Making your own t-shirts never gets old. Everyone can do it, no matter what the age, and it's a fun activity for anybody try even for their first time. All you need is a plain t-shirt, something to put on the t-shirt and your imagination to make something you'll not only be proud to wear but something you'll want to wear to feel good wearing.
Designing t-shirts you make on your own is easy, because everything is up to you. You can use permanent markers, fabric paint, real paint or a plethora of other art supplies to make your shirt come alive. Your first task is to head out to an arts and crafts store to buy supplies. If you don't know what you'll need to make your shirt, just walk up and down the aisles, and back up whatever catches your eye. If you can find it, chances are it can go on a shirt and look good if you take your time. While you're there, chances are you can even pick up the shirts you'll want to use to make your own t-shirts.
Pick out shirts that are cotton, something like the plain Hanes brand shirts everyone seems to wear. These work well and help keep your designs longer than some other brands of shirt that once watch shrink or otherwise destroy your work. When you pick out items to use, make sure they can be washed, and if you don't think they can survive being washed in a machine, don't use them. After all, you don't want to ruin your work of art just because you also wanted to wear a clean t-shirt.
When making your shirt, put a piece of cardboard inside it so that the paint and what-not doesn't leak through and stain the other side. Work on one side at a time, and don't work on another side until the first side is completely dry otherwise you'll smear your work. Also, make sure you put down a tarp or old sheet so that you don't cause mayhem to your mom's kitchen table or your tabletops elsewhere. If you can work on the ground, even better, put make sure you still put down something to keep it from getting messy. Take your time, be creative and have fun making your own t-shirts!
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