DIY Lash T-shirt

During one of my many wild Friday nights spent on Pinterest, I found a tutorial for a super cute tee on this blog. The only problem was THE WHOLE THING WAS IN SPANISH!!! So I just based my shirt off of these teeny tiny pictures that were in the post I found and just hoped for the best. 

I picked up a white t-shirt, sponge brushes, and soft, matte fabric paint at the craft store. 

Before doing anything I sewed the sleeves on my shirt, simply because I wanted them to be cuffed. This is a totally optional step, I just love the cuffed sleeve look. 

(I'm not a good sewer, I just kinda shove the needle through and hope it stays)

Then I found the lashes I liked by googling "lash t-shirt" and pasted them on a Word document so I could print it out. 

In the Spanish tutorial, it looked they used a some sort of this cardboard as a stencil. This was the part I struggled with the most. I tried to use scrapbook paper as my stencil. I thought it would work since its kinda thick. But cutting it with an Xacto knife was a nightmare. So I found some cardboard and used that instead. It was still pretty thick, and kinda tricky but I made it work. 

Once I finally had a useable stencil, I could actually start making the shirt. Make sure you put a piece of cardboard inside the shirt, so the paint doesn't bleed through. I then taped the stencil on where I wanted it on the left side with masking tape (about 5 inches below the neckline).

 And went in with my sponge brush. Of course another problem arose. Since I used cardboard and it was pretty thick, the brush didn't reach all of the small crevices that made up each lash. Luckily, I found a small paint brush. So I got the basic shape of the lash with the sponge brush. Then I took off the stencil and defined the shape with the paint brush. (Maybe a fabric marker would have made this easier but oh well)

Then I flipped the stencil over and did the same for the right side, making sure it was in line with the left lash. 

*PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT* 

Your lashes will probably not look identical. It's almost impossible for that to happen. So don't stress about making them look perfect. Focus making each one look good individually, and I promise, you'll be much happier. 

(Follow the instructions on your paint in regards to drying time and washing.)

Now you have a super cute, super inexpensive lash t-shirt. If you wanted to, you can make a stencil for lips and add those below the lashes. Then it would look very similar to this shirt from Nordstrom, which is priced at $49.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/sincerely-jules-lips-lashes-graphic-tee/

(No one has to know you actually made it for less than $10)