Hodgepodge

You ARE an Artist!

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • About Us
  • Art Lessons
  • Blog
  • Tricia’s Book
  • Homeschool
  • Healthy
  • Shop
You are here: Home / HomeMaking / Family Life / Homemade Handprint Beach Crab T-Shirt

September 8, 2011 by: Hodgepodgemom

Homemade Handprint Beach Crab T-Shirt

With a make-your-own souvenir t-shirt you can save money (whatever the cost of souvenir t-shirts are x seven family members). And, dipping everyone’s hands into red paint sure builds memories. My kind of stuff! With these cute crabs, we preserved children’s handprints too. So, last week at the beach, we made beach crab t-shirts as our souvenirs.

We simply bought big packs of plain, white t-shirts and a jar of red paint (you’ll need an acrylic based paint that won’t wash away). And we followed the tutorial at Nothing But Country.

Make sure to line the inside of your t-shirt with newspaper so that the paint doesn’t seep through. We poured the paint onto a paper plate then dipped one hand. We then turned the t-shirt – using the same hand to make both sides of the crab.

We let all those t-shirts dry well overnight. Then, we used permanent, black markers to add the cute little crabby eyes and grin.

See, he sort of resembles those ghost crabs we saw a lot of?

Plus, you can add the name of your vacation destination.

Makes for really cute pictures too!

I’ve also seen many variations of handprint t-shirts. Some make patriotic eagles and more. Be sure to visit Nothing But Country for the step-by-step tutorial of this Easy Kids Summer Time Beach Shirt. (We made them for the adults too!)

Related

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

About Hodgepodgemom

Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

Taking Care of You
Helpful Habit: Little Ones First

Comments

  1. All Things Beautiful says

    September 8, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Now, you know that I would LOVE this. We have always stuck to tie-dyed shirts, but this looks like so much fun!! I didn’t know you could use just house paint instead of fabric paint.

    Reply
    • Hodgepodgemom says

      September 8, 2011 at 8:47 AM

      So far so good on the house paint! It’s what we could find at the beach (my lack of planning and not taking acrylic paint). I’ve washed them all and they all still look great. Love them!

      Reply
  2. Heather says

    September 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Ha! This beats the red Old Navy flag shirt of 2006 that I made our family wear on many occasions.

    Just wanted to let you know that we followed Nana’s marsh pastel tutorial yesterday from Barb’s August newsletter and we had a great time. http://tinyurl.com/3lvn79d Thanks for sharing it with all of us!

    Heather W

    Reply
    • Hodgepodgemom says

      September 9, 2011 at 3:30 PM

      Heather – thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed Nana’s marsh pastel. I always love to hear when a family follows along and loves pastels like we do. Thanks so much for the link. Y’all did a beautiful job!

      Reply

Leave a Reply to Hodgepodgemom Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Get Tricia’s book!




Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Welcome to Hodgepodge!

Thanks for visiting! I'm Tricia and I've been homeschooling since 2000. You ARE an artist with our mix of art lessons, helpful homeschool habits for multiple ages, recipes, reviews and more. It’s a Hodgepodge! Read More…


Art for All Ages



4 {FREE} ebooks plus subscriber-only art tutorials

Success! Please check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

Our Sister Websites




Categories

Follow Tricia Hodges | Hodgepodge's board You ARE an Artist on Pinterest.




Master

Recent Comments

  • Hodgepodgemom on 5 Reasons to Have Reading Week
  • Krysten Traylor on 5 Reasons to Have Reading Week
  • Melissa on The Great Christmas Breakfast Debate
  • Hodgepodgemom on Cranberry Thanksgiving Mr. Whiskers Chalk Art Tutorial
  • sarah on Cranberry Thanksgiving Mr. Whiskers Chalk Art Tutorial

  • Contact us
  • Best of Hodgepodge
  • Parenting
  • Tapestry
  • Healthy Mama
  • Essential Oils

Copyright © 2021 · Hodgepodge, a Southern Hodgepodge, L.L.C. site. | DMCA Notice