….to wear Christmas dresses after the holidays? I hope for a while….because she refuses to take this one off!
I should probably take it as a compliment that she likes the clothes I make for her…..but eventually I guess I’ll have to hide it so the neighbors don’t start talking.
Don’t even get me started on the sippy cup…..or the refusal to let me brush her hair…..
Wear your frog prince dress……
…..and crown your frog.
Sienna and I played outside in the beautiful weather this morning (letting Mr. Lil Blue Boo sleep in).
Her grandparents are picking her up to take her to the movie this morning. The dress is a hit and so are all the frogs we made. Nothing makes me more happy than to see her excitement about handmade things.
Sienna caught some flies and brought them to the photographer to eat.
I’m only going to be screening a few more frogs so I think I’ll just do some custom orders for dresses if anyone is interested so I don’t end up making random sizes (just convo me through Etsy).
If you want to make a frog prince and crown check out my two tutorials! Great gifts for Christmas!
The Beanbag Frog Prince Tutorial (with Download)
A Crown for the Prince Tutorial
The frog is actually a font by Pixel Farms. I love all their little creatures. I redrew the frog to make his mouth smaller and added toes and a crown.
You can make the frog prince yourself if you want. I use the screenprinting kit from Dharma Trading. See my screenprinting 101 tutorial here. I’ve attached the edited graphic from my previous post below. Just make sure to link back if you use it. Thanks!
This was runner up for my submission for this coming week’s snow theme over at SYTYC. I made two “crafts” but this was the one that didn’t quite make the Lil Blue Boo cut so here it is! You can use this technique to make any print you like….I just chose snowflakes because of the holiday season! Use it on t-shirts or pants too! A very simple reverse freezer paper stencil technique:
Materials needed:
Solid color fabric (white or another light color works best)
Dyn-A-Flow Silk Paint* (I only needed a 2.25 oz jar)
Spray bottle
Freezer paper
Scrapbook Punch
*Not typically available at your local craft supply store….I got mine from Dharma Trading.
Step 1: Cut out the pieces of your clothing pattern.
Step 2: Cut your shapes from freezer paper using a scrapbook punch.
Step 3: Starting at the bottom of your pattern pieces start to iron on each shape (or snowflake in this example). I overlapped the pieces to resemble accumulating snow at the bottom.
Step 4: Mix your Dyn-A-Flow Silk Paint into a spray bottle: 1 part water to 1 part paint. I did the entire dress with one small jar of paint. This paint is really thin but strong (resembles a dye)….which leaves your fabric really soft unlike other paints.
Step 4: Lay out your fabric on a protective covering and lightly spray the entire surface. Do not spray too much or the dye will seep under the freezer paper shapes.
Step 5: As each layer dries, spray another layer……continue until you reach the desired color and coverage.
Step 6: Press each pattern piece with a hot iron to set the dye. You can wash your pieces before sewing if you prefer.
Finished! Boring old white fabric made into a vibrant custom print! Click here to see other projects and tutorials with freezer paper stenciling.