boys Archives - Ashley Hackshaw / Lil Blue Boo

I just finished up this nursery painting order. It is for a little boy named Cameron to be born next week. My client received it as a baby gift from her aunt and uncle. I love doing these paintings because they are so personal. The little striped birdies on the “M” are the design on her bedding. Her grandmother recently passed away and loved birds so I included a few and added the crown on the sherbet colored bird in memory.

I float frame them with a large frame and matt to match the nursery furniture. Measuring 18″ x 24″ they become a substantial piece of art for a baby nursery.

This one is embellished with stitching, buttons and hand-painted metal stars.

Welcome to the world baby Cameron!

I’ve been neglecting making things for boys lately….so I made these little black sweatpants for my newborn nephew today. I made them with an old t-shirt and a layered freezer paper stencil. He’ll look really “tough” at 6 months old with the flames don’t you think? You can make them too…..I scanned and uploaded my flame sketch at the bottom of the post.

Flaming Pants tutorial via lilblueboo.com

Step 1: I cut out two legs from a black t-shirt (you can find my t-shirt pant tutorial here).

Flaming Pants tutorial step 1 via lilblueboo.com

Step 2: I cut an 8.5 x 11″ piece of freezer paper and printed my template directly onto it (make sure to print on the paper side…NOT the waxy side or you’ll have a real mess). I cut the template in half…. one flame for each leg.

Flaming Pants tutorial step 2 via lilblueboo.com

Step 3: I cut out the large flame from each piece of paper (save the inside flame for later)…..

Flaming Pants tutorial step 3 via lilblueboo.com

Step 4: I ironed on my flame stencils to the t-shirt (read this tutorial for more info on freezer paper stenciling, and fabric paint). I ironed a piece of freezer paper underneath as well so the paint didn’t bleed through.