I found a DIY ornament idea on Pinterest that looked simple and
elegant. Decided to re-create the
project for my annual ornament exchange.
elegant. Decided to re-create the
project for my annual ornament exchange.
I am not going to lie, my first attempts at these ornaments
were definite “Pinterest Fails”! I share my outtakes and rejects at the end of this post – just to
“keep it real”! These were A LOT of work.
were definite “Pinterest Fails”! I share my outtakes and rejects at the end of this post – just to
“keep it real”! These were A LOT of work.
This is a MESSY project – my suggestion – do it outdoors or
lay down a plastic table cloth that you can throw away
lay down a plastic table cloth that you can throw away
Supplies:
- Best Glue Ever
- No Clog Writing Cap
- Best Cleaner Ever
- Perfect Cleaning Cloth
- Clear Glass Ornaments
- Floor Polish
- Bottle Brush Trees
- Mica Flakes
- Glitter
- Plaid Ribbon
- Optional: Jingle
Bells
Make it:
- Splash a small amount of floor polish inside glass ornament
and swish around, turn ornament upside down over a bowl to drain out excess
floor polish - Drop mica flakes inside ornament and shake around until you
get desired coverage - Set aside to dry
- Unscrew wood base from trees and discard
- Trim about 1″ from bottom of tree, then dab bottom of
tree center with Best Glue Ever to prevent all of the needles from falling
off. If you are using super mini trees,
there is no need to trim. - Using a foam brush, lightly coat bottle brush trees with
Best Glue Ever (do not brush, just dab or you will end up with glue splattered over everything!
Lesson Learned!)
- Once ornaments and trees are completely dry, it’s time to
assemble the ornaments - Push your tree into
ornament, tip first – you may need to use the end of a pencil to help insert it
through the narrow neck - With tweezers, adjust tree to sit how you desire
- Spray a small amount of Best Cleaner Ever on to the Perfect Cleaning Cloth and get rid of excess floor polish, glitter and other debris from your ornament
- Apply a small amount of Best Glue Ever (using the No ClogWriting Cap) inside the ornament cap and install on ornament
- Trim a piece of plaid ribbon and tie around ornament cap (I suggest using a small amount of Best Glue Ever to hold the ribbon in place)
- Optional: add jingle
bell to ribbon
Pinterest Fails
As promised, here are some of my fails:
Thanks for stopping by – have a creative week!
Shelly
