Glove Gussy Up

Did you hear that we are having a record breaking cold winter here in Texas? Temperatures in the 20's in central Texas is pretty dang cold. That being the case I have been thinking about how to spice up my winter wardrobe. Last week I brought you the Boom Boom Pow Ear Muffs. This week it's all about keeping your paws warm in style. Plain vintage gloves are a dime a dozen at the thrift store. In a world with fabric paint, glitter and fabric dye there is no good reason why they should stay that way.


MANICURED MITTS
Why should your lovely manicured nails stay hidden under a pair of gloves? Use a little Tulip Soft Fabric Paint to add some nails. Take a little Fabric Fusion Glue and some gold trim to add a ring. It took everything in my power to not make a pair gluing fake acrylic nails to the fingertips of a pair of gloves. I might just do it eventually. Thanks to my sister Hope for painting the nails!


CHILLED TO THE BONE
Grab a Tulip Sticky Fabric Stencil, Tulip Soft Fabric Paint and Tulip Fashion Glitter to take a plain pair of gloves to the next level.


DYE JOB
I found that majority of the gloves at the thrift store are white. Unless you are planning to swipe a dusty surface for a commercial or attend a debutante ball there is no real purpose for white gloves. Dye a different pair to match each of your jackets. I used Tulip One Step Fashion Dye in Aqua on this pair.

The possibilities are endless for keeping warm and oh so cute all winter long!

P.S. Check out these other cool glove options my Margot Potter and my sister Hope Perkins. Oh and check out these gloves used as a window treatment!

Pac-Man Inspired Cupcake Toppers

As it happens, sometimes the cake theme you want isn't readily available at the local party store. This was the case when my son Tristan said he wanted a video game themed birthday. Since we love the old school games as much as the new, I decided that for his class cupcakes what better icon to top each than the pop-culture mainstay, Pac-Man and friends. Using a spreadsheet program on my computer I "drew" my version of the P-man and his ghost-emies; then turned them in to our very own, dessert decor. Here's how I did it, and you can too!

Materials

Card Stock

Images (see below)

1 1/4" Woodsies Disks

Crafty Chica Paint

Collage Pauge Sparkle

Scissors or 1" Punch

Sponge Brushes

Directions

• Using your favorite photo software, layout images the way you'd like them to be printed. I just repeated each image in a row, a few times on a letter sized template. Print out.

Mr. P

Red Ghostie

Blue Ghostie

• Punch or cut images into 1" circles. Set aside.

• Paint Woodsie disks on both sides and let dry.

• Paint a layer of Collage Pauge Sparkle over the front of the disks. While wet, lay image circle on top. Paint additional layer of Collage Pauge on top. Let dry.

• Set finished topper on cupcake icing. Enjoy!

Craft.Rock.Love,

Vickie

Then and now Tulip® Fashion!

Here at iLoveToCreate, we love it when we rediscover old flyers, packaging, and books from back in the day. It is cool to see how looks have evolved over the years and to laugh at the crazy creations we dreamed up and created using Tulip Soft and 3D Dimensional Paints. Admit it, you made and wore these shirts too, along with your scrunchies, layered socks, and tight rolled jeans!

Well, with this in mind thought it might be fun to take a sweatshirt look from back then (1990) and share how you can revamp it to fit today's style! We even had our model styled to reflect today's looks versus the look 20 years ago. It is possible to make the old designs look cool again!

Then and Now 80s Tee
Designed by Cheryl Ball

Supplies:
– Tulip® Fashion Form™
– Tulip® Fashion Bead Paint™
– Tulip® 3D Fashion Paint
65408 Gold Metallics
– T-shirt – black (ours was long sleeve!)
– Paper towels
– White chalk
– Pattern (click here and scroll to link for pattern)

Instructions
1. Wash shirt to remove sizing then dry and iron smooth.
2. Insert Fashion Form to prevent paint seepage to back of shirt.
3. Use white chalk to lightly trace along pattern lines.
4. Position pattern chalk side down around neckline then press in place. Hold with hand then trace around designs with finger to transfer pattern in chalk onto shirt. Remove pattern.
5. Start flow of Gold Metallic 3D Fashion Paint on paper towel using an even pressure on bottle for a smooth line. Outline each leaf shape with Gold Metallic. Let dry.
6. Start Silver Fashion Bead Paint on paper towel, holding bottle straight up and down then squeezing a few practice beads of paint, making sure they are not too close together. Squeeze equally spaced dots just under neckline or where desired. Let dry.
7. Referring to photo, use Gold Bead Paint to add different sized beads at neckline. Let dry.

And just for fun, check out the cover and other great finds found in a "No Sweat" project guide from 1990!

Hmm, judging by this cover, pastels were all the rage!



You know you want to rock the squiggle tuxedo shirt!


A squiggle/geometric shirt with a bow to match - now that's what we call style! And you totally can't you go wrong with a side ponytail!

Did you wear any of these sweatshirt styles from the 80's and early 90's? What did they look like? Tell us about them in the comments below. We'd love to hear about it!