DIY LEGO Ninjago Shirt

A couple of weeks ago we had a chance to explore the new LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Arizona.  On the eve of our trip I got big ideas in my head to make the boys shirts.  With only a couple of hours that night to get it done, I landed on a simple freezer paper stencil shirt.  Brother got a LEGO Emmet shirt, but for little brother I went with a DIY LEGO Ninjago Shirt.

The great thing about freezer paper shirts, is they take just minutes to throw together.  This one has two layers of paint so it took just a little bit longer to allow for dry time in between.

Supplies:
blue shirt
freezer paper
black fabric paint
yellow fabric paint
paint brush
Cricut

Directions: (Can be done with or without an electronic cutting machine. See step 1 directions in italics for print and cut method.)

Upload and set your canvas to t-shirt.  This will make it easy to determine the size of your stencil.  I also measured the spot the print would go to make sure it would fit.  Leave a border around the edge to be ironed for a crisp print.

Place freezer paper on your cutting mat with the paper side down. Set your machine to light cardstock and make sure to mirror your image before cutting.  Printing Directions: Cut a piece of freezer paper to letter paper size (8.5’ x 11”). Feed into ink jet printer so image prints on paper side. Size image in word processor to fit on a paper, print. Cut out stencil by hand.  

First place a piece of wax paper in between the shirt to prevent the paint from seeping through to the back of the shirt.  There are two parts to this stencil, the black and yellow paint.  Place the exterior stencil on your t-shirt shiny side down.  Iron stencil onto the shirt with a medium setting.

Start applying yellow fabric paint in an inward motion.  You want to make sure to go away from the stencil so paint does not seep under the paper.

Allow the paint to dry a couple of minutes before peeling the paper off.  Let the paint sit at least 1 hour or until dry.

Next, lightly iron on the second layer of stencils for the eyes and black outline.  Use the same inward motion to paint the black on.

Let the paint dry a couple of minutes and remove the freezer paper.  As a final touch, once the paint has dried completely, place a pressing cloth over the design and iron over for a couple of minutes to really set the paint.

Such a simple design, but a huge hit.  You could do this DIY LEGO Ninjago shirt with any color of shirt really, and would make a perfect party favor for a LEGO party!