Queen of Hearts Tights

Ahoy there! Bringing back the hand-painted tights! I was actually commissioned to paint these for a burlesque Tim Burton show happening this weekend, for a Queen of Hearts Costume. I took these photos "to show" the person who asked me to paint them, to make sure they were alright. I may have gotten a little carried away though... and taken a whole bunch of outfit photos with them as well. But, I managed not to rip them... so no harm done! (Unless they read my blog. Let's hope they don't read my blog.) Wearing: Shirt - Vintage Skirt - Wholesaledress Tights - DIY'd (originally vintage sheers) Bag - c/o Oasap Boots - Rubi Shoes Necklace - Stolen from boyfriend Cameo Brooch - Ebay Here's a little DIY... How to make "Queen of Hearts" tights What you will need: Sheer white tights Black fabric/acrylic paint (*Important: The paint must be fairly thick, ie not runny*) A stencil A pair of legs to paint on A paintbrush What you do: Making your stencil: Get a long length of cardboard and fold it in half. Draw half-lovehearts on the folded edge of one side of the cardboard, larger at the top and getting smaller gradually as you go down. Like this: Cut these out and unfold the cardboard. You should now have a nice stencil with some pretty love hearts. Use these stencils for painting your tights. Follow instructions on how to do this here. Don't forget to let them dry for a loooooong time on your legs! Wear them around for a few hours. I'm serious!! Love, Annika xxx