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)
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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.) -
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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!! -
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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. -
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+ Fold the image in half twice (to make 4 sections), & cut apart.
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+ Set ur copier on ur printer to magnify/blow up image by 30%.
+ Then copy each section.
+ Tape 4 sections back together -
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+ 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. :( -
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+ Center Stencil on shirt & tape down.
+ Use brush to dab black fabric paint over stencil. You could also try acrylic paint or Spraypaint. -
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Remove stencil, & let dry completely.
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I also added Roses to the shoulders & on the back. :) -
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*Optional*
Use scissors to make tiny holes in sleeves of shirt (like the original). Kinda hard to tell in pics. -
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Enjoy ur hot new sweatshirt!
Im wearin this on christmas! :P