Posts Tagged ‘decorate’

10
Dec
2011

More Christmas Baubles

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This is my last post about baubles. Really. Here is a simple way to make a plain Christmas bauble into something special with round glass pebbles. These pebbles are normally available in small bags at discount or craft stores. The string used to hang the baubles will need to be replaced with fishing line, as the pebbles make the bauble considerably heavier. Due to their weight, the baubles are not suitable for hanging on a Christmas Tree. I attached the pebbles with a hot glue gun. Click here for full instructions (Pdf)

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Green glass pebbles

Adhesive Crystals on each pebble

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More of my glass crafts:

Sea Glass Lamp

Homemade Kaleidoscope

Stained Glass Snowflakes

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Posted in Christmas, Holidays and Special Occasions, Homemade Gifts | 2 Comments »

29
Jul
2011

Sequined Mirror

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This idea was inspired by a mirror I saw on the very wonderful MeiJo’s JOY Blogspot In her design PC glued sequins to cardboard rolls. Here I have tried the same technique but used plastic mini shot cups to glue the sequins to. The mirror is a cheap vanity version I found at the discount shop. Conveniently, it already had double side foam tape on the back to stick it to the wall. Some of the shapes pictured are actually metallic confetti rather than true sewing sequins. Click here for full instructions (Pdf)

The mirror above has glitter glued into the base of the cups.



Thank you to PC for her clever design!

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Posted in Flowers, Home Decor, Uncategorized | 9 Comments »

12
May
2011

Partytime; Decorating the Cups.

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Why is every toy we buy secured with thousands of little twisty-plastic-wire thingos? Who decided that all toys must now be fastened in a manner appropriate for a suspension bridge or deep sea oil rig? As if removing them isn’t hard enough, it is always accompanied by an hysterically excited child, incredulous that you could take this long to extricate a piece of plastic from it’s packaging.  Meanwhile, the clock is ticking and you’re running out of valuable time to prepare all the party food for the battalion of savages -sorry – children who will shortly arrive to raze your house to the ground…

My despair turned to delight when I finally found a use for these annoying wire fasteners: as stems for crepe flowers to wind around objects. In this case the object is plastic cups for a children’s party. You can use either crepe or tissue paper for this project.

Cut thin strips

Dot of PVA

Kink the wire & attach

Roll the crepe around

More PVA for the end

Secure the base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click the link below for more detailed instructions on how to make these flower ties. The next post will be “Colour Mixing Mocktails” in which we will make fun drinks to fill the cups with.

Click here for ‘Crepe Flower’ instructions

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Posted in Arty Parties, Papercraft | 3 Comments »