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We recently did a "gut" remodel of the kid's bathroom. When it came time to decorate it, my son voted for a "blue bathroom" and my daughter wanted pink. I wanted a 'modern' graphic shower curtain to make the small space pop. This is what I came up with.
How To:
You will need: an old shower curtain or liner, fabric for the curtain, sewing machine, fabric paint, small paint brushes, freezer paper and an iron.
I used the old shower curtain as a template for the size and placement of the button holes. I bought 96" wide white muslin for the curtain. The curtain measures 72" x 72". I sewed all hems and then sewed button holes in the top to hang it with. For the his/hers decoration, I found the symbols online, re-sized them in Photoshop and printed them out. Then I traced them onto freezer paper and cut them out to make my stencil. I went through about 4 stencils, each with 2 of each symbol alternating and placed 3 inches apart.
To paint, first I ironed the freezer paper stencil (waxy side down) to the curtain. Then I painted the stencil and let it dry. Once dry, I removed the stencil and then repeated the whole process over again!
Once the whole thing was finished and dry, I ironed it with spray starch and then sprayed it with a couple of coats of scotch guard. (My toilet is right next to my shower curtain and I have a 5 year-old little boy... no further explanation required!)
{This tutorial is linked to here}
What a cute idea! Love it!
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xoxo,
Vanessa
Vanessa,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the compliment! And thanks for the invite!
Kyndra
Thank you so much for stopping by and linking up to {nifty thrifty sunday}!
ReplyDeleteI hope to see you again tomorrow!
xoxo,
Vanessa
PS: I'm a new follower and can't wait to see your upcoming projects! :)
this is so cool! how awesome is that.
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kathryn
www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
(I'd love to have you stop by!)
Kathryn,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I will definitely check out your site!
This is so fun! I love that it is unisex-ed :D thanks for linking up to "Amaze Me Monday".
ReplyDeleteHi, friend! I'm admiring all your creative projects here so can you please share them with us at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop? I hope to see you there at the party :)
ReplyDeleteI love projects with the "his hers" symbols...{have you seen the one where people hang the wooden painted ones on the outside of their bathroom doors??}
ReplyDeleteYour stenciling looks so professional. I could see this being sold at Urban Outfitters for $$$!
If you have a moment today, please share this with my readers @Creative Juice Thursday Hope to see yours among all the amazing projects!
Nicolette-
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the compliment and invitation! Other than being time consuming, this was soooo easy! Thanks again, I just checked out your site (love it) and I just linked up!
Kyndra-
ReplyDeleteLoved that you stopped by and linked up! Thanks!