Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Bleach and a Snow Day

 If you've ever been to a show where I'm set up, you know that I use table covers that have bleach designs on them. A couple years ago I went nuts drawing with bleach on everything! Today is a snow day. My plans were cancelled so I decided to have some fun. After I took a nap. So - here's a tutorial on how to make your own bleach designs....
 Put some cardboard inside your t-shirt to make it a nice tight canvas. 
Fill a syringe (or a craft-store alternative) with a gel bleach. I use Soft Scrub.
 Start doodling (unless you have a definite design in mind.)
Below shows how I hold the syringe. Keep the needle away from your eyeballs.
 doodle some more....
 ...and some more...
 eat some lunch and when you come back your design appears!
 Originally I was going to just draw on the side like below...

 But, it's a snow day and I kept doodling. Perhaps it's overkill, but I like it.

4 comments:

Carolyn said...

I love it!! That turned out great!!

lynn bowes said...

You're a creative genius. I've always loved your cloths and tee shirts and now I know your Snow Day secret!

Jill said...

You are a doodler extraordinaire!

sue said...

it is just gorgeous! I love it. Does it work on all kinds of fabric - arrggh - brain racing with possibilities ...!