Easy Kids Crafts: Stylish Stamping

Stamp your own T-shirt like Alexander Girard.

by Todd Oldham | October 21, 2011

Stamp sharp geometric shapes like Alexander Girard, or create your very own! Custom fabric and T-shirt designs are simple to make, just use makeup sponges and textile paint.

You will need:

• Aluminum foil
• Cardboard
• 100% Cotton T-shirt
• Fabric paints
• Makeup sponges
• Paper plates
• White glue

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  To make the stamp, cut a rectangle of cardboard and glue the makeup sponge down in the middle.

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  You can cut the sponges into any shape you like. This stamp looks like a bow tie.

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  Pour a little of your fabric paint onto a paper plate. Use scrap cardboard to smear an even layer of paint all the way to the edge of the plate.

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  Place your stamp into the paint and press down lightly to make sure your sponge is covered evenly.

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  Place foil inside the shirt to avoid the paint soaking through and start stamping! Let dry, following the paint’s setting instructions.

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