DIY Patriotic T-Shirt

You would not believe how easy this DIY painting project is.  Make up your own design after learning the technique . . . recycle and refashion some old t-shirts!

Click here for the tutorial from Michaels.

DIY Glitter Lips T-Shirt

Fabric paint can transform a plain t-shirt into a work of art even if you don't have the gift of painting freehand with the use of stencils.  

Simple fabric embellishment!

Anne of WobiSobi comes up with the coolest creations!  Her latest is fabric painting using a stencil and glitter paint.  Awesome technique!

Click here to go to Anne's tutorial which includes a template for the stencil.

DIY Printed Jeans

Fabric embellishment . . . one of my favorite things!

You would not believe how simple it is to create your own printed jeans.  

What awesome inspiration!  This method is not just for jeans . . . you can embellish t-shirts, fabric for purses, notebooks, canvas or tennis shoes . . . there are unlimited projects this technique can be used for.  

Click here for the tutorial.

Crazy Quilt Denim Jacket

Recycling jeans is the favorite of my sewing/craft projects!

I did not make the jacket in the photo, but it sure did give me a ton of ideas for a future project!  I'm not a big fan of the crazy quilt technique since I like things to match, however, I was thinking of using the technique using scraps from the same pair of jeans.  Photo source

Another idea . . . make the jacket and run it through the washer a couple of times with bleach.  This will give you a blank canvas to do all sorts of artwork on.  

One of my favorite tricks . . . water down acrylic paint in a spray bottle . . . doesn't even need to be fabric paint.  Back when I was doing a lot of painting with fabric paints, I would use up the little bit of paint that is always left in the bottle for this method.  Crazy as it may seem, I would utilize the water I used to clean my brushes while I was painting for this method too.  Nothing goes to waste . . . I'm really frugal when it comes to using every little bit of craft supplies!

With fabric embellishment, you are only limited by your imagination!  If you love glitz like I do, you can use beads, sequins, rhinestones, studs, fringes . . . any type of trim.

Another thing I love to do is mix denim and lace!

Now that I have given you some inspiration, start cutting up those old jeans and create something fabulous!