I picked up one of those $4 or $5 tees at Target and carefully seam rippered the pocket off. Then, I cut the Jolly Roger template out of freezer paper and used the same bleach method I did here, only this time I didn’t put it in Oxiclean (just water). Doesn’t look like that part is necessary….at least not for maximizing your wearing pleasure.
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [18 Apr 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria
Love it! And he shirt is cute, too.
I really love this idea. I want to make some for Max and Lil.
I'm so glad to hear that that Target pocket comes right off! I bought one to make a big brother shirt and was wondering how it would look, so thanks for the doing the experimenting for me! :o)
He is adorable…and I love, love, love the $5 blue chair!
cute~!
Yay! I've been brainstorming ideas for my five year old son. My kids watch me sew (one boy, one girl) and most of it is for my little girl and then I feel bad for my boy. This pirate shirt will be my first project I am adding to my For Boys folder. Thanks!
Vanessa
love what happens to the black.
awesomeness.
I've been trying to find plain toddler tees without a pocket for ages. It never occurred to me to take the dang pocket OFF! Duh. You're a genius.
I've got to make these! They would be perfect for my boys' first birthday. And how fun would a pirate party be!!!
Oh so cute!! I love shirt!! and baby also very cute… its beautiful…
thanks for this post.
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i keep thinking about your blog. which is why i have come back (again). i am wishing i wasn't so dang busy and that i could make onesies for my twins, similar to these shirts you have made. except mine would say something like "twin A" and "twin B" or something twin-like. maybe if i keep on visiting your blog, i will be inspired enough to actually DO this.
Thanks for sharing your template and instructions. My son and I made him a shirt yesterday–
http://stephjacobson.blogspot.com/2010/04/freezer-paper-and-bleach.html
OK, I am going to be brave enough to admit that I just tried this out for my son using a dinosaur template and it turned out awful. Perhaps I used too much bleach, but it bled like crazy and the poor dinosaur…well, it looks more like a tumor now
I'll try again with some diluted bleach and less of it I guess.
Rose, I wouldn't recommend diluting the bleach. That'll just make you need more to get the same amount of bleaching.
It's harder on ribbed shirts. Were you using a ribbed tee?
Nope, just regular Target tee. I am making another stencil to cover up the messed up one and paying more attention to pressing the edges and being a little more careful with the bleach. I'll let you know how it goes!
Good luck!
An update! I made a stencil to cover up the messed up one, pressed the heck out of it and used *a lot* less bleach. And it worked perfectly!!! My son loves his new dinosaur shirt! Now I am off to target to pick up a black shirt for the pirate stencil! Thanks Char!!!!
Yay! Glad you got the kinks worked out!
Very nice – easy to follow, simple, and working. Thanks for the knowledge!
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