This brief was so much fun that it’s becoming a must-have on my Scrapbook pages! I have used a lot of Glimmer Mist and Chalkboard Mist on muslin lately and the thing that impresses me most, apart from the beautiful vibrancy of the colours, is how quickly it dries! I started leaving my misted bits overnight but soon discovered they would dry in under 20 mins if hanging in a warm and airy spot!
For my very first project I wanted to see how the colours came up. I chose a white rag rug from Spotlight to alter and went with a rainbow pattern to test the widest variety of colours. 
From left to right I have used: Lavender Fields Glimmer Mist, Cornflower Chalkboard Mist & Spring Violet Glimmer Mist, Turquoise Blue & Jack Frost Glimmer Mists, Sprout & Inchworm Chalkboard Mists with a touch of English Ivy Glimmer Mist, Lemon Meringue & Sun Sisters Ltd Ed. Spring 2011 Glimmer Mists, Alaskan Salmon Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, and Burnt Red & Rum Punch Ltd Ed. Spring 2011 Glimmer Mists.
My Second project was a little more daring in technique but used fewer colours. I bought some muslin and tore it into strips to decorate this dress-form that my daughter had discarded. The strips I coloured with Glimmer Mists : Jack Frost, Blue Skies, Denim Blue and Sapphire. Graphite Glimmer Mist was great for the chipboard swirls that I used for wings, and the satin ribbon. The flower I painted with Tutu Pink Glimmer Glam, the satin leaves with Organic Garden Glimmer Glam and then when I was finished I thought she needed just a little more shimmer so I mixed the leftover few drops I had of Old Lace Glimmer Mist and Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist in the one bottle and gave her a topcoat of sparkle.
And some close-ups…
She was so much fun to do 🙂
My third project is a layout. I used some Basic Grey fabric swatches and misted them with a combination of the new Chalkboard colours Sprout, Alaskan Salmon, and Grape Ape. I have also used Hayride Glimmer Glam with the Sprout Chalkboard Mist on the Prima leaves although I left the lovely Prima flower au naturel.
And just as a matter of interest, when I misted the fabric swatches I did it on a sheet of white Bazzill and then used this as a background for another layout….with fabric…. 🙂
I so love Tattered Angels paints, more and more each time I use them, if you haven’t got some of them all (Mist, Glam and Glaze) you really don’t know what you’re missing (or should that be ‘missting’ lol)!
Have a great day 🙂
'Glimmer makes Fabric Fabulous!' have 9 comments
March 26, 2011 @ 6:12 am Martha
These ROCK!!!! You really showed the breadth & depth of what TA paint mediums can do with fabric. I love that dress form & dress 😉
March 26, 2011 @ 6:51 am NICOLE MARTEL
Oh wow, seriously, these are all AMAZING… I want that dress. Very cute 🙂
March 26, 2011 @ 8:44 am JJ
Peg that dress form is outstanding!! I would love to get my hands on a form like that to play.
March 26, 2011 @ 9:16 am Holly
Incredible! Love the dress form and gorgeous layouts!
March 26, 2011 @ 4:13 pm Mandy C
You have had good time with the colours Peg,
agree with you on a top coat of glimmer, it just adds to the fun.
Great tip to be reusing your over mists as a background.
March 27, 2011 @ 3:06 am Nat
wow wow wow wow soooo awesome!!!
March 27, 2011 @ 5:36 pm Pamela Bennett
Love your placemat and dress! You’ve inspired me to try some of this!I was wondering if it’s been said before, but how do you make these colours
colourfast if you want to wash them?
Thanks Pamela
March 27, 2011 @ 9:51 pm Peg Hewitt
Thanks so much Ladies 🙂
March 28, 2011 @ 10:53 am Jamie D.
I LOVE your dress form!!!!