freezer paper Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Ashley Hackshaw / Lil Blue Boo

I don’t do a lot of scrapbooking (I am YEARS behind unfortunately…it is on my “list” to catch up)…..but I do LOVE those little paper punches. I use them to make freezer paper fabric stencils…my simple, inexpensive way to “screen-print” at home.

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil via lilblueboo.com

I punch out the shapes into a strip of freezer paper….

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 2 via lilblueboo.com

….and sometimes use both the shape and the “negative” image left behind.

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 3 via lilblueboo.com

I used blue watered-down paint to make the red fabric look more purple and used the freezer paper punches to leave a random design behind…..

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 4 via lilblueboo.com

…….and the result was perfect for the “ruffle” I was about to sew.

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 5 via lilblueboo.com

A star punch…..

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 6 via lilblueboo.com

….used to make a cluster of “floating” stars on a dress…..

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 7 via lilblueboo.com

……an easy spruce up to a dull grey t-shirt!

Scrapbook Punch to Fabric Stencil 8 via lilblueboo.com

Just remember:

:: Put a layer of freezer paper in between your fabric layers so that paint doesn’t bleed through to the other side.

:: Iron your dry paint layers to heat “set” them so they don’t wash out!

Click here to see other freezer paper stenciling projects that I’ve done.

These beanbags were Sienna’s and my project yesterday afternoon. Who doesn’t love beanbags? We made one for each letter of her name.

How to make personalized beanbags 2 via liblueboo.com

Sienna doesn’t know how to spell yet but she loves counting them and we also play “bean bag horseshoes” with them….trying to toss them as close as we can to a target.

First, I made a square template 6 1/4″ x 6 1/4″ and used it to cut 2 squares from each piece of scrap fabric I had.

I cut 8.5″ x 11″ pieces of freezer paper to run through my printer (there is a file at the bottom of this post with the full alphabet that you can print). I printed out S-I-E-N-N-A in both capital letters and lowercase letters. Then I cut out around the letters and also cut pieces of blank freezer paper to place behind the fabric. I used a razor blade to cut out the letters to make a stencil.

Note: Freezer paper has a waxy side that adheres to the fabric when you iron it on. The non-waxy paper side should be on the side you are going to iron. Make sure to adhere all the edges and your paint won’t go on any area that you’ve ironed the paper onto! Just be careful not to use too much paint on each layer….or the freezer paper will start to unstick if it gets too wet. Do 2-3 light coats of fabric paint!

I ironed each freezer paper stencil onto the front of a piece of fabric (and ironed a blank piece to each back to keep paint from bleeding through).

How to make personalized beanbags iron via liblueboo.com

Then I used Jacquard Fabric Paint to fill in each stencil.

Note: Be careful not to use too much paint on each layer….or the freezer paper will start to unstick if it gets too wet. Do 2-3 light coats of fabric paint!

Once dry, I peeled off the freezer paper stencil and voila!

I placed each piece of fabric right sides together and pinned.

Then I started in the middle of one side of a square (do not start on a corner) and I sewed all the way around with a 1/2″ inseam. I stopped 1″ from where I started sewing to leave an opening.

I turned the square right side out and ironed flat (this also heat sets your paint).

Next I top-stitched around the edges of my square making sure to leave an opening where the previous one was (so that there is hole to put the beans through).