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Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket

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Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket
Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket

Have you ever bought something with the intention to create a certain project, then made something completely different in the end? I bought a pink Levis Ex Boyfriend Trucker Jacket from Macys early in the fall. I planned to paint an autumn scene on the back panel, but never felt inspired. Motivation + inspiration finally led to a Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket.

Materials for Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket

  • Ex Boyfriend Levis Trucker Jacket
  • textile medium
  • Apple Barrel Paints- 20403E White, 21481E Key West, 20717E Bright Blue, 20432E Nutmeg, 20404E Black, 21390E Khaki, 20760E Kings Gold, 20471E Bright Yellow, 20407E Hunter Green, 20713E Spring Green, 2605E Crimson, 2602E Bright Magenta, 21467E Tuscan Red
  • paint brushes- 5/8″ angle brush, 1/8″ flat brush, small round brush, liner brush
  • DecoArt Craft Twinkles (brush on glitter paint)
  • snowy cabin sketch- feel free to print mine from above
  • paper bag or newspaper
  • straight pins

Instructions for the Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket

Pin a paper bag (or cardboard or newspaper) inside the jacket to prevent paint seepage. Use the angle brush to paint the top third of the back banel with Key West. During this project, you will add a few drops of textile medium to each paint color used. Add a six-inch section of White to the bottom. Scallop the bottom edges with the same angle brush and White + Key West. The background paint should cover a little more than half of the back panel.

Transferring the Pattern

Print the pattern from the supply list. I altered the pattern slightly. I did not add the big hardwood tree, the small pine tree, or the candy canes. I decided to give the cabin a snowy theme rather than a gingerbread house theme. I can wear a winter-themed jacket longer than a Christmas jacket. The glitter paint and red cardinal make the design suitably festive for Christmas as well. Rub colored chalk on the back of the pattern and trace onto the jacket with a pencil.

Now for the Fun Part

Use Nutmeg + White + angle for the cabin and Black + angle for the chimney.
Paint the roof with White and the angle brush. Use Black + Nutmeg + angle for the door. Shade with Black + liner. Highlight with Khaki + White + liner.
Use 5/8″ angle + Kings Gold for the windows. Highlight with Bright Yellow + White + angle. Use Black + liner for the panes and White + liner for the snowy ledge.
Outline the windows with Nutmeg + liner.
Shade the cabin with Khaki + Nutmeg +angle brush. Highlight with White + 1/8″ flat.
Shade the roof and chimney with Key West + angle + liner.
Paint bricks with Khaki + 1/8″ flat. Shade with Nutmeg and highlight with White + flat brush. Paint snow and smoke with White + angle or round brush. Shade with Pewter using the same brushes.
Shade around the cabin with the angle brush dipped in Bright Blue + Key West. The front part is dipped in Bright Blue and the rear part is dipped in Key West.
Shade the snow using Key West and straight, slappy strokes of the angle brush.
Fill in the pine tree trunk with Black + Nutmeg + angle brush. Give all snowy areas a healthy amount of glitter paint with the angle or round brush- depending on the size of the area.
Paint the pine branches with the liner brush and layers of Black + Hunter Green + Spring Green + White. Fill in the cardinal’s body with Crimson. Shade with Black + Tuscan Red. Highlight with White. The beak is painted with Kings Gold and shaded with Crimson. Use the liner brush to paint all of these small areas.
Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket
Paint your initials and the last two digits of the year with Hunter Green.
Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket
Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket

You’re all done! I hope you enjoyed my Snowy Cabin Trucker Jacket tutorial! No time to paint your own? Order a long-sleeved Cabin Cozy t-shirt with this design from my ETSY Store.

Merry Christmas Season,

Kristie

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Comments

  3. Ann says

    You’ve created a ‘one of a kind’ jacket, Kristie. Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s, you are being featured on my blog Tuesday evening.

    Reply

  5. Alexandra says

    This jacket is awesome! I love that you paint items that aren’t just for wall art, but functional things. Beautiful, one of a kind jacket perfect for Winter.

    Reply

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