Painted Denim

My daughter wanted a denim jacket.

When I saw one on sale, I bought it.

And then I wanted to paint it.

 Sometimes that happens.

First, I washed and dried the jacket.

I wanted to give the buttons

a little bling:

 

 I used E6000 to attach

my stones to the center of each button.

Then I made a sketch of my idea.

Then I made a second sketch.

And a third.

 My daughter loves hearts,

but really dislikes peace symbols,

so I knew I wanted a heart.

Then I wanted some swirls ...

 

but I wasn't crazy about any

of my sketches.

I decided I would just paint without

using an actual pattern.

Sometimes that happens.

Not often.

Just sometimes.

 

My canvas.

 

I mixed my base color with

DecoArt Fabric Painting Medium.

 

I started with my favorite brush,

and right in the center of the back shoulder

panel, I started my heart.

I painted over and over the heart

until it was the size I wanted

and I had good opaque coverage.

Then I used a paper towel to blot

the excess paint and give the heart some

texture.  This also made the paint

dry a little faster.

I mixed Shimmery Silver paint

with the fabric painting medium, and

used a liner brush to add my swirls.

I mixed some Starlite glitter

with the fabric painting medium, and

went over the largest parts of

the heart to give it some shimmer.

Then I went over the design with my

permanent black marking pen.

And added some more bling:

The most important thing is,

she LOVES it!!! 

Peace and Painted Denim