Upcycling T-Shirt (and grocery shopping bags)

Allow the Hall M Family (and Friends!!!) teach you how to use freezer paper as a stencil to redecorate old shirts and tote bags to make new shirts and new reusable grocery bags! :)  We also made a few other nifty projects out of old clothing! :)

Make sure you draw on the rough paper-like side of the freezer paper.

After the paint dries, peel away the freezer paper, and admire your work! :)

The bag on the right is actually made from a t-shirt that was painted last year during Sustain-A-Bowl's "Paint an Old Tshirt" activity.  The shirt shrank over the last year, so now it's a grocery bag!  All you do is sew up the bottom edge of the shirt (with the shirt inside out) then use a bowl to cut a half-circle from the neck and cut off the sleeves! :)

Other crafts that were made were...

*A beach bag made from old towels*

The beach towel folds into the bag! And of course, we would

carry our re-usable bottle to the beach with us!! :)

*A purse made from old jeans*

Doesn't Beth make a lovely purse model? :)

How to Etch Glass!

We're etching glass tonight!  

Email pictures of your etching work to hallmpictures@gmail.com if you want me to add it to the blog as examples!! :)

Here's instructions in case you want to do more etching later! :)
I will say that small, detailed images are difficult.... :)

You need:

Contact Paper

Clear Glass

Armor Etch etching cream

cheap paintbrush

something to trace (image, monogram)

sharpie

masking tape

rubber gloves

X-Acto knife

Step 1

Tape a piece of contact paper (still on the paper backing) over the image or letter you are tracing.

Step 2

Trace the image with a sharpie.  I find it helpful to fill in all of the areas that you want to be frosted so you know what to cut out later.  Place the sticker on the glass where you want the image to be.

Step 3

Can you see the lines where I cut around the image with an X-Acto knife?

That's what you should do! Trace around the image/letter.

Step 4

Start peeling away the contact paper to uncover the part of the glass that you want to be etched (or frosted).

Step 5

Looking at the glass now, everything that is uncovered will be etched and everything covered will stay as it is.

Step 6

Wear gloves for this part!!  Start painting the ArmorEtch onto the contact paper.  Make sure to cover the areas you want etched.

Step 7

Let sit for 5-10 minutes

Step 8

Rinse in the sink (still wearing your gloves).  Remove all the contact paper and your glass is done!