'It's Just A Phase' DIY Moon T-Shirt Tutorial

This is the last weekend of Summer, which means that next week is fall. This also means many of us (especially those of us who live in places like Canada where the weather changes so drastically from season to season).
This summer I have been focusing on minimizing - in all aspects of my life, but the closet... clothes has with out a doubt been one of my biggest challenges. and this is not new for me to put it into perspective -  I have been talking about creating a capsule wardrobe since newly starting this blog... I think this may be the year it finally happens - Try and hold me to it!
So on that note ~ switching up your wardrobe does not have to mean going out and buying new pieces - the truth is most of us have more clothing than we actually wear!
So instead of adding to the problem why not solve it with a purposeful DIY, & remake something that we already have making it look fun & new! 

Supplies Needed:

~   Plain Black shirt

~   11 x 16 sheet of sketch paper 

~   Scissors 

~   White Acrylic Paint

~   Protractor / mason jar 

How To:

Creating your Stencil

Step 1. Depending on how many moon phases you want can fit on your T-shirt You will want to fold your paper into that many equal portions - this will make spacing your 'moons' much simpler! I wen with a 12 moon template - which required me to fold my 11 x 16 inch paper into 3 x 4 equal sections. 

Step 2. Using a protractor (or Mini Mason Jar) begin tracing a circle in the center of each section. 

Step 3. Once all circles are completed carefully cut out each one.

Creating your T-Shirt

Step 4. I recommend placing a board or piece of cardboard in between the front and back layers of the shirt to protect from any bleed through that may occur.

Step 5. Lay your stencil / template down centered onto your T-shirt (The grid should help with placement as well). You may want to tape down your stencil to secure it into place!

Step 6 & Above. Using a foam brush or loose paint brush you will want to gently dab on your white paint starting with a thin crescent moon shape and gradually increasing the portion of the circle you are covering with paint until you have covered the entire circle - Full Moon - and then gradually decrease the portion of the circle being painted in the apposing direction

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