And here he is.....

My very own Green Lantern.

My little man has been on a Justice League kick and since he has lots of Superman stuff, I thought he would like a custom made Green Lantern shirt. I wanted to try my hand an making my own stencils and fabric painting and this project did both.

First you need to iron the shirt and lay it flat.

I had printed out the image that I wanted and traced it onto freezer paper. Then with an sharp knife I cut out the image.

Lay the pieces of the image "waxy" side down where you would like it and then iron. The heat of the iron lets the freezer paper adhere temporarily to the fabric. Once it is securely in place just paint on your color. I used a small foam brush and dabbed the color into the fabric. While the paint is still wet pull off the stencil and let dry for at least 4 hours. Overnight is preferred.

Here it is. Hindsight I would have made the image more substantial but it actually came out better than I thought and little man loves it.

If you would like to try this please be sure that you wash the garment or fabric before starting the process and after you have let the paint dry wash it again inside out in cold water and either tumble dry on your lowest setting or hang dry.