How to jeans for genes day

Jeans for Genes Day

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Pebeo's fabric paints

Pebeo's fabric paints

Canson palette paper pad is just fabulous. Make a mess then tear it off and throw in the bin. Easy clean up!

Canson palette paper pad is just fabulous. Make a mess then tear it off and throw in the bin. Easy clean up!

First choose some plain boring jeans from your child's cupboard, they don't have to be new. These are size four. I wanted her to have fun crafting with me so a play pair was good.

First choose some plain boring jeans from your child's cupboard, they don't have to be new. These are size four. I wanted her to have fun crafting with me so a play pair was good.

Lay out your stamps in the design that you fancy.

Lay out your stamps in the design that you fancy.

This pair is my five yr olds choice that she is going to paint.

This pair is my five yr olds choice that she is going to paint.

Using your paper palette pad or something flat that you can wash spread out some paint thinly to stamp into, to evenly cover your stamp. Keep checking your stamp to see if covered.

Using your paper palette pad or something flat that you can wash spread out some paint thinly to stamp into, to evenly cover your stamp. Keep checking your stamp to see if covered.

Then stamp

Then stamp

Too easy. Don't even have to be able to draw. And perfect for a child activity

Too easy. Don't even have to be able to draw. And perfect for a child activity

A few finishing touches with the fabric makers to outline the birds and draw detail in the bird house.

A few finishing touches with the fabric makers to outline the birds and draw detail in the bird house.

Ok and now for my daughters. I helped her get the paint evenly on the stamp

Ok and now for my daughters. I helped her get the paint evenly on the stamp

And ensured she had put enough pressure on the stamp

And ensured she had put enough pressure on the stamp

You can fix up a stamped image with the markers or a paint brush if it didn't stamp to your liking

You can fix up a stamped image with the markers or a paint brush if it didn't stamp to your liking

Adding in some detail

Adding in some detail

More playing with painting some detail

More playing with painting some detail

Finished

Finished

This is the palette paper pad after we were done. Clean up is just tear off and bin. Love it.

This is the palette paper pad after we were done. Clean up is just tear off and bin. Love it.

Ohhhh.

Ohhhh.

She loved this one on one time crafting with mum

She loved this one on one time crafting with mum

Two, much more funky, pairs of jeans for her wardrobe.

Two, much more funky, pairs of jeans for her wardrobe.

She was so proud

She was so proud

Don't forget to iron once dry to set the paint so they can be washed

Don't forget to iron once dry to set the paint so they can be washed

Too cool!

  • Pebeo setaskib markers
  • Pebeo setacolor paint pots
  • Stamps
  • Paint brushes
  • Canson palette paper pad