will wear them as a family this Saturday when we go to a local park that is showing The Princess and the Frog on an outdoor screen.

Olivia's shirt

Ally's shirt

Diane's (Mom's) shirt

My shirt (Mike's shirt)

OK, I am going to need all of the shirts to get together for a group photo please.

Overall, I think they turned out pretty well.

 

[Mickey_Mom]

They look awesome! I love the teeny Mickey heads, very cute. I'm on vacation next week and if I can get my act together, I think I'm going to try that too....

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

I think they turned out great!!! Awesome job!!!

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

They look awesome! I love the teeny Mickey heads, very cute. I'm on vacation next week and if I can get my act together, I think I'm going to try that too....

It was real easy. I got a copy of a Mickey head. Simple Google search. I pasted it into a word doc a bunch of times, and just created different size Mickey Heads. I think they go from 5 inches down to maybe an inch and a half. I cut out the paper mickey heads, then used them to create the templates from plastic folders. That way the bleach wouldn't bleed through the plastic, and I can re-use them. I used some old plastic cutting boards to stick inside the shirts so the bleach wouldn't bleed through to the back, then put some bleach in a spray bottle. Laid out some of the templates on the shirt until I got a pattern I liked, and sprayed them. Just have to be careful taking the templates off the shirt. I had a couple of drips, but nothing too bad. Stuck the shirts in a tub of water once they got to a point I liked. Then just ran them through the washer and dryer real quick. I'm real happy with how they turned out. Now I can go back to trying real tye-dye stuff. Just got to get that circular fabric holder thing.

 

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

I think they turned out great!!! Awesome job!!!

Thanks.

You have to get rid of that depressing ticker in your siggie. 8 days since Our Quick Summer Getaway.


I just realized that mine is going to say the same thing someday.

 

[PoppyGirl]

I think the shirts look really cool! And I'm (again) so impressed by your general "craftiness." (I mean that in a good craft-making way, not in a sneaky way.)

How do the girls like them?

I bought shirts for me and for DD to make matching Disney shirts but she keeps complaining that she doesn't like the neckline of hers. Remember the days when I could dress her in anything I liked and she looked adorable? And now she has opinions about everything. Arrgh!

 

[happenin2you]

Love thie shirts! You guys will look awesome in them! Can't wait to see how the next shirts come out.

 

[moparop]

That came out fantastically! I might do those for our trip as well. I have been trying to figure how you dress a 6 year old boy to look cool but still Disney-ish.