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| Thinking about possibly doing these for our crew leaders as the Staff T-shirts are all sold out from Group. If you've done these, what color shirts did you use & did you follow the directions on the website? I picked up a couple of lime green shirts & some fabric spray paint & some glow in the dark paint to experiment. But would love to know your tips & hints on what worked for you. Thanks! Melissa in PA
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| Posted 6/30/2009 1:38:16 PM |
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| We didn't make Group's alt. craft "fear not" t-shirts, we had t-shirts printed with "fear not" & then tie-dyed them. So I can't help you out. But I hope you make the shirts. As I've worn mine to the store, swimming lessons, etc. I've had a lot of comments on how people like that message instead of the shirts with the cute buddies or logos printed on them.
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| Posted 6/30/2009 3:39:41 PM |
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| Thanks for the note - I like the idea of tie-dying them - that's a great idea! What colors did you use? Were your letters black? I'd love to see pictures of them if you have any. Thanks!!! Melissa in PA
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| Posted 6/30/2009 3:46:48 PM |
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Could you share where you found the glow in the dark paint? Is it sold as a spray?
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| Posted 6/30/2009 4:17:46 PM |
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| I haven't made ours yet, but the directions said to use dark colored t-shirts- I hope your colors will still show on the lime green. Let me know how they turn out-Thanks
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| Posted 6/30/2009 5:02:52 PM |
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We used the idea of the FEAR NOT shirts. We bought dark t-shirts (on sale at JoAnn's for 2 for $4). We had kelly green, hot pink, royal blue, and red shirts. We had the backs screen printed with the last night's bible verse, and it looked great! Reminder, the scripture reference is Exodus, not Matthew. We had the kids use double sided tape and put crosses cut out from card stock onto the front of their shirts. We cut up sponges and sponge painted around the crosses. Limit your paint color to two colors and make sure they'll blend nicely (green and orange don't blend nicely, ha). We did yellow and lime green. Even the last group had their shirts dry enough to take home at the end of the evening. The kids all wore them Friday, and it was great to see so many colorful cross t-shirts. It seemed very keepable. FYI: Especially for the younger ones, put the crosses or letters on the shirts before the kids get to crafts. Choosing colors and sizes takes longer than you'd think, and setting up for painting takes a little time. Our kids really needed almost 30 minutes to do it all. It was worth it, though. Although this craft was kind of pricey, it is something to wear for a long, long time.
Shawn Parker
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| Posted 6/30/2009 6:10:02 PM |
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| I thought the t-shirt pictured looked light a light purple color, but I do see where it suggests purple, dark blue, or black for the shirt. The purple looks very light. I got 2 different types of paint to try - the glow in the dark is sold as "puffy paint" fabric paint - I plan to cut the tip off so I can just pour it into a bowl. The other kind I got to try (had done this at girl scout camp last summer) is the spray fabric paint in black - obviously it won't glow in the dark, but thought I would try to see how it looks. The 2 shirts are going in the washer tonight, so I can try it tomorrow - I'll let you know how it turns out. I got the glow in the dark paint & the t-shirts at Michael's Arts & Crafts Store - we aren't lucky enough to have a Hobby Lobby around here. . . I'm also going to check at JoAnn Fabric's for what they have. T-shirts were on sale for $2.50 each & the spray fabric paint was clearanced down to 1.99/ big bottle. Thanks everyone for all of the input!!! Melissa in PA
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| Posted 6/30/2009 6:15:00 PM |
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I saw sprayable fabric paint at JoAnn's yesterday, but the only color that looked like it would show up on dark purple shirts was yellow, and they only had one can of it. Since the paint was packaged on a blister card I couldn't read how many shirts it might decorate. For those of you who have done the "Fear Not" design, how many shirts can you get from a bottle?
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| Posted 6/30/2009 6:30:41 PM |
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I did read that it was important not to use fabric softener before you put paint on the shirts. I didn't wash ours first, but they were screen printed when the kids painted. I don't know what would happen if they had fabric softener, unless the paint might not adhere as well.
Shawn Parker
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| Posted 6/30/2009 8:44:29 PM |
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We had white 100% cotton shirts, screen printed in black. I pre-washed all of the shirts (without fabric softener) and air dried them. To tie-dye, we had the kids tie the shirts however they wanted to with rubber bands, soaked them in water, rung the shirts out really well, put the shirt in a ziploc bag, crew leaders squirted dye into each bag & sealed each bag, then the kids mushed the shirt around, we added a strip of packing tape to the top of each bag. It really was mess-free. The kids didn't have a choice of color - the color matched their group color. I paid $3.50 per shirt. Everyone wore their shirts on Friday. Some shirts were white either because the kid didn't want to tie-dye theirs or they weren't here on Monday & were given a shirt at registration (we didn't take time let those kids tie-dye).  
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