Why not make Mom a special shirt that is
personalized with love? Give it to her first
thing Mother's Day morning and she will feel
like the World's Greatest Mom all day long!
(This also works like a charm for Grandmas)
You will need:
Clean T-shirt in Mom's size and favorite color
Fabric Paint in several different colors
Stiff cardboard
Paintbrushes and sponges
coated paper or plastic plates
Paper
Wash and dry your shirt-even if it's new. Be sure
to wear an old shirt while doing this project and lay
down newspapers or craft paper on your work surface.
Practice your design on paper and decide what you
are going to do before painting on the shirt. You can
draw Mom's favorite flowers or fun designs like dots
and zigzags then place one of these sayings in the
middle of your design on the very front of the shirt:
World's Greatest Mom
Coolest Mom in Town
World's Best Mom
We love you Mom!
My Mom is Fantastic!
You get the idea, so try coming up with one of your
own! Leave room at the bottom of the t-shirt for
your name, or if you have brothers and sisters,
all of the names. Once you have your design and
saying picked out and you have practiced, you are
ready to paint your shirt.
Cut a stiff piece of cardboard the size of the shirt.
Place it inside between the two sides of the shirt
so the paints don't bleed through to the back.
Use the fabric paints with tips to write your saying
in the middle of the shirt front. If you have time, let
this dry for 24 hours, laying flat, before you paint
the designs. If you can't wait, be extra careful not
to smear the writing. Squirt fabric paint onto your
paper or plastic plates, not mixing the colors. Dip
your sponges or brushes lightly into a color and
blot them on a piece of paper towel. Now make the
designs on the shirt all around the saying.
When the shirt is finished let it lay flat for 24 hours.
Turn the shirt inside out and cover with a clean cloth.
Iron each section of the shirt using the warm setting.
This will help prevent fading of the paint.
