This year's Shop Hop theme is What's Cooking. So this year we are decorating canvas aprons. It took me a while to decide what to do; There are alot of cool things you can do with aprons. I decided I wanted to go steampunk since I like that style and would be more likely to wear it again. Then I got some inspiration from a
Betsey Johnson tee shirt with a corset drawn on it, So my final idea was a hand draw steam punk corset.
First thisng was to sketch out the corset on the apron. I used the back of the apron because I didnt want to pockets in the middle of the corset. I then went over my lines with a brown paint pen and started a bit of shading that would create depth. To fit with the the steam punk theme I filled in the seams and boning with a copper gilding pen.
I then filled in the "fabric" part of the corset with an olive green paint pen. I also added a necklace to the top of the apron and began filling in the background black. This took several Sharpie markers. I recommend the "magnum" for this much coverage.
After I finished coloring/painting, I covered the edge of the apron and the neck strap in a faux suede. I also added grommets down the corset front which I laced with green ribbon decorated in peacock feathers. I decided to replace the drawing of a necklace with one made of a cameo embellishment and some bling. I think it looked way better.
I added a glass bead fringed ribbon to the bottom of the corset. and re gilded all the boning and edges with the copper pen. For finishing touches I added some steampunk themed embellishments like keys. gears and butterflies. I also replaced the tie with the green peacock ribbon.
Finished apron.
Hope you enjoyed my So Cal Shop Hop apron project. It was sure fun to make and I think it came out super cute. I wonder what I will make next year....
