happy birthday ryan!

it was a good thing that i had a long weekend this week because it was a crazy craftapalooza!! why? because 2 little boys celebrate birthdays this week! but before we start, here's a cute pic of bunks sunning himself and enjoying the temporary lack of a dining room table.

now ryan is my fav 13 year old. he's the hilarious older son of lan and it was his bday yesterday! when i asked ryan what he likes to do in his free time, the only answer i could get out of him was that he liked to play with his nerf dart gun. go figure. however, ryan is not all that aggressive, so i figured i'd help amp that up with some nerf dart gun jerseys to duke it out with his friends.

i printed these with the same technique as the zebra shirt except this time i did both sides of the shirt and used a slightly different kind of paint: fabric paint with a velveteen finish. i'll admit, it was only velveteen because i didn't notice the finish part of the label and was only aiming for black. i would not recommend velveteen finish because afterwards you have to fluff the paint with an iron. absolute nonsense in my opinion. i think ryan could care less if his shirt was velveteen or not. i expect dirt and grass stains on these jerseys!!! the 1st shirt has his last name with a 1 on the back. ryan happens to be extra short and skinny (i wasn't kidding when i said i only like tiny people, hehe). his mom is always trying to fatten him up (yeah asian moms!!!) and hinted to me that his favorite dessert is pound cake. plain pound cake. because he likes everything plain. 2 sticks of butter and 4 eggs later, we get this beauty of a dessert: come back in 2 days to see the "team long" jerseys (long is ryan's little brother and his bday is on the 15th!)!!!