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DIY Disney Frozen Inspired T-Shirts

July 28, 2014
by Lin
Anna and Elsa, Blog Hop, Disney's Frozen, DIY, Fashion, Frozen
27 Comments

You are cordially invited to the Disney Bloggers Frozen Blog Hop for Crafts, Recipes, Party Ideas and More!

Hi there, and welcome to our Frozen Blog Hop!  I’m going to share with you a great way to create your own shirt inspired by Princess Anna and Queen Elsa’s Coronation Dresses!  This idea hit me in the early spring when we were prepping for our Disneyland trip, but I didn’t get around to making these shirts until now, and I’m so glad that I’m able to share them with you!  So, let’s get started!

The Basics

  • These Disney Frozen inspired t-shirts are hand painted using acrylic craft paint mixed with textile medium.
  • Shirts can be made using whatever shirt style you wish, but I recommend a shirt with a high cotton content.
  • I drew my patterns using coloring book images as a template.  I have attached them here for you to download.  They can easily be re-sized in Word.

These DIY Frozen T-Shirts are easy to make and really cute!

Supplies

For this project you will need the following supplies:

  • T-shirt or t-shirts of your choosing
    Make sure you have pre-washed your shirts prior to beginning
  • Acrylic Craft Paint
  • Textile Paint Medium
  • Transfer Paper in white and black
    Use the white transfer paper on a dark shirt and the black/graphite transfer paper on lighter color shirts.
  • Patterns for transferring (Attached at the bottom of this post)
  • Stylus for use with transfer paper
  • Small paint brushes
  • T-shirt boards
  • Tape

 

Steps

1.  Prep your shirts by washing and drying them to prevent further shrinking, then put them over the t-shirt boards and smooth them out.  Tape them across the back to prevent fabric movement while you work.  Make sure the shirt is centered and is stretched tightly!  I recommend marking the center of where you want your design to be placed on the shirts prior to beginning.  Gather your supplies.

2.  Decide where you want your design to be placed on the shirt.  Lay your transfer paper down on the shirt and your image on top of that.  Ensure it is centered.  Use a stylus or ball point pen to trace the design using firm pressure (check your pressure early to ensure the design is being transferred).

DIY Frozen T-shirts.  Use transfer paper to easily transfer your image to your t-shirt.

3.  Mix your acrylic paint and textile medium using the instructions on the textile medium bottle.  I used 1 Tablespoon of paint to 1.5 teaspoons of textile medium.  It was more than enough paint.

4.  Paint your shirts one color at a time.  Take your time and ensure you use a brush with a crisp tip and nice, flat bristles.  I used a set that is for miniature canvases and they worked perfectly.  Allow each layer of paint to dry before adding the next.  I used 3-4 layers of paint in each color to achieve the solid color I wanted.  The black Anna shirt took the most paint due to the dark color.

DIY Frozen T-Shirts. Layer paint until you reach desired color.

5.  Once you are satisfied with your paint iron the designs following the instructions on the textile medium bottle.  Allow paint to fully set again according to the instructions prior to laundering.

And that’s it!  I’m really happy with the way these shirts turned out!  I hope you will give it a try and let me know how it goes!  If you have any questions about the specific supplies that I used please let me know!

DIY Frozen T-Shirts from Disney Mamas.

 

Anna and Elsa Pattern Templates

Anna Bodice Detail_DisneyMamas

Elsa Bodice Details_DisneyMamas

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About the Author
A Floridian at heart, Lin currently resides in the great state of Texas. When not dreaming of Disney she is a busy wife, mom, high school theatre teacher, travel agent, amateur baker, designer and artist. She is also a Wanna-Be Imagineer, and a DVC member. In addition to blogging here at Disney Mamas, she is also a Pilot for The Magical Blogorail. You can also find her on Twitter at @DisneyMamaLin.
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    27 Comments
    1. Donna Kay July 28, 2014 at 1:14 pm Reply

      Love the shirts Lin!! They are so cute, great tutorial!!

      • Lin July 28, 2014 at 4:45 pm Reply

        Thanks Donna Kay!

    2. lynnsc08 July 29, 2014 at 7:18 pm Reply

      These look amazing!! Thanks for such a super tutorial.

      • Lin July 30, 2014 at 12:16 am Reply

        You are so welcome!

    3. Deb at Focused on the Magic July 30, 2014 at 7:57 am Reply

      Great tutorial! I love these shirts! They would be perfect for Disney Bounding!!

      • Lin July 30, 2014 at 11:37 am Reply

        I’m excited to wear them on our next trip! They turned out so cute! Thanks for your sweet words!

    4. Lisa @home is where the mouse is July 31, 2014 at 7:55 am Reply

      Thanks for the step by step instructions. My daughter wants me to be Anna to her Elsa on Halloween and this may help get my costume together.

      • Lin July 31, 2014 at 4:11 pm Reply

        No problem! You two would certainly look cute together!

    5. Julie @RunWalkFASTPASS July 31, 2014 at 10:38 am Reply

      LOVE this, I might just have to be Anna in a runDisney race and this would make shirt SO easy to create!

      • Lin July 31, 2014 at 4:09 pm Reply

        That would make an awesome race costume!

    6. Jodi Whisenhunt August 2, 2014 at 6:20 pm Reply

      So cute & simple too! Great idea!

      • Lin August 5, 2014 at 9:42 am Reply

        They were even easier than I thought they would be!

    7. Kuleen Lashley August 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm Reply

      This shirt, my new sew cape, a skirt, and some boots, and you have an Anna costume. So easy!

      • Lin August 14, 2014 at 9:18 pm Reply

        The perfect, school-appropriate costume in fact! You have now officially inspired my Halloween attire at school for this year!

    8. Beth Green ~ A Disney Mom's Thoughts August 13, 2014 at 8:47 am Reply

      These are great!! I love how they are Frozen inspired, but not Frozen over the top!! I could easily pull off wearing this. I think I’ll copy our idea for making other shirts for our trip this fall!! Great job!

      • Lin August 14, 2014 at 9:17 pm Reply

        That’s me as well Beth! I need some hints of Disney, but I don’t need to scream it! Plus, these will look lovely in photos. 🙂

    9. DIStherapy August 13, 2014 at 4:08 pm Reply

      These shirts can out great Lin- I’m going to pin this to my Frozen runDisney Costumes board. Now you are all set for your next Disney Parks vacation!!

      • Lin August 14, 2014 at 9:16 pm Reply

        Thanks girl! I really need to start running, it is on my to-do list…where on earth do you find the motivation?

    10. Amy @ Mouse Ears Mom August 14, 2014 at 9:20 pm Reply

      Lin, the shirts came out fantastic!! I really want to make the Anna shirt for myself! If you have an Etsy shop I’d purchase one right now. My daughter has the Elsa costume and I’d love to wear the Anna shirt for Halloween and our upcoming trip to Disneyland! Super job and a wonderful tutorial! I’m heading over to social media to share and pin!

      • Lin August 14, 2014 at 9:34 pm Reply

        Thanks Amy! I tried an etsy shop once…it didn’t go well! I still have most of the necklaces I made!

    11. Lari Liner :-) December 27, 2014 at 8:48 am Reply

      These are wonderful! 🙂 Do you notice a difference between acrylic paint and fabric paint? Not sure if it will last through the wash…LMK 🙂

      • Lin December 27, 2014 at 12:07 pm Reply

        I like the colors available with the acrylic, and mixed with the fabric medium I haven’t had a problem with the color coming out. I don’t put them in the dryer though, just to be safe!

        Thanks for stopping by!

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    13. The Disney Chef February 2, 2015 at 1:06 pm Reply

      Such great tips! And with Princess Half Marathon around the corner, it’s really timely!

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    15. Erin February 29, 2016 at 2:19 pm Reply

      I know it’s been a while since you posted this-but wondering what type/brand of shirts you used? They have a nice scoop and look like they fit well! Thanks!

      • Lin February 29, 2016 at 2:29 pm Reply

        Hi Erin! The black one was from Target and is one of their Everyday Tees that they have out on tables. It is scoop neck style. The teal was from JC Penny’s (only because Target didn’t have that color) and was one of their in-house brands, either St. John’s Bay or Ana. Overall I liked the shirt from Target better. Old Navy also has some nice basic t-shirts that would work well.

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