12 Days: Disney Fairy Tale Shirts

The Hot Topic website seems to be struggling under the workload of lots of traffic but this may one of the reasons why: they have nice stuff. And that includes for people who love fairy tales.

Rather than spend another day trying to link you to each relevant page, I'll just send you to the home page HERE where you can then search for the shirts I'm about to show you and more.

But first I have to share my favorite: the Tim Burton Cheshire Cat Reversible Hoodie. It seems to go out of stock very quickly then reappear again wthin a day or two. Coincidence? Hmm...
I love the whole disappearing cat thing. Very clever. Plus it looks awesome.

And now here are some examples of the Disney fairy tale shirts they carry.

Hot Topic are licensed to sell quite a few brands including a number of fairy artists, so have a browse - and don't forget the accessories, eg striped leggings or belt buckles as stocking stuffers. If you live close to a store brave the loud music and the heavy metal decor and go in, in person. They have fun fairy and fairy tale themed stuff (not just clothes) for everyone - babies up to (and through) the rest of us. Plus they have some of the most consistently nice and helpful store assistants, multi-colored hair and piercings or not.

It also looks like the official Disney Store are having a sale too: up to 40% off kids apparel and up to 50% off adult apparel. You can find the store HERE.

NOTE: As usual, please note I am not affiliated with any of these stores or products. I do not receive any commission from any visit to the site or any purchase. These are just items I thought may interest people as fairy tale themed gifts for the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Yuletide/Holiday Season. :)

Don't forget the "Pursuit of Happiness" Giveaway!

Entries close in THREE DAYS on December 20th, so be sure to email me before then.

(Check out yesterday's prize preview post!)

Details for the giveaway are HERE and the wonderful London Particulars (who are making this giveaway possible through their generosity) can be found HERE.

12 Days: Giant Fairy Tale T-Shirt Roundup

Lots of fairy tale shirts in a variety of contemporary designs from lots of different tales today! I've tried to find a wide range for guys and girls and many different illustration styles. These are the best I've found around the web, though I'm sure there are many more (but this post has already taken days and days!). Please feel free to add any suggestions you have in the comments! The websites where they're available can be reached by clicking on the image or the title below it.

There are lots so let's get right to it:

Sequel of the Piper Fairy Tale

Taming the Wolf

Blue Beard
(I know - he wasn't really a pirate.. or was he?)

Cute Cartoon Bremen Town Musicians

Rapunzel

Red
(While this was in my archives it was also suggested by one of my readers but I can't find the comment to credit her. So sorry!)


Too Patient Rapunzel

Ecko Red Allover Rose
(It's not really a fairy tale tee but it instantly made me think of Sleeping Beauty)

Sinister Dexter (an homage to classic fairy tales)

Once Upon A Time

grimm's garden

Hansel & Gretel's Revenge
(the house is printed on the back of the tee)

Red is dead
(yes, she has a chainsaw
- go see the site if you want a close-up!)

Three Little Pigs: Mechanized Assault

Baba Yaga Shirt

The Dark Side of the Fairy Tale

Red Riding Hood

Owl and Cat Masks

The Princess and the Pea

It's For You

There are a number of sites where you can vote on the t-shirt designs to help get them printed too. Apparently, the popular ones will be put into production as t-shirts for sale to the public, although I'm not completely clear on how best to make this happen. You can always contact the artist/designer directly, if these interest you. I've linked to where you can view and vote.

The Big Bad Wolf Was An Opportunist

Make Like A Tree and Leave

Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Forest Hoodlums (2 designs)

A Stomach for Sauerbraten

The Musicians of Bremen

Cooking With Hansel & Gretel

Dissection of the Wolf

Hansel and Gretel

Poison Apple

And if you're looking for more traditional illustrations of fairy tales for your shirts the first place you should check is SurLaLune's CAFE PRESS STORE and SurLaLune's ZAZZLE STORE. There are some slogan and graphic tees here too. My favorites among this additional category (please note they come in many options of tee/shirt styles) are:

Cinderella Around the World

Il était une fois...
(Once Upon a Time, in French)

You Can't Catch Me!
(I have a toddler you see and this is SO cute and appropriate for him!)

Phew!
I had some more commercial ones to show you but the site wasn't working. Please feel free to share your own suggestions in the comments.

NOTE: As usual, please note I am not affiliated with any of these stores or products. I do not receive any commission from any visit to the site or any purchase. These are just items I thought may interest people as fairy tale themed gifts for the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Yuletide/Holiday Season. :)

Don't forget the "Pursuit of Happiness" Giveaway!

Entries close THREE DAYS on December 20th, so be sure to email me before then.

(Check out yesterday's prize preview post!)

Details for the giveaway are HERE and the wonderful London Particulars (who are making this giveaway possible through their generosity) can be found HERE.

Giveaway Coming! + Folktale-ish T-Shirts

"Prevailing Dragon Winds"

I have exciting news: Once Upon A Blog will be having a giveaway for the first time ever! Thanks to the generosity of the lovely folk at London Particulars (who have wonderful steampunk and fantasy themed jewelry and prints) I'll be holding a contest starting on the 6th of December during my "12 Days of (Gifts Before) Christmas" post series, so watch this space!

I've been collecting t-shirts with fairy tale themes for a while now and will be showing you a bunch of them during the "12 Days" posts but these few don't quite fit. They are, however, very reminiscient of folktales so I thought I'd show them to you today as Threadless - the creative and fun t-shirt company - is currently having a sale with all t-shirt $12 and free shipping for any purchase over $50 (US - $75 minimum for International).

This one is called "The Cloud Menagerie"...

... and this one is called "Autumn Chameleons".

You can find more information on these design and the designers HERE and HERE. ("Prevailing Dragon Winds" at the head of the post is also by these designers.)

This lovely chameleon one is called "The Midnight Forest"...

... and you can find more information on the design and a link to the designer HERE. This particular designer has a lot of nature-themed tees with a fantastical slant to them so you may enjoy browsing his extensive design gallery too.

Winning Red Riding Hood T

Like your fairy tales dark? You'll like these.

Artist 'shantyshawn' has just won his 2nd design award for this Red Riding Hood t-shirt. His artwork tends toward the gory (think zombies - not the cute kind) and he's showing an interest in getting into the nitty-gritty of the old tales and presenting them for all to wear. No gore here but there's plenty of creepy. That splash of red is just right and in case you can't see it, the zoomed view will show you the wolf, looking delightedly on. (See the website where it's being sold - click the image to go there)
Says shantyshawn:

I think I’m going to be doing a series based on fairy tales. This one’s tame, the rest will be much darker. No more Mr. Nice Shanty.

We hope you do!

It's available HERE through Design By Humans for $25 (though at this writing a special was shown on the website for $18).

Shantyshawn's other winner is shown below. It's titled "Blackbirds Attacking in the Dead of Night" but my instant thought was the four-and-twenty blackbirds got loose for some good old fashioned fairy tale revenge.

I like it.