bleach pen t shirt fail

Unfortunate things happen now and again.  Too bad the latest failure came during a great project find from Pinterest.  All the bleach pen shirt tutorials made the task look so easy, but it can end with a sad panda. Be sure to check the expiration date on your bleach pen before you try to doodle a little sketch on your colored shirt.  It is not effective if your pen is a few years old.  You just get light and inconsistent lines. Hindsight is always 20/20, but hopefully this advice might save someone's shirt for another project.  After realizing the mistake, I tried just squirting liquid bleach sporadically all over the shirt for a faded look.  This just made the shirt look old and dirty since it was originally green.   This is now officially my yard work shirt since it can't look any worse :)