So I have been seeing a lot of these gradient dyed shirts around lately, many which are NOT CHEAP. I like them but I always keep thinking, I could do that! I thought, ok, I’ll dip a shirt in dye but them I thought there is a more controlled way to do this. I used my Stencil1 Sprayers to really get that gradual change in color from dark to light! So I laid down this shirt that is light blue with dark trim. I decided to keep it simple and make the gradient blue as well. Starting at the bottom, I sprayed all along the bottom several layers, then moved upward doing a little less, then up more and even less,etc…Once it dries I will heat seal it with an iron and have a new summer shirt!

The gradient trend

The gradient trend

My Stencil1 sprayer gradient shirt!

My Stencil1 sprayer gradient shirt!


Day-glo paints

Stencil1 just participated in the CHA, it was a rollercoaster! We got to debut our new SPRAYERS which everyone seemed to love using. We were new to a lot of visitors, glad they liked it! I met some fun gals, my new insta-friend Elaine and her sister Jeni were the best. I also met some lovely blogger gals who posted these kind words:

http://www.craftcritique.com

http://www.threadbanger.com/

http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/diy-uprising/

Table graffiti

We stencilled our canvas table cloth, fun!

Booth

Our Booth was “ka-noodles”! I couldn’t stop obsessing on the free teal hotel chairs we had to use, was DYING to stencil them!


Martha Stwart and Cynthia Nixon meet Stencil1

Martha Stewart and Cynthia Nixon meet Stencil1

Ok, well maybe not Goth but when Stencil1 was featured on Martha Stewart, she painted the Jolly Roger stencil. Martha+Skulls=I was loving this odd Juxtaposition! Apparently, Martha LOVES Halloween as do I. So I sat in the audience as guest star Cynthia Nixon and Martha made some two-process Halloween shirts. I showed the producers a bleaching technique using Clorox Bleach Pens that I learned from Syrie at TreeHouse Brooklyn and they loved it. It was very inspiring and we are grateful for the appearance. Watch the 2 part how-to video! Stencil1 on Martha