Birthday and Father's Day BBQ Gift Basket

It's Monday once again. Yesterday was such a nice day as the whole family got together to celebrate my Dad's birthday and Father's Day all in one. Here's what I've been working on for the past couple of weeks for my Dad: a BBQ Box.

First, I made a fun apron for my Dad. I took a printed the image I wanted on my apron onto a plain piece of paper. I held it up against a window and traced it onto my apron.

I took my fabric paints and painted my image. 

Next, I made a hand towel to hang from the BBQ. I just took a plain hand towel and put a grommet in the middle of the top. Then I painted some words on it. I chose to write BBQ King.

The last thing to do was to decorate the box. I used my stencil and made it look fun.

And there you have it! I added a BBQ sauce and some spices in a cute magnetic jar. Now my Dad is all set for the BBQ season. 

Happy Crafting,

PS: Here's where we link up.

Stencilling a Canvas Bag

When I bought stencils for my TV stand (find that post here) on the package they showed using the stencils on a canvas bag. And so, since I was already on the hunt for a bag to bring my lunch and other stuff to work, I decided to stencil my own canvas bag.

I found my blank bag at Michaels for $7 (then used a 20% off coupon) and two bottles of fabric paint (Tulip brand).

To stencil the bag I slip in my scrap booking cutting mat in the mag to keep the surface flat, and to keep the paint from possibly leaking through to the other side. Then I taped down the stencil on the bag and used a foam brush to lightly dab the paint.

The result? Not perfect, but not too bad. I think the problem was that even though I used the mat to keep the bag flat, it didn't work 100% and so it was difficult to get the paint through the stencil and on to the bag. Maybe if I were to do this again I would iron the bag first.

Have you ever tried to stencil a fabric bag or anything else? Have you ever had less than favourable results?

Happy Crafting,
Courtney

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