13 Double Disaster - My Sister the Vampire (19 page)

Now it’s time to add a ‘V for Vega’ shape to the centre of your coffin!

(Though, if you prefer, you can make your own initial out of masking tape. Apologies to anyone whose name begins with Q . . . You could be in for a long afternoon.)

For the V, cut a 7 cm strip of masking tape and cut it in half lengthways. Place the two pieces
in a V-shape in the centre of the coffin and trim the bottom of the V horizontally where the two pieces meet.

Press down firmly over all the masking tape.

Your T-shirt should now look a little something like this:

OK, now it’s painting time!

Shake your bottle of fabric paint and remove the lid.

With a paint brush, apply an even layer of red paint to all fabric inside the masking tape.

(A note to all you vamps out there: you’ll probably get very hungry right about now. Red paint looks a lot like blood, so it’s a good idea to scarf some
Marshmallow Platelets before beginning!)

Still have some red paint left? You could splatter a few blood drops on your T-shirt:

CAUTION! Make sure there is nothing nearby that might get ruined by a few drops of red fabric
paint. Clear the vampire decks!

Dip your paintbrush into the paint. Don’t overload your brush. Hold the brush near a
corner of your T-shirt. Pull on the brush bristles and release. Spatters of ‘blood’ should go across your fabric.

Repeat as necessary. Now go and wash your hands!

Replace the lid on your jar of fabric paint, wash your paintbrush(es) and leave your T-shirt to
dry. It should need about three hours, but I like to leave it overnight.

Once your T-shirt is completely dry, remove all masking tape. Get an adult to press your T-shirt
with a hot iron to seal the colour and it’s done!

You’re all ready to go to a Pall Bearers concert and scream with all your might!