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    Home » Lifestyle » DIY Painted Heart Jeans

    DIY Painted Heart Jeans

    Published: Jan 7, 2021 by Andrea Howe · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Create these adorable heart jeans for yourself or your little girl. Full step-by-step tutorial shows how easy it is to DIY this fun heart craft! Just in time for Valentine’s Day!

    little girl standing in front of garage with heart jeansIt doesn’t look like brightly colored denim is going away anytime soon, especially for the little ones, and so I recently bought another pair on sale last week. I was struck by a bit of inspiration over today and decided to add some stenciled hearts to them. They’re great for Valentine’s Day, but of course ladies can get away with wearing hearts on their pants all year long!

    little girl in denim jacket and coral jeans standing in front of white wallSupplies needed for this heart craft

    • Heart stencil – you can create your own with some thick card stock or the cardboard from a cereal box
    • Fabric paint – I really like the Tulip brand
    • Sponge brushes
    • Denim jeans, or any piece of clothing you want to try this on!

    woman's hand painting coral jeans with white hearts

    How to DIY these Heart Jeans

    • Gather your supplies and cut out your heart stencil.
    • Hold your stencil firmly in place, then apply paint in a blotting motion. Don’t try to “brush” it on.
    • Lift your stencil up in one fell swoop and move to the next section you want to paint. This will prevent smudging.
    • You can eyeball your stencil placement, or plan it out perfectly. Try not to overthink it though!

    little girl with brown hair giggling next to heart garland

    Tips and tricks to for this DIY project

    • You’ll want to make 2 stencils because you’ll notice that after you complete the first leg, the paper will start to break down a bit from the moisture of the paint. This will cause some bleeding and smudging to occur, so try to swap out before this happens.
    • Keep a moist rag on hand for mess ups.
    • Use the stencil as the guide and place it corner to corner so you get somewhat even hearts.  If you notice, there are four rows of hearts just staggered but going straight down the entire length of the pant.
    • You can paint hearts on both sides, but it’s just as easy and cute to paint on the single front side.

    heart garlands taped on garage door next to brunette girlyoung girl wearing coral denim jeans Taylor is pretty much in love with her heart jeans, and I pretty much want a pair for myself now. Because honestly, the only thing better than faded neon denim, is faded neon denim with hearts painted on them. Am I right, or am I right? Enjoy, and please let me know if you follow this heart craft and make a pair!little girl wearing pink shoes and denim jacket and coral jeanslittle girl giggling holding paper garland

    Check out these other great DIY crafts!

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    About Andrea Howe

    Andrea Howe is the recipe developer and photographer of Howe We Live. She is also a seasoned home cook of over 20 years, for her family of 5. Andrea has spent over 10 years in the food industry, writing for various publications including Babble and Disney. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, Taste of Home, Yahoo, Buzzfeed and ABC News.

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    1. Smith says

      August 13, 2020 at 12:11 am

      Great article! Excellent work! I read to all the blog. Such a great idea! Can I Sale this products online on https://www.seebiz.com/categories/apparel/Buy Wholesale Boys Clothing: Boys Jeans

      Reply
    2. cecilia says

      March 18, 2016 at 4:17 pm

      Can u tell me, after u painted ur jeans, did u dry them in dryer or not and if so how long.

      Reply
    3. Julia says

      January 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      Cute!! I love this idea. I kinda want a pair for myself. 😉 Look at that little fashion blogger model in the making! xo

      Reply
    4. marian says

      March 17, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      Son preciosos, me encantan.
      Además soy una romántica y tengo debilidad por los corazones y las cosas bonitas.

      Reply
    5. Morgan says

      September 09, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      I made these this weekend with acrylic paint…now I’m worried they will be ruined if I wash them. Do you know if the paint will wash off? Other than that they turned out great and I love them!
      Thanks

      Reply
    6. Jillian @ Hi! It's Jilly says

      June 24, 2013 at 9:23 am

      SO cute and fun! My daughters would love these! 🙂

      Reply
    7. danielle says

      May 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm

      does it just wash off tho? xx

      Reply
    8. Lee says

      April 20, 2013 at 8:25 pm

      This is such a great idea. It turned out really cute!

      Reply
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