fit to a T

this is something i have been wanting to do for a long time. originally, i thought i would make the art, but if you know carter, you know her name is written all over such a craft. i also thought it was a great option to help out with this situation!

so, here goes a simple and not really well documented tutorial of how to make your "fit to a  T" shirt:

what you need: t-shirt transfers, a pillowcase, an ink jet printer, scissors, t-shirt and your child's art
first things first: let your child create a little art. 

this specific idea came from a heart carter drew at preschool in january. we used it for our valentine day treats, too. when i told her what we were going to do, she said she wanted to put the heart and the word love on a shirt for her sister. later, she decided to make a new heart.

i then made the artwork into an iron-on by following the enclosed directions. basically, you scan the art, size it to your liking in a document, flip it and print it. do not forget to flip it, or it will be backwards when you iron in onto your t-shirt.
then, i followed the directions again to iron it onto my t-shirt. the directions say to use a hard surface (not an ironing board-i used the stove because it is a smooth top and already handles hot temperatures) and a pillow case. i also turned my iron upside down (as shown above) so the image would be completely covered more with the larger part of the iron. does that make sense??

after the t-shirt cooled, i peeled off the paper backing and ta-da:
of course, carter decided she needed one, too. we are all about matching at our house. 

and then, i tried a different option to create this cookie monster shirt for miller. i wanted to make miller a cookie monster t-shirt for his birthday, but never got around to it. i also had a very hard time finding an image of just cookie's head. but, i finally found a coloring page image online. i printed it, colored it and then scanned it. i think it turned out really cute for a cookie monster t-shirt. originally i let miller color it, but he liked mine better, so we went with that.

i am totally addicted. i have thought of so many more iron-on t-shirt ideas. i can't wait to make more. so, beware. you have been warned.

if anyone decides to try it, i would love to see how it turns out!

and, if you would like more t-shirt ideas, check here for brassy apple's crafty summer series!