Random Paintings and T-Shirt

 I tried to copy from photographs for the deer above and the two paintings below but was disappointed with how they turned out. Stick to my usual style or practice more?

My daughter asked if I could decorate 3 t-shirts with vintage 79 as she and two friends were celebrating 40th birthdays. I cut the numbers and letters out of heat transfer vinyl on my digital cutting machine. They were then ironed onto the t-shirts.

I'll not be posting for a couple of weeks or so but I'll be back.

Big Brother Saurus

The new baby's big brother who is 3 loves dinosaurs so I decorated this t-shirt for him.

I altered some clip art on the web so it was suitable for cutting on my KNK. I added the words and cut it from heat transfer vinyl then applied it to the t-shirt with a heat press.

Elliot's T-Shirt, Swatch

I used Elliot's drawing swatch sample to decorate a t-shirt for him.

A swatch I missed out from the last set was this Marrakesh inspired design.

The repeat pattern shown first then the actual fabric swatch. The design can be made smaller on the Spoonflower shop page.

Bird T-shirt

I used one of my motif designs for this t-shirt which I had printed at Zazzle. These same birds but on a background were featured on my 2014 calendar tea towel which is still hanging in my kitchen.

Zazzle shop.

Red Sky at Night and Embroidered T-Shirt

We have had some really colourful sky recently

I bought a plain t-shirt and stitched on some flowers. The t-shirt is actually a lot darker and a different colour than the photo looks, it's like a really dark jade. Instructions below.

I drew a sketch on paper, then I put some stabiliser on top [something like stitch and tear although I think mine was regular stitching stabiliser]. As you can see through the stabiliser it is possible to copy the design onto it, I used a pen.

Pin the stabiliser to the right side of the t-shirt where you want the placement, then embroider - I used back stitch.

Then carefully tear off the stabiliser. Job done.

Frog under a Spotty Toadstool Fabric

Remember my frog shelter series? I've altered this one to put on a t-shirt [or could be anything else they sell] at the Zazzle store.

Click here to see him on a t-shirt 

I altered this frog a few weeks ago to make a fabric design for a Spoonflower competition - I didn't win. The fabric is not for sale at the moment but it could be, I only have to order a swatch to check it out, then Spoonflower would sell it. See here.

This was the original watercolour from my sketchbook

The flowers were originally white but I thought the bluebells would show up better. I also added a little rhyme after scanning.

Altered T-Shirt

I altered a plain t-shirt the other week. I used vintage patterned fabrics to make flower shapes. I would normally use bondaweb to stick the shapes to the t-shirt but I didn't have any so I used fabric glue instead.  I hand stitched it in place, running stitches around the petals and blanket stitch around the middle of them. I have washed it since and the edges have frayed slightly but I think it has improved it.