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  • Kid's Crayon-Colored T-Shirts
  • From "DIY Crafts"
    episode DIC-169
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    By using washable crayons, kids can recolor their T-shirts each time they're washed.

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    Figure A

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    Figure B

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    Figure C

    Put your little artist to work with a project that lets the imagination go wild. Carol Duvall, host of HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show, explains how to make a T-shirt kids can recolor after every washing.

    Materials:
    Cotton-blend T-shirt
    Dimensional fabric paint in black
    Crayola&$174; Washable Crayons
    Pencil
    Coloring-book-style picture
    Iron

    1. Start with a white 50/50 cotton-and-polyester blend T-shirt.

    2. Choose a coloring-book-style line drawing, and lightly draw it on the front of the T-shirt with a pencil (figure A).

    3. Using black fabric paint, follow over the pencil lines. Let dry (figure B).

    4. When the black paint is completely dry, turn the shirt inside out and iron it to heat set.

    5. Let the T-shirt cool, and have kids color in the picture with Crayola Washable Crayons (figure C).
    Tips:
    • All-cotton T-shirts will work, but the results are better with a 50/50 blend. When the shirt is ready to wash, launder separately in hot water with regular detergent; avoid using bleach. The crayon marks and colors will come off, and kids can start all over again.

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