Skull Sweatshirt

Refuse to pay retail price!!!

Posted by DarkAshHurts

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I saw this pretty skull sweatshirt at HotTopic few months ago, but it was $50!!!! wtf? Its so simple, u can make your own! (last photo is the original one, which i took a pic of when i found it)
Just in time for winter & the holidays! Heres how i made it! ...

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Exacto Knife
  • Black Fabric Paint
  • plain gray Sweatshirt
  • thin Cardboard

Steps (10 steps, 240 minutes)

  1. 1

    Go to goodwill & find a plain $3 gray sweatshirt (or sweater) u like.
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    (Every1 throws away perfectly good shirts u can stencil. ...u could always resize it to fit you also.)

  2. 2

    Go online & find a skull stencil u like.
    ...i was planning to make a realistic one ,like the original shirt (pic). But i found this cool sugar skull stencil instead!!

  3. 3

    You have to make a HUGE skull stencil for the front (too big to print), Heres what i did ...
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    Resize the image/stencil in microsoft word, to make it the size of printer paper. Print.

  4. 4

    + Fold the image in half twice (to make 4 sections), & cut apart.

  5. 5

    + Set ur copier on ur printer to magnify/blow up image by 30%.
    + Then copy each section.
    + Tape 4 sections back together

  6. 6

    + Tape new image to thin cardboard ...like a cereal box (or flattened gift box like mine).
    + Using an exacto knife, cut out stencil through cardboard.
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    ...i gotta hand cramp a few times. :(

  7. 7

    + Center Stencil on shirt & tape down.
    + Use brush to dab black fabric paint over stencil. You could also try acrylic paint or Spraypaint.

  8. 8

    Remove stencil, & let dry completely.
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    I also added Roses to the shoulders & on the back. :)

  9. 9

    *Optional*
    Use scissors to make tiny holes in sleeves of shirt (like the original). Kinda hard to tell in pics.

  10. 10

    Enjoy ur hot new sweatshirt!

    Im wearin this on christmas! :P