robinb
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Here are some pictures of the shirts that I did for our August trip. There were 12 of us in total and my sister and I both did the shirts for the group.
We were originally going to do the flour paste Mickeys for everyone, but they didn't turn out for my sister. Mine turned out fine:
I used a flour and water paste and put it in a squeeze bottle. The paste was a mustard consistency. I did the center of the Mickey and my 6-year old DD did the ears. I let the t-shirt dry in the sun for a full day and didn't get to painting it for another day or two. I painted it using spray-on paint. It was a bit of a PITA, especially with a child "helping" you, LOL! I let the shirt dry in the sun again all day, plus another day or two inside. I picked off the crusty paint covered paste by getting it wet and using a dull butter knife. I was even brave enough to wash the shirts before wearing them!
We went with a iron-on design for the group t-shirt. My sister's flour paste failure was less than a week before we were to leave, so I had to whip up something FAST! I used PhotoImpact (purchased last year) to create the shirt. I put the current castle in the background and asked everyone to pick their favorite character to go on the front of the shirt. For instance, my BIL picked Kuzco and I picked Simba. That way the t-shirts had the same look and feel, but were also personalized.
We were originally going to do the flour paste Mickeys for everyone, but they didn't turn out for my sister. Mine turned out fine:
I used a flour and water paste and put it in a squeeze bottle. The paste was a mustard consistency. I did the center of the Mickey and my 6-year old DD did the ears. I let the t-shirt dry in the sun for a full day and didn't get to painting it for another day or two. I painted it using spray-on paint. It was a bit of a PITA, especially with a child "helping" you, LOL! I let the shirt dry in the sun again all day, plus another day or two inside. I picked off the crusty paint covered paste by getting it wet and using a dull butter knife. I was even brave enough to wash the shirts before wearing them!
We went with a iron-on design for the group t-shirt. My sister's flour paste failure was less than a week before we were to leave, so I had to whip up something FAST! I used PhotoImpact (purchased last year) to create the shirt. I put the current castle in the background and asked everyone to pick their favorite character to go on the front of the shirt. For instance, my BIL picked Kuzco and I picked Simba. That way the t-shirts had the same look and feel, but were also personalized.
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