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I wanted to do something special for my girls… my seven girls… hopefully, my seven bridesmaids!

It was an idea from long ago… the TEAM JOLIE/TEAM ANISTON shirts. Remember those? After the first series came TEAM JESSICA/TEAM NICK, TEAM LC/TEAM HEIDI, and so on. Then, a slew of wedding parties picked up the fad, and I loved it!  I know, it’s so 2006, but I still wanted to make my bridesmaids TEAM SONG shirts! 

Even before the whole shirt idea, I knew I wanted to write to all of my hopeful BM’s. I wanted to give them something from my heart, to express how much it would mean to me if they were to be BMs in our wedding. SO, I brainstormed what I could do, and came up with the following:

paper from Kate’s Paperie (I love it there!)

pricey, but so worth it

First, I made canvases for all of my BMs. I went to Utrecht Art Supply in Union Square and bought seven 12″x12″ canvases.

Then, I worked on each one, stamp embossing… stamping… drawing… painting…

the final six (minus the maid of honor card)

Then, I moved on to making the “TEAM SONG” shirts!

The shirts are $7 each if you buy two or more at www.oldnavy.com.  I got a white one for myself!  I might make a “TEAM KIM” shirt (Kim is Mr. Blush’s last name)

I love Sharpies!  I sketched out TEAM SONG onto the shirts. Originally I stenciled the words, but failed miserably, as the paint bled through. It was a mess.

I used acrylic paint for lettering

disposable brushes (I think they were $3 per pack of three)

trying to paint in between the lines

Yay for iron-on glitter decals! This one was too big for one shirt so I cut it up and divided the bling among the shirts.

Anything sparkly makes everything just a bit more fun!

 
bling

this one’s for my cousin in TX

GO TEAM!

Here’s the packaging:

First, I wrapped the canvas in tissue paper, and then wrapped the canvas in a shirt.

Then, I wrapped the canvas and shirt in even more tissue paper.

Finally, I wrapped everything in package paper, and secured it with twine.

How did you ask your girls to be bridesmaids?