Wish us luck! The tent will make it's debut at Camp Bestival this year.
5.6.11
The Painting of the Tent
After finding advice online I decided to risk painting my tatty, second hand, poly cotton tent. I used fabric paints (Dylon make them and there are other brands) after I painted on the design it was left to dry, and then I ironed each painted section of the tent on the hottest setting the tent would stand to fix the dye. Once dried and ironed I sprayed over each painted area with Fabsil waterproofer (you can see what looks like a wet patch around the painted areas, it dries clear and invisible) and now all I need to do is test the tent in the rain!
Wish us luck! The tent will make it's debut at Camp Bestival this year.
Wish us luck! The tent will make it's debut at Camp Bestival this year.
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I love it. Wish I could do something like this, I'd be so proud of myself.
ReplyDeleteOh its stunning! You will HAVE to post pictures of it at Camp bestival for sure! Fab stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was too lazy to use stencils so it's free hand! and DD painted the toadstools (the small red and white one did finally get a stem!) and the dragonfly (both her ideas and her designs) I did the swirls, the sun and the tree.
ReplyDeleteI love it. You will certainly be the prettiest tent on the campsite x
ReplyDeleteWow! Love it! Going to have the lovliest tent around xx
ReplyDeleteFinally, I have seen the painted tent photos properly! Very beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteoh wow, that looks amazing! love it
ReplyDeleteCool tent. Love it that you take the time to personalise something that most would just be boring with.
ReplyDeleteLove this. A happy tent where happy things are bound to happen!
ReplyDeleteChastity x
Beautiful! I will look out for your tent at Camp Besty this Summer...
ReplyDeleteYep - we'll be there! (I had to fix poor Barry's tent pole last year - but being the 'can do' sort of person I am he is raring to go again!)
DeleteIt looks super - I have etched the image into my eyelids ready for Bestival :D
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