Footprint Turkey Shirts
If you follow me on Facebook you've already seen this sneak peek of my boys' turkey shirts
when I shared it last night.
I whipped them up just in the nick of time!
I was inspired to make these from this cute image I found on Pinterest.
They were pretty simple, I have to say!
And that is always good with me since I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator. š
Here's an easy peasy breakdown of how I made them:
Footprint: I took some acrylic paint (metallic copper from Folk Art) and mixed it with Folk Art's textile medium so that the paint would be more flexible on clothing and would wash well. I painted my boys' feet and had them step on their shirts. I brushed more paint on the footprints to make it look more solid. Let it dry overnight.
Feathers: I made a template for turkey feathers out of a piece of cardstock. I searched my fabric stash for cute "feather" material and came up with 7 different remnants (everything in my stash is remnants - I love them!). I cut rectangles of the fabric that would hold up to 3 "feathers" side-by-side them laid the rectangles out on a piece of fusible webbing (I was able to fit all 7 rectangles on one piece of webbing. Then I simply cut out my feathers using my template. I arranged them around the footprints (1 set for the baby's onesie, and two sets overlayed one another on the big boy shirt) and ironed them down.
Turkey Face: I glued on googly eyes with Beacon's Fabri-Tac and painted on a beak and "gobbler" (I can never remember what that red thing on turkey's is called!!).
My oldest LOVES his shirt! He's so excited to match his baby brother. He was showing it off to everyone at daycare this morning when I dropped him off. š
And, yep, they are wearing them to daycare today so I can wash them tomorrow and have them ready to wear again on Thanksgiving.
Also, here is my little man's turkey shirt from last year.
Now on to figure out how to make cranberry sauce... š
Don't miss these other fun Thanksgiving kid crafts:
Vinyl Handprint Turkey | Felt Turkey Votive | Turkey Snack Bags |
Fabric Turkey Craft | Rice Krispies Turkey Cake | Colorful Drum |
Simple Thanksgiving Tree | Dipped Nutter Butter Treats |
Fall Craft Stick Crafts | DIY Woodland Folk Toys
Vinyl Handprint Turkey | Felt Turkey Votive | Turkey Snack Bags |
Fabric Turkey Craft | Rice Krispies Turkey Cake | Colorful Drum |
Simple Thanksgiving Tree | Dipped Nutter Butter Treats |
Fall Craft Stick Crafts | DIY Woodland Folk Toys
Such an adorable shirt and cute kiddos!
Thank you for linking w us at Creative Muster! Pinned this! xoxo Sharon
Adorable!
Such a cute idea. I love it!
These shirts are so adorable. Great gift idea or Thanksgiving Day outfit. I will be featuring your post on Sunday's Best. Thanks for sharing.
This is so awesome that I featured it at my Hookin Up with HoH Party!
Feel free to stop by and grab a button if you'd like!
xoxo
Allison @ House of Hepworths
The only thing cuter than those shirts is those two kiddos! Wow! What a great project! I want to do this with my son next year. Would you share it here?
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/shine-on-fridays-3-and-some-fabulous.html
I just love these...going to have to make a few before I put my fall fabric away for next year. Just lovely!
Happy Thanksgiving, inviting you to share your project with us at
http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-2011.html
Have a fabulous shopping weekend.
Maggie
http://passionatelyartistic.com
How adorable!
Precious Michele!
How cute! Love the little turkeys!
Holy cuteness! I love how they turned out!! Such a cute picture š
so incredibly cute -- the kids and the shirts!
These are so so cute Michele!! I love their little foot prints and the fabrics! Too fun.
Michele, this is fantastic!
The sneak peak was nothing compared to the really thing. I giggled when I saw their little toe prints! Fabulous!