Aug 03 2009

This Mr. Stay Puft’s okay!

Published by Mintyfresh at 8:02 pm under 09 FOs, fabric, finished objects, other crafts

“I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft!”

It’s a classic (even the channel AMC (American Movie Classics) tells us so). It’s always on TV (just tune to AMC). It’s part of cultural consciousness like only a few other movies in our lifetimes. It’s Ghostbusters!

And it’s also Jason’s favorite movie. But I noticed, despite all the cool T-shirts Jason has and has even made himself, he was lacking in the Ghostbusters department. I had to fix that, didn’t I? Ectoplasmic goo isn’t so easily rendered, but the Stay Puft marshmallow man sure is.

who you gonna call? (by mintyfreshflavor)

I found an image online that I traced and tweaked to create space between his joints. The whole thing got traced onto freezer paper. Freezer-paper stencils are incredibly easy once you’ve got a plan—in fact, I once wrote out a short tutorial, the first time I gave it a shot. My only frustration was the paint itself. Opaque white is thick and gunky, and stenciling it on wasn’t the smoothest of operations. But I made it work (perhaps the homemade look helps—don’t want anyone to think he got this in a store, after all!). A second layer, in orange, was applied after the white was fully dry, and this guy was ready to ravage all of New York City!

freezer paper stay puft (by mintyfreshflavor)

Let me acknowledge the long silence round these parts and apologize. I said I was on a knitting break but that isn’t entirely true—I’ve actually knit a few things so far this year, and I’m overdue to share them with you. It’s a rededication to the blog, as I’m currently bursting over with crafty happiness!

17 Responses to “This Mr. Stay Puft’s okay!”

  1. # maion 03 Aug 2009 at 10:06 pm

    i love it! totally awesome new shirt :) and yes, ghostbusters is an EXCELLENT movie. definitely a classic.

  2. # knithoundbrooklynon 03 Aug 2009 at 11:26 pm

    Very cute!

  3. # Laurenon 04 Aug 2009 at 12:50 am

    We missed you! Excited to hear about what you’ve been up to.

  4. # Frankon 04 Aug 2009 at 4:07 am

    A great way of getting super opaque paint through a stencil is with a plastic spatula.
    It gives a smooth, even finnish and its quick. I have painted super opaque paint onto black cotton lycra for 15 years and only ever used a plastric spatula. and with excellent results.

  5. # Anaon 04 Aug 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Welcome back! Seeing you on flickr is fun but reading your blog is better.

    Loved the t-shirt - which paint did you use?

  6. # Lauraon 04 Aug 2009 at 1:58 pm

    Love it!

    And very happy to see a new post. I recently got excited about my blog again, too. :)

  7. # Heatheron 04 Aug 2009 at 6:54 pm

    Oh happy rededication!

  8. # Luisaon 05 Aug 2009 at 9:55 am

    WELCOME BACK!!!

  9. # Kenoshiaon 05 Aug 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Welcome back, Minty!

  10. # JaniBon 06 Aug 2009 at 10:36 am

    Yeh-hay Minty’s back!

    Great tee…..

  11. # Deeon 07 Aug 2009 at 10:57 am

    I’m really glad you are back!

    The Stay-Puft marshmallow man is ADORABLE!

  12. # nicolinaon 10 Aug 2009 at 1:54 pm

    glad you’re back. i knit your leyburn socks for my nana. she loves them!

  13. # margauxon 12 Aug 2009 at 10:36 am

    best movie ever and I LOVE THE T-SHIRT! I should so make my husband one of those. We quote Ghostbusters ALL The time. “actual physical contact!” Oh Ray!

  14. # novaon 13 Aug 2009 at 2:59 pm

    How did I miss THIS?! I love it. I want one too.

  15. # tiennieon 14 Aug 2009 at 2:40 am

    This so rocks! Can I admit that I’ve never seen Ghostbusters?! Yeah, I should be ashamed of myself.

  16. # Kathyon 14 Aug 2009 at 9:39 pm

    so glad you’re back.

  17. # Cassyon 18 Aug 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Excellent use of craftiness! What a lucky fella.

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