jeans he no longer wears. I stopped him and asked if I could
have them. Of course he KNEW why I was asking...
not to wear them
(as if I could fit! he's 3343333 kabillion times taller! LOL)
but to create with them...
I couldn't wait to start cutting. When I went to my crop the other
night, I did. I cut and cut and cut.
I wanted to try denim roses...
you know, those flowers are HUGE right now.
So I made some rosebuds, some loose, some tight
...then SHIMMERZ'ed the daylights out of them.
Well honestly, I didn't have
to do much. The denim soaks up Shimmerz quite
nicely:
I sprayed Vibez
in RazzleDazzle Berry and used my heat gun to speed up
the drying process.
Next thing I did was use Shimmerz
Next thing I did was use Shimmerz
Pearlz in Ballet Slipper on the edges of my rosebuds.
My final touch on the flowers was to use PixieDust Blingz
at the tips, giving them a bit more shimmerz'y shine.
here's another closeup:
I love how they turned out!!
Here's my completed layout:
Thank you for letting me share with you today!
Remember...don't throw out the denim's just yet...Make them meet their match with Shimmerz....
Have a lovely day!
~Leslie



That is very cute! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteLeslie -
ReplyDeleteWhat an opportune posting! I just finished cutting up old jeans because I knew I could do something with them. I wasn't sure what - but I was NOT wasting that denim! And then you super post today - serendipity! Thank you for the fantastic idea!
Elaine Allen
what a perfect combination!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, this is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layout, and I love, love, LOVE those denim flowers, Leslie! I'll have to remember to save our boys' jeans after they've outgrown them! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI just got some jeans from my hubby too! Want to use them in a way like this but with flowers that don't stand up so tall...any ideas or tutorials on flatter flowers with jeans??
ReplyDeleteThanks!
-Stacie
Old jeans? This is a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!!!
I really love the way the Denim soaked up the shimmerz and took on the life of the pearlz. Beautiful results.
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought of that! And I love the LO - great!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I shared this with a customer in my store today! Cleaning up today I found a very small pair of granddaughter jeans size 18 month...thinking I can use these... I'll let you know they turn out!
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative idea! I love this :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a super cool idea!!!! Denim goes with everything, especially all forms of Shimmerz. I love this LO!!!
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