Adventures With Bleach

As soon as I saw this technique, I knew I had to try it out!  I have applique'd.  I have painted with freezer paper stencils.  So let's add bleaching shirts to my repertoire!  I wanted a girly Superman t-shirt to wear on Father's Day.  (We are celebrating the hubs in "Superman" style this Sunday!)

The first time I tried this method, I failed completely learned a lot.  So I am pleased that I can share a *successful* tutorial with you!  I'll share my oopseys at the end of the tutorial.  But you will not believe how easy this is!

Here is what I learned from my oopseys:

* Do NOT overdo the bleach.  I ruined one of Little Man's shirts because I didn't believe that the invisible bleach was doing all the work.

* I tried using a cardstock stencil the first time, but it did not give me a clean, crisp stencil image.  I definitely love my freezer paper!

* If your spray bottle is on "stream", it will leave much larger blotches.  I realized that with my first spray!

* I had the best luck when using undiluted bleach.

I am loving my sweet, subtle Superman shirt!

Yes, I had to photo myself.  This whole "Superman" theme is still a surprise from the hubs, besides the fact he is out-of-town as always!  Ah well, this Supergirl has got it covered. :)