DIY New Year's Eve Party Dresses

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
 Get out your palette knife or iron to create fabulous dresses for that special occasion. Tulip® Soft Fabric Paints™ add beautiful color in this easy to apply technique. If glitz is what you want, iron on Tulip® Glam-It-Up! Iron-On Fashion Designs™ and Crystals™ for sparkling effects.

Materials List

  • Tulip® Soft Fabric Paint™

    BI15789 Azalea
    BI15793 Grape
    BI15804 Azure Blue
    BI15806 Platinum
    BI15826 Turquoise
    BI15828 Purple
  • Tulip® Glam-It-Up!™ Iron-On Fashion Designs™

    Design 13
  • Tulip® Glam-It-Up!™ Iron-On Crystals™

    25619 Pink
    26592 AB Crystal
  • Miscellaneous

    •   Palette knife
    •   Tweezers or crayon
    •   Dress, black
    •   Brushes: 2 different handle sizes small and large
    •   Craft heat tool
    •   Sparkle Dress:
    •   Iron
    •   Dress, black
    •   Foil
    •   Palette Knife Dress:
    •   Foil 

    Instructions

    Palette Knife Dress
  • Prewash dress to remove sizing. Do not use fabric softener. NOTE: Check garment care instructions.
  • Squeeze some of each paint color on foil.
  • Place edge of palette knife in one color and scoop up paint.
  • With a scraping motion, move knife back and forth down right side of dress and up to top of dress. Apply remaining colors, referring to photo. Let dry.
  • Apply Crystals randomly, following package instructions. Tip: Use tweezers or crayon to pick up and place Crystals.
  • Wait 72 hours to wash. Follow garment care instructions. To iron, turn garment inside out. Do not dry-clean.
Sparkling Party Dress
  1. Prewash dress to remove sizing. Do not use fabric softener. NOTE: Check garment care instructions.
  2. Iron Fashion Designs on left side of dress, referring to photo for placement and following package instructions.
  3. Squeeze a small amount of each paint color on foil.
  4. Dip nonbristle end of larger paintbrush into paint. Press on points of each star, dipping into paint after each application. Scatter random paint dots. Let dry.
  5. Wait 72 hours to wash. Follow garment care instructions. To iron, turn garment inside out. Do not dry-clean.

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