I showed you Isaac’s new Lego Table I made from a 1980s parquet table this week. He adores it and has spent every waking moment up there since he received a bunch of new Lego sets for his birthday last week. Did you notice those adorable little Lego head bins? Nope I didn’t buy those. But I was inspired by some plastic ones I saw at Target. I wanted to use canvas bins because they are less rough on surfaces than plastic. So I screen printed the Lego heads on some canvas bins I got on clearance from Lowes.
The Screen-It Kit works the same. You print out a black and white image of your choice and then set it on one of the pre-emulsified screens and put it under the exposed light for 15 minutes.
Then you soak it and lightly rub the screen to expose your image. You are left with a clear screen where your image was.
While I could have cut out some heat transfer material with my Silhouette machine I wanted to paint it on the bins to ensure it would stay and because I wasn’t sure how the heat transfer material would do with a raised canvas texture.
Once the screen is done you can use the screen over and over again. Which is why I used it for this project since I made three bins. You just place it on your fabric to be screen printed and use a squeegee to push the paint through the screen. Since I was screen printing on darker fabric I let it sit for 2 minutes and then did another coat before I removed the screen. If you have any parts that didn’t transfer the paint well just get a little paintbrush and touch it up.
Any parts that aren’t painted well enough I just touched up with a paint brush. They are perfect for storing the billion of Legos we have in our house.
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Great job! They’re so much better than the Iris bins they sell at Meijer. Way more durable, and opaque! Love them!
Thanks, Shawn. I really wanted the canvas because the plastic bins scratch up the paint too much from being pushed in and pulled out. I know this from experience with my train table downstairs. 😉 And, like you said, the canvas is very durable.
Adorable!
Thanks so much!
Hey, Beckie
Do you think the Screen It Screens would work in the Simply Screen box? I bought that kind by mistake a while back and have the Simply Screen.
I don’t see why not. It is worth a try. You just might have to adjust the time the lamp is on. I would try the test piece first. Good luck! 🙂
Your storage bins look fabulous!
Thanks, Lynn!
Very, very cool. As the mother of a certified Lego fanatic, I can offer a very seasoned opinion on these and tell you: they’re great!
P.S. Has your son tried the Chima sets yet? Does he have a Chima starter set?
Thanks, Richella!!! Yes, my son has one of the Chima Sets. He only has the Long Tooth and Wax one. He is really into the Ninjago series.