Embellished Denim Jacket Collar

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• hildie & jo® Preciosa Maxima Hotfix Crystals Combo, Blue Zircon
• hildie & jo® Preciosa Maxima Hotfix Crystals Combo, Kit AB
• hildie & jo® Preciosa Hotfix Combo Crystals Kit, Birthstone
• Dritz® Sew 101 Marking Pencil Combo, Light Blue & White
• Parchment or Tracing Paper
• 8.5" x 11" Paper Sheet
• Pencil
• Iron & Ironing Board

DIRECTIONS:

• FOR THE BUTTERFLY BODY:
• 1 blue zircon ss20 crystal
• 2 blue zircon ss16 crystal
• 3 blue zircon ss10 crystal


• FOR THE BUTTERFLY WINGS:
• 32 blue zircon ss10 crytals


• FOR THE ANTENNAE:
• 2 kit AB ss16 crystals
• 9 kit AB ss10 crystals


• FOR THE GRADUATED DAISY STAR:
• 1 yellow ss20 crystal
• 6 blue zircon ss20 crystals
• 6 kit AB ss16 crystals
• 6 blue zircon ss10 crystals

1. Prepare surface by washing and ironing the Denim Jacket.
2. Begin this project by preparing your design.
3. Draw your butterfly design on an 8.5" x 11" piece of white paper with a pencil. Do this to make sure your design will fit the area you want to embellish.
4. Open the packages of crystals and lay out your butterfly design on the paper to see how it will look.
5. Once you have the design to your liking, take your white fabric marking pencil and draw your design outline onto the jacket collar. Work on one collar at a time.
6. Set up your ironing board and heat your iron on medium heat, no steam.
7. Carefully bring the design, crystals, jacket and parchment/tracing paper to the ironing board.
8. Lay the denim jacket on the ironing board and spread out the collar to place the crystals onto the drawn outline.
9. To place the crystals, use the mini wax pencil included in the combo pack.
10. Gently tap the crystal with the pencil and let it stick. Carefully transfer the crystal to the outline on the collar.
11. Once you are happy with the layout the and the iron is hot enough, gently place the sheet of parchment/tracing paper over the design. The parchment /tracing paper is used to protect the crystals and material from the iron, so it should be big enough to cover the working area.
12. It is very Important that you do not move the parchment paper at this time as the design could move as well under the paper.
13. Place the hot iron directly down onto the parchment paper, making sure the iron is also covering the design.
14. Let go of the iron.
15. Do not move or touch the iron for 60 seconds.
16. Remove Iron and check the design. Let garment cool before moving it.
17. Repeat these steps for the other collar making a simple graduated daisy star design.

JOANN HACKS:

• Larger designs can be made using this technique with more crystals on the back of the Denim Jacket.