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March 27, 2013

Custom Birthday Girl Shirt Using Ink Effects

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A few weekends ago we celebrated Miss E’s big 2nd birthday (I’m still in denial) and I threw her a very girly train party. It was a blast. For her party I made her a custom “Birthday Girl” shirt that screamed ‘Girly’ to the fullest. She loves her pink and sparkles. Today, I’m going to show you how you can easily make your own custom birthday girl shirt, using DecoArt’s Ink Effects. I’m serious, it is SO simple. You will be addicted :)

Birthday Girl Shirt Tutorial by Design, Dining + Diapers

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 Supplies Needed: 

– Basic white tee (I picked mine up at Fred Meyer on sale for $2.99!)

– Piece of white paper (Coloring book pages, printer paper, anything will work)

– Hot pink Ink Effectsby DecoArt

– Paint brush

– Iron

– Jewels

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Start by printing out your design onto a piece of basic printer paper. Or you can also paint directly onto the paper if you have a steady hand. Just remember that the image will need to be the mirror image of what you want to appear on the shirt. Then paint the design using the Ink Effects. The package says that the paint works best on materials with less than 40% cotton. This one has about 90% and it still worked great. However, there is a spray you can buy to put on the fabric before ironing it down that helps the adhesion.

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The color that appears on the paper is not necessarily the final color. The Hot Pink that I used looked more fuchsia on the paper and when I ironed it on it was a true hot pink.

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Let the ink dry for at least an hour or two. Now if you thought it was easy up until this point, it gets even easier. Simply cut out the shape of the design and lay it flat onto the shirt.

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Iron over the image, putting pressure onto the design and making sure that all corners have been covered. I spent about 60 seconds going over the design.

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Peel off your paper and your design will be transferred! SO easy. What I like about using the Ink Effects is that it doesn’t leave the plastic feeling that transfer paper has. It is really soft and blends right into the fabric. The only issue I had was that I saw a few iron marks on my design, but they weren’t as noticeable once the I put the jewels on.

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I topped the design off by added some fun jewels along the edges and a few pink bows. Every birthday girl needs some bling!

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The party turned out great and my daughter loved her sparkly shirt. If your kids have a birthday coming up, give this technique a try! Its so easy and can be done in an afternoon.

NOTE: After washing the shirt the ink did fade a little bit, but nothing too extreme

 

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

Filed Under: Crafts & Sewing, DIY Projects Tagged With: kid friendly, paint, tutorial

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  1. Carrie A. says

    March 27, 2013 at 8:37 am

    Wow! Love the shirt and it does look really easy… cheap, too!

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  2. Chelsea @ Making Home Base says

    March 27, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    Super cute, Taryn! I love the ribbon bows! Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Jill Flory says

    March 28, 2013 at 6:38 am

    So cute! And yes, it does look very easy :)

    Reply
  4. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    March 28, 2013 at 9:08 am

    Super cute shirt! The ink effects sounds really neat and it looks like they worked great.

    Reply
  5. Carrie from Carrie This Home says

    March 30, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    This is such a cute shirt! Perfect for birthday pictures! My daughter’s 4th birthday is just around the corner so I’m loving birthday projects. Stopping by from House of Rose Inspire Me Please Blog Hop :)

    Reply
  6. Julia says

    April 1, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    Hi! You were the link before me at the Knock Our Socks Off Party! This is such a cute idea! I don’t have kids, but I could see using this method for a lot of other things. Personalize canvas bags? hmmm…. You have me thinking! Thanks for sharing!

    Cheers,
    Julia

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  7. Holly Lefevre says

    April 9, 2013 at 9:58 pm

    I have some ink effects and cannot wait to try it. This shirt is adorable!

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  8. Kara S says

    October 2, 2013 at 11:13 am

    Can I ask how you applied the jewels? I would love to make this for my daughters birthday this weekend!

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  9. Kayla says

    January 10, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    Question… Where did you get the stencil?

    Reply

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