Punkins.

Every once in a while, usually when I am in a crafty lull, I see something that catches my eye. When that happens, I can't get my mind off of it until I try it myself. Such is the case this week. And with what? These silly little Halloween shirts. You're going to love them!

Here's what you need:
1 package of Orange Rit dye (I used Sunshine Orange...doesn't that sound cheery?!)
100% cotton T-shirts for your kids (or you!)
1 package of rubber bands

1:
Pinch and gather up a portion of the T-shirt fabric, then add a rubber band 1 or 2 inches from the point of the pinch. Wrap the band around several times until it's nice and tight. Do this all over the front of the shirt.

2:
Fill your washing machine with enough
to cover your shirts. Add 2 Tablespoons of detergent. Pour dye into water. Turn washing machine onto wash for 30 full minutes of "wash" time.

3.
After 30 minutes of
turn washer to rinse. Rinse until the water runs clear. Wash, cut off the rubber bands, and then dry! (Afterwards, be sure to immediately run your washer to the max water level and add 2 cups bleach to clean the orange dye out of your washer!!)

4.
Insert cardboard inside the shirt and carefully draw jack-o-lantern faces inside of each circle. I used an "ultra fine point" Sharpie, but the instructions on FamilyFun say to use a fabric marker or fabric paint.

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Just love 'em!

I think they're so cute that I contemplated making Straight Arrow and I one too. We could be a whole Punkin family!