Give a Hoot!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Here is a cute little hooty owl. Use him however you want. Glitter him once in the center of a shirt, glitter him all over a hoodie, glitter him on a notecard.... You decide.

You need:

• Sparkle 21: Mermaid Sparkle, Copper Sparkle, Night Sparkle, and maybe a little Ocean Sparkle
• Printed pattern
• Chalk pencil
• Straight pin

Try this:

1. Use copy machine to make pattern desired size. Trace pattern lines with chalk pencil. Turn chalk side down on surface. Rub the back of the paper, transferring lines.

2. Color in design as shown in photo. I used three colors for his eyes: Ocean on the outside, Mermaid inside that, and a Night center. You could easily use two.

3. Stick straight pin in Copper dot, dragging it downward to make a teardrop shape feather.

4. Print hoot under owl. Let dry.

Anyone remember these commercials from the 70s? There were several. Owls always make me sing the song.

Today, Mod Girl says:

Give a hoot, on your boot!

He would be cute on your boots......

Glitter on!

Sparkle

Bluebird of Glittery Happiness

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Here is one of my favorite outfits from the booth.

T-Shirt with matching jeans.

You need:

t-shirt

jeans

Sparkle 21: Vintage Sparkle, Copper Sparkle, Blue Suede Sparkle

printed patterns

chalk pencil

2 shirt painting boards

straight pins

Try this:

1. Put the shirt on one board. Pin the leg of the jeans to the other board.

2. Size the pattern as fits your shirt and jeans.

3. Trace the pattern lines with chalk pencil. Turn chalk side down on garment. Rub the back of the paper to transfer lines to fabric.

4. Use Sparkle 21 to cover the pattern lines: Copper vines, Blue Suede bird with Vintage feathers, Vintage flowers on branches.

5. To make the flowers, squeeze out dots of glitter. Place a straight pin in the center of the dot, and draw toward the stem, making a teardrop shape.

6. Let dry at least 24 hours.

Use the photo for your pattern placement, or design your own.

Glitter on!

Sparkle

The Lone Bird Tote

Friday, January 22, 2010

I really like simple little birds as a design element right now, and since yesterday's tweeters turned out cute, I kept the theme going today. This is a very pretty tote bag, even without the decorating. Adding Sparkle 21 birds and branches gives it a one-up on everyone else's tote bag.

I did the pattern with just one color of Sparkle 21, Night Sparkle. But, if you wish for more color, use red, copper, green, whatever you like.

You need:

• Patterned totebag
• Sparkle 21: Night Sparkle
• Printed pattern
• Dark chalk pencil
• Fabric glue
• 5/8” wide black ribbon with white dots (enough to fit the height of your bag twice)

Try this:

1. Trace pattern lines with chalk pencil. Turn chalk side down on bag. Rub back of paper to transfer lines.

2. Cover pattern lines on bag with thick lines of Night Sparkle. Let dry.

3. Glue ribbon on either side of design on totebag.

Pretty,

Glitter on!

Sparkle

Three Little Glitter Birds

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

These little birds are so easy to make that you don't even need a pattern. I put them on a long sleeve onesie for a baby, but they would be cute so many other places. How about on an adult sleeve? Down a pantleg? The front of a hoodie? On a notebook? You can make them any size. Make them smaller and put them on a hat, or on shoes. Any Nature Girl will love these little birdies.

You need:

• Black onesie (or any surface)
• Sparkle 21: Blue Suede Sparkle, Leaf Sparkle, Night Sparkle
• Straight pin
• Chalk pencil
• something round to trace (I used a glue bottle) This is optional. Feel free to freehand a half circle.

Try this:

1. Use chalk pencil to draw three half circles on shirt.

2. Outline with Blue Suede.

3. Add Night Sparkle legs. For an eye, add a Leaf Sparkle dot with a smaller Night Sparkle dot on top of it.

4. Make feathers by making a dot of Blue Suede, place a straight pin in the center, drag out to make a teardrop shape.

5. Print tweet, chirp, peep under the birds.

Very tweet.

Glitter on!

Sparkle