Patriotic T-Shirts

By: Karen Embry for Plaid (www.plaidonline.com)

Paint a t-shirt with Stars!

Tear /cut four pieces of 1"wide masking tape about 12 inches long. Place the pieces
of tape horizontally towards the middle of the T -shirt -leaving about a 1" space between the rows of tape (Diagram A).
Tear two more pieces of tape, about 6 inches long and place vertically along the sides
of the horizontal pieces of tape (Diagram B).
Squeeze out some of the Engine Red fabric paint on to a Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Engine Red paint, and pounce in the areas/stripes in between the
tape and then remove the tape (Diagram C).
Squeeze out some of the Brilliant Blue on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip a spouncer
into the Brilliant Blue paint and apply the paint to the star stamp. Note: Apply paint to
the stamp prior to each use. Stamp the star stamp, 3 times horizontally above the red
stripes (Diagram D).
Squeeze out some of the Inca Gold fabric paint on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Inca Gold paint and apply the paint to the spiral stamp. Stamp the spiral stamp to the right and left of the collar just above the blue stars (Diagram E).
Using the Dimensional Glitter Gold paint, squeeze out dots randomly in between the
stars (Diagram F).

Tear /cut four pieces of 1"wide masking tape about 12 inches long. Place the pieces
of tape vertically towards the right side of the shirt -leaving about a 1" space between
the rows of tape (Diagram A).
Tear two more pieces of tape, about 6 inches long and place horizontally along the top
and bottom edges of the vertical pieces of tape (Diagram B).
Squeeze out some of the Engine Red fabric paint on to a Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Engine Red paint, and pounce in the areas/stripes in between the
tape and then remove the tape (Diagram C).
Squeeze out some of the Brilliant Blue on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip a spouncer
into the Brilliant Blue paint and apply the paint to the star stamp. Note: Apply paint to
the stamp prior to each use. Stamp the star stamp, 3 times vertically, to the left of the stripes leaving about a 1" space in between the stars and stripes (Diagram D).
Squeeze out some of the Inca Gold fabric paint on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Inca Gold paint and apply the -paint to the spiral stamp. Stamp the spiral stamp twice to the left of the blue stars (Diagram E).
Using the Dimensional Glitter Gold paint, squeeze out dots randomly in between the
stars and stripes (Diagram F).

Tear or cut three pieces of 1" wide masking tape about 12 inches long. Place the three
pieces of tape diagonally across the middle of the T -shirt, spacing the pieces of tape about 1" apart. (Diagram A. )
Cut two smaller pieces of tape and place along the ends of the diagonal tape. (Diagram B.)
Squeeze out some of the Engine Red fabric paint on to a Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Engine Red paint, and pounce in the areas/stripes in between the
tape and then remove the tape (Diagram C).
Squeeze out some of the Brilliant Blue on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip a spouncer
into the Brilliant Blue paint and apply the paint to the star stamp. Note: Apply paint to
the stamp prior to each use. Stamp the star to the right and to the left of the stripes - leaving about a 1 and Yz" space in between the star and stripes (Diagram D).
Squeeze out some of the Inca Gold fabric paint on to another Styrofoam plate. Dip the
spouncer into the Inca Gold paint and apply the paint to the spiral stamp. Stamp the spiral stamp under the blue stars that have already been stamped (Diagram E).
Using the Dimensional Glitter Gold paint, squeeze out a line of dots in between the
stars/swirls and the stripes. (Diagram F).