How to Decorate With a White Bedspread

Create a new space for children's artwork by decorating with a transformed white bedspread. Children often create colorful, creative works of art that express who they are and who they want to be. The problem is finding space to display their work. Take an inexpensive white bedspread, scan your children's artwork onto t-shirt transfers and iron the artwork onto the bedspread. You may even want to make a matching sheet and pillow set when you are finished.

White bedspread
Children's artwork
Computer
Scanner
Color printer
Thin-lined permanent marker
Iron
Ironing board

Instructions

Decorating with a White Bedspread
- 1
  
  Stains and even small tears do not matter when selecting your bedspread.
  
  Select your white bedspread: the ideal surface should be smooth and soft.Stains and even small tears do not matter because the transfers will cover up the damage.
- 2
  
  Children love to show off their art.
  
  Selecting the artwork is the fun part. Sort through your children's artwork and select your favorite pieces. You may want to include your little artists in this step.
- 3
  
  Arrange the artwork on top of the bedspread.
  
  Lay your bedspread out and arrange the artwork on top of it. Try several different combinations of colors and designs to create the best one. Use a thin permanent marker to put a number on the back of each piece of art and a corresponding number marking the place for each piece.
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  Print the transfer on plain paper first to check the image.
  
  Scan the artwork into your computer. Print the artwork on plain paper to make sure it is as you want it to appear on the transfer. Remember the picture will be a mirror image on the transfer. Print the artwork on the transfers.
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  Keep the edges rounded when cutting out the images.
  
  Cut out the design, keeping the edges rounded to keep the image from lifting during washing.
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  Iron one image at a time.
  
  Use an ironing board and iron set on "No Steam" to iron the transfers onto the bedspread. Iron on one at a time and allow each image to cool for approximately 2 minutes before ironing the next one.
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  If images begin to tear, re-iron them.
  
  Peel the backing off one image at a time. If the image begins to tear, re-iron it, placing more pressure and heat on it.
- 8
  
  Grandparents will especially enjoy snuggling under their little artists' creations.
  
  Lightly iron over the entire bedspread. Place it on your bed for the enjoyment of whomever snuggles beneath it.

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Instructions

Decorating with a White Bedspread