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Kiss Me, I'm Irish Today!

Published 03.11.2009 | Permanent Link | Comments (10)

By Cindy Hopper

My daughter never seems to have anything green to wear for St Patrick's Day (everything is pink). Here is a simple way to dress up a plain white t-shirt for girls or boys to keep from getting pinched.

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All you need is a pre-washed plain white shirt, green paint, paint brushes and some freezer paper.

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Shamrock Template

Download the Shamrock Template or draw your own. Trace the shamrock onto the dull side of the freezer paper and cut out the shape. It is best to use a permanent marker for tracing to make sure the iron won't smear the ink. Leave plenty of white paper around the shamrock.

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Place a piece of cardboard in the middle of the shirt to prevent the paint from bleeding through to the backside of the shirt. It works best when a piece of freezer paper is ironed onto the back or the front of the shirt, where you want to paint. This keeps the fabric from stretching while painting. With a dry iron set on medium, iron the shiny side of the freezer paper to the t-shirt. Hold iron on freezer paper about 5 seconds.

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Paint from the outside to the inside all the way around the stencil.

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Then paint in the rest of the shamrock. We let the green paint dry a bit and then added a bit of transparent glitter paint.

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Remove freezer paper and allow shirt to fully dry. Iron shamrocks using a pressing cloth and the shirt is finished!

So simple and cute! The best part was seeing how proud my daughter was wearing her shirt that she painted.

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Comments (10):

Donna said:

This would be a very cute project for a whole classroom to do!
I love it!
I'll be running out to get some freezer paper today!

Posted on March 12, 2009 11:08

Kim said:

Very cute!

Can the shirt be washed or will all the paint come off in the washer?

Posted on March 12, 2009 12:05

Skip to my Lou said:

Yes, the shirt can be washed! Enjoy!

Posted on March 12, 2009 12:58

angee said:

So cute! I'm totally doing this with my kids! Thanx for the idea!

Posted on March 12, 2009 14:53

Rachel said:

SO much fun! I'll be linking.

Posted on March 12, 2009 16:23

Lindsay said:

Love thia! No only if I can find it in our commisary overseas.

Posted on March 13, 2009 00:56

Marie said:

This is just perfect!I know what I'll be doing with my boys tomorrow!

Posted on March 13, 2009 05:54

Missy said:

So cute! And I have all the supplies here!!!!

Posted on March 13, 2009 08:06

Shannon said:

This is adorable!!! My son is suppose to wear something green for school on Tuesday and this will be even better! Thanks for the great idea!

Posted on March 13, 2009 19:10

Sheila said:

I made these shirts for my boys (ages 4 and 6). Thanks so much for the idea!

Posted on March 17, 2010 20:53

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