This past year I wanted to go all out on the 4th of July since I was going up to Oregon to spend it watching fireworks on the beach. I couldn't find any patriotic shirt that I liked, so I decided to make one myself. Old Navy had a sale going on where tank tops were only $2.50 so it was perfect to decorate. I got some fabric paint, painter's tape and some star stickers and got to work. I think the whole shirt cost me under $10.
Painter's tape worked perfectly making just the right width for the stripes and to block off the square for the stars in blue. What I learned worked, was if you put the star stickers on first and make sure they're pressed down good on the shirt, you can paint around them with the blue paint, just be careful not to have too much paint on your sponge or brush, where it would leak under the stickers. Once it's all dry, carefully remove the stickers and paint and you're done. It really didn't take a whole lot of time to do. The longest part was probably putting the painter's tape on, making sure the stripes were straight and letting them dry before painting the blue square.
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