Fantasy Football T-shirt Idea

I hope you have all had a happy holiday, and since you are an amazing reader of All Things Thrifty, today you get the chance to win a SILHOUETTE CAMEO!!!!!

silhouette-cameo-graphtec-vinyl-cutter I’m tellin’ ya, this machine is the ultimate crafting tool. I use mine all the time. I even used it to make my hubby the sweetest shirt for Christmas! I used the fabric starter kit, and it worked like a charm.I have to explain what this shirt even means!!! Ha ha. My husband plays fantasy football with his brothers and friends, and I tease him all the time about it. I call it “imaginary football” because they play in these intense leagues where they taunt and tease each other in their la la land of fantasy. It cracks me up (or it ticks me off depending on the minute). Ha! They are constantly checking their phones for stats and they can’t get enough of watching that darn game! First of all I GOOGLED the year that fantasy football began, and I about fell off my chair when I found that it started in 1962. WHAT THE!?!? After I picked up my chin from the floor, I started making the bad boy.
So first, I bought a Nike shirt at the local TJMaxx so that the shirt would look legit. I marked the shirt with tape so that the saying would be perfectly centered.

How to make a T-shirt
Then I designed the shirt with my silhouette software. Imaginary Football Every Christmas Eve, we open new pajamas to wear, and I wanted my hubby to have some new jammies too. BUT, whenever I have made t-shirts with transfer paper or iron on materials, it has never lasted. So, this time I wanted the shirt to last. Christmas and Window pics 023 I used my Silhouette to cut some vinyl to use as my stencil, and to make it easier, you can use Silhouette’s stencil vinyl. I had already used my stencil vinyl that I had on hand on a top secret project for Jill’s house, so stay tuned for another project coming up soon that you are going to LOVE!!! So, I used some jade vinyl that I had on hand. Next, I stenciled on blue fabric ink. I was careful to dab off the wet paint onto a paper towel before I dabbed it onto the shirt.
Christmas and Window pics 024 Silhouette fabric ink kit
Then I let the paint dry and removed the vinyl with a small hook. Christmas and Window pics 031 I’m tellin’ ya, the shirt looks like it was printed in the Nike shop!! Dan t-shirt 007
My husband was cracking up when he read the shirt! What a hunk, huh!?! The saddest part of all of this……. was that during his imaginary playoff game over Christmas, he lost by 1/10th of a point! Lameness!

 

UPDATE- GIVEAWAY CLOSED

I’m telling ya, YOU WANT A SILHOUETTE. You won’t be sorry. My hypothetical project list has never been longer. I have used my Silhouette at least ten times this month already.

How to enter, you ask!?! (don’t forget to leave a separate comment for each entry)
All you have to do is:
1. Like the Silhouette Facebook Page and
2. Follow Silhouette on Pinterest.
3. Follow All Things Thrifty on Twitter.
4. Like All Things Thrifty on Facebook.
5. Follow All Things Thrifty on Pinterest.
6. Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter. Include a link to this giveaway.
7. Post about this giveaway on Facebook. Include a link to the giveaway.
8. Add an All Things Thrifty button to your sidebar. (include a link to your blog in your comment.)
9. Add All Things Thrifty to your blogroll. (include a link to your blog in your comment)
10. Return every day and tell me an idea of a project you would make with your Silhouette if you won.

The details…the winner must be a US Resident and will be announced on January 3rd, so you can enter the giveaway daily until then.
GOOD LUCK!!
Oh and for those of you who want to spend some of your Christmas cash on getting a Silhouette, there is a promotion running right now (Dec. 29-Jan. 3) where you can get a Silhouette and a Fabric Ink Starter kit for $299.00. Just use the promo code “THRIFTY” to get the deal.


There are other Silhouette Giveaways happening right now, so if you want more chances to win, head over to the other giveaways!

Published on December 29, 2011

4,389 thoughts on “Fantasy Football T-shirt Idea”

  15. I follow Silhouette on FB!

    AND,Oh my gosh I'm cracking up over this t-shirt because my husband has played in the same league for 10 years and he is just as intense. I sat through one of their 8 HOUR drafts once and I'll never do it again. haha.

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  24. Hi Brooke! Followed all of your steps to win the new Cameo. If I win I will attempt to make some amazing wall art like the ones you posted on your blog. Truly Amazing!!! Thanks for all of the crafty inspiration…keep up the good work! Happy New Year!!! Oh, and LOVE the football t-shirt…can definitely relate!

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  34. oh man i want one of these soooo bad, the first thing i will make with it is thank you cards for all the awesome things my husbands family has done for me recently

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  154. My project idea for today is: I would use the SIlhouette to cut out vinyl letter of daughters initials and put them on a headboard I want to make with an antiqued or distressed finish.

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  160. I have LOTS of projects to do and a silhouette would be more than handy to help me with them! My first project? Finish the saying on the canvas…that I bought for my son's room last year 🙂

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  213. I follow silhouette on pinterest…so many cute ideas! (Sorry about the double Facebook comment…not sure how that happened!) 🙂

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  299. If I Won the Silhouette I would start with making some labels to get organized, then I would start making some fun projects.

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  566. I liked Silhouette on FB. I had to borrow a friends's silhouette to make monogrammed napkins for my MIL for Christmas. She loved them! And I would love a Silhouette of my own!

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  597. i would LOVE to win this! i have lots of designs that i'd love to try…just dont have the cash right now to invest in one—oh student loans 🙂 i'll share some design ideas in the days to come

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  722. I would love to win the cameo so I could make a BIG vinyl saying for my guest bathroom wall. I saw the idea on Pinterest (of course!) and it said, "wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere"

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  726. 10. Return every day and tell me an idea of a project you would make with your Silhouette if you won.

    I would create some custom wording for the front of my scrapbook albums to define the year/what is in them

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  959. If I won a silhouette… I would be so excited because i have too many things I would want to make. Firstly, I would start with shirts for my niece's birthdays!

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  1027. I would make my son a birthday shirt using it…so much easier to cut fabric with the Silhouette than printing out numbers/letters and tracing them…then cutting them.

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  1077. I like and follow you and Silhouette on FB and Pinterest. I hope I win! I asked for this for my upcoming birthday!

    Happy New Year! Looking forward to many more crafts this upcoming year!

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  1233. I follow Silhouette on Pinterest and the first thing I would make would be to cut out some vynil for some cute Valentine's Day gifts (I totally missed the Christmas gift giving season!)

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  1243. My first project would be vinyl sayings for my car. I recently saw a bumper sticker that I loved on a car but don't know where to get it so I would recreate the saying myself with the handy dandy Silhouette.

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  1269. i have soooo many prjects lined up waiting for me to save up the money to buy a silhouette! lol i have even downloaded the software and am collecting images. the first thing i would probably do is cut out some vinyl for my sons room which is sports themed. i want baseball's basketball's and football's up on the walls. and i want to use them as stecils on his dresser

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  1446. And I added your blog to my blogroll, but it's a private blog so you won't be able to see it. 🙁

    themerkleys.blogspot.com

    lisamerkley at gmail dot com

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  1448. I want to win it so I can give it to my Sister-in-law Lisa Robbins. She has been telling everyone how cool this machine is and has been trying to sign up for every give away she could possibly find for this machine. Lisa is so kind and every week she does a spotlight for a member in her family where she and her little 3 year old daughter Audrey do something nice for them and send them something that they have made special just for them. She is so thoughtful and I know how much this would mean for her to receive. Thank you for doing these giveaways!

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  1538. If I won/had a Silhouette machine I would basically use the crap out vinyl! My first project would be to print off some vinyl bicycle stencils and etch glass cups to giveaway to all my bikey friends.

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  1619. My craft idea of the day is to create monograms stencils and then use the glass etching cream to create custom wine glasses, casserole dishes, trifle bowls…oh the list is endless. 🙂

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  1696. I am home recovering from a back injury have been homebound for a few years.i have been following the silhouette blog and am so impressed with this machine.i love to sew and can think of so many ways to use this machine.i am not working so cannot afford to buy one.i do hope i win.

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  1697. I am home recovering from a back injury have been homebound for a few years.i have been following the silhouette blog and am so impressed with this machine.i love to sew and can think of so many ways to use this machine.i am not working so cannot afford to buy one.i do hope i win.

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  1698. I am home recovering from a back injury have been homebound for a few years.i have been following the silhouette blog and am so impressed with this machine.i love to sew and can think of so many ways to use this machine.i am not working so cannot afford to buy one.i do hope i win.

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  1751. i want to make something…anything…everything! for my baby girls!! monogrammed something to hang in their room first. then maybe that t-shirt for my hubby! love it! thank you!

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  2000. I tweeted about this giveaway and included a link. This was a big deal to me because I said I would never be a tweeter so I opened an account just for a chance to win this machine. I'm willing to do it all! 🙂

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  2016. That shirt you made your husband is tempting as I too have a love/hate relationship with Fantasy Football. I think the first project I would do is put the vinyl lettering that I have been wanting to do above one of my family pictures to add to the wall and picture.

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  2054. WOW! What a giveaway! The first on my list of projects would be to make a family height chart. We move frequently, so a movable chart would be ideal 🙂

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  2100. I'm a Silhouette follower on Pinterest! I always wish I'll be the one who wins, but I'm always excited for the person that actually does. This is a great tool to have!

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  2226. If I won I'd love to create vinyl in every shape, size and color!! Label jars in my pantry, add a welcome sign to our front door, put my kids' names on their doors – so much more!

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  2250. following on facebook and commenting on facebook and your site. Love making special things for family and friends which is like giving a part of me to them.

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  2288. I've really wanted to monogram our TV trays since seeing in on Pinterest! Also, my 2nd daughter will be born in March, and there are so many things I'd like to do in her nursery w/ the Cameo.

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  2309. As for what projects I would do, I am in the DIY craziness of the latter planning stages of my wedding, so I don't even know if I want to talk about what I could do with one of these!

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  2320. I follow you and Silhoutte on FB and Pinterest. I really want to frame fabric initials for gifts and start working on Christmas decorations for next year! Thank you so much for the giveaway!!!!

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  2349. I would love to create a neat design to put on throw pillows! I am loving the fabric paint and think this would be the best way to create exactly what I have in mind! Thanks for this awesome giveaway! I have been following your page for quite a while and LOVE IT!

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