A few weeks ago I saw this amazing little “man cub” tee at Everything Emily. I needed it for my little guy right away. The tee was from Loved by Hannah and Eli, but–sad day–it was sold out. I couldn’t get the idea out of my head, so I had to make my own for my little guy right away. The original was cuter, but I love my version too.
I’m kind of obsessed with it. Annnnd – I may or may not sing the song from The Jungle Book pretty much every time I pick him up now. I wanna be a man, man cub, and stroll right into town. Ooh ee ooh I wanna be like you-oo-oo. Are you singing it too now? You’re welcome.
To make it, I printed out the word and cut the letters out of freezer paper. I decided to leave the middle of the letters out. Maybe because I was feeling a little lazy but also because it felt kind of modern to me. I ironed the freezer paper stencil on and used acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium to fill it in.
While I had all my stuff out I decided to try painting another onesie. This time I tried a free-hand brush calligraphy look. It’s hard to get a brush to move smoothly over the fabric, but I still like the way it turned out.
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Melissa Hesseling says
Perfection!! Great job Mama!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Chelsea J says
This is so cute! I love the saying! My husband's favorite animal is a bear, so I think I have to make one!
Emily Godsey says
Great job! Thanks for including me! xo!
JoAnn SweetPepperRose says
Hi, these are super cute ideas – we had a grandson on the way – will be making him some 😉 visiting thru I Gotta Create
Carli Walker says
This is so cute! Who says boy clothes aren't cute! I love my little boys' clothes! Glad I found you on live laugh linky! I will be pinning this for sure! I am sure my readers would just love this post…maybe you could stop by my Family Fridays Link-Up party today and share! Thanks!!!! http://livinthemomlife.com/family-friday-link-up-party-3/