Percy Jackson Camp Half Blood Tee by Sarah Jane Sews

I am seriously excited to be sharing a guest post with your this Friday. About a month ago the lovely Sarah from Sarah Jane Sews got in touch about sharing her Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood t-shirt for the Storybook Craft Project.

I had never heard of these books before but downloaded the first one in the series on to my kindle and I absolutely loved it! Transported to a world where the Greek Myths aren't really myths I was hooked and devoured the book within a matter of days!

I love Sarah's project so much and without further ado will hand over to her so she can share it with you!

Hi!  I'm Sarah from Sarah Jane Sews.  As a lifelong bookworm, I'm thrilled to be participating in the Storybook Craft series.

About a year ago, my teenage niece suggested that my son O and I should read the Percy Jackson books.  We share a love of Harry Potter, so she thought we'd enjoy them -- and she was right!  O has been pretty much obsessed with all of Riordan's books ever since.  I made him a Camp Half-Blood tee for Christmas and my niece loved it, so I took this opportunity to make one for her as well.

Materials
Orange tee
Black  fabric paint
X-acto knife
Freezer paper
Template

 

 If you're new to freezer paper stenciling, start by reading through Rebecca's tutorial.

Open the text template and add whatever clip art you'd like, or make a separate stencil for the image. I chose a centaur, but other suggestions would include a pegasus,  Poseidon's trident, Athena's owl, Zeus's thunderbolt, or the symbol of another Greek god.  I used the Adonais font for the text, if you'd like to make your own stencil with a different layout.

Print and carefully cut out the stencil with the X-acto knife, making sure to keep track of the tiny negative space pieces. I didn't realize until I made this one that I'd forgotten the piece that separates the centaur's arm and arrow on O's shirt.  Apparently not a big deal, since I didn't notice for over a month!

Center the stencil, iron it on, and paint.

The black covers well, so it only needed one coat in most areas.  When you're satisfied with the coverage, peel off the stencil.  It helps to use a pin and a tweezers to get the itty-bitty pieces off.

Admire your work.  All that detailed cutting seems worth it now, right?  Follow the paint instructions for drying and finishing, and enjoy your new shirt.

Thanks to Rebecca for letting me share this tee with you!