Reverse Dye Smiley Shirt

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 100% Cotton T-shirt
• Cricut® Machine
• Green Mat
• Weeder
• Adhesive Vinyl, Any Color
• Plastic Covered Working Surface
• Cardboard
• Small Spray Bottle
• Bleach

DIRECTIONS:

1. Open Cricut Design Space™ and start a new canvas. Insert the "Melty Smiles" SVGs.
2. Size the art to fit the front of the shirt. Attach smiles together
3. Cut smiles out on the adhesive vinyl using the Cricut machine.
4. Transfer the smiles to the center front of the shirt. Place a piece of cardboard inside of the shirt to prevent any bleaching happening to the back of the shirt.
5. Wearing rubber gloves and safety glasses, mix 1 cup of bleach into 3 cups of water.
6. Transfer the bleaching liquid into a spray bottle.
7. Place the shirt on a plastic covered area and spray over the smiley face. Let the spray drip on the surrounding area around the smiley faces to get the splattered look.
8. Let the shirt sit until it has reached the desired look. Then rinse it under cold water until the solution is out of the shirt.
9. Remove vinyl and wash the T-shirt with laundry detergent.

JOANN HACKS:

• Spray light layers onto the shirt, more can always be added later.