Disney shirts (the cheapie way)

Well, Sam got the package in the mail, so it won't spoil it now if I share what I made for her kids!

Well, and for my kid, too.

Shirts: Wal-Mart. (And no kidding, not bad quality! So soft and reasonably thick!) Less than $10 for all three. (I don't remember exact prices.)
Fabric to make appliques out of: The Little Mermaid fabric: I've had it since high school, when I used it to make pajama pants for Sam! Cars fabric: would have been less than a dollar, but I had to wait so long at Wal-Mart for them to find someone to cut it for me, they let me take it for nothin'.
And I used Heat 'N Bond double-sided fusible web, with plenty leftover.

Close-up of the detail for the boys' shirts.

This was another project inspired by Crap I've Made, from this post.

I just cut around the picture I wanted from the piece of fabric, but not too close to where I wanted the finished edge to be.

I ironed that to the web, then trimmed them both (attached to each other) to where I wanted them for the finished product.

Then I peeled off the paper backing off the other side of the Heat 'N Bond, and there was the plastic-y coat on the back side of my fabric picture, just like on an iron-on patch you can buy! (I'm not gonna lie. It was cool and made me a little excited.)

I ironed that to the T-shirts, sewed around the edges--and that's it!

Ariel was a bit harder, simply because she had more colors around her edges and I wanted to match them. That took a few thread switches.
I was so happy to find not only a cute, not-too-expensive purple shirt, but one with a glittery little neckline, even! You can't really tell in the picture, but the Ariel fabric has sparkles, so they match. So cute and girly!

This is my kind of project--cute, fun, non-tedious, and completed in one evening (except for sewing around Ariel). And the materials provided inspiration for a movie to watch while my friend Jina and I crafted--we put on The Little Mermaid and had a great time. :)

I'll definitely be on the lookout for more cheap shirts to play around with!