Friday, December 3, 2010

How to get Glitter Everywhere...

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. ~Larry Wilde
I quick Christmas tutorial...if you want your whole house to sparkle and shine for holidays like Jack Frost just blew through, all you need is a bottle of superfine glitter and a few Christmas Ornaments. I tried it...it worked!!

OK, all kidding aside, I LOVE these Glitter Ornaments and wanted to make some for an upcoming Craft Show. Also, this week's Blogger's Challenge is Ornaments. So, I grabbed my Re-inkers, some clear ornaments I had stuck away in my alterable cabinet. (Yeah, it's not just a drawer...it has multiplied...it is now 3 drawers!)

I didn't reinvent the wheel here, AmyR's tutorial for these can be found HERE.

I took photos on the Christmas tree, individually, so I apologize now for this photo heavy post. I wanted to show them all twinkly and pretty on the tree, but also show detail, so at the bottom are some shots with flash, just click on any of the pictures to see them full size.


This one is a Clear Acetate Ornament with some faux snow in it...

Here is what they look like in the light of day...


Challenges:
Blogger's Challenge: Ornaments
Dutch Dare: Christmas
ABC Christmas: Y is for Yuletide
Stamp Simply: Ornaments or Decor
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Christmas but no cards
One Stitch At A Time: glitz it up
Fussy & Fancy: Anything But a Card
Centsational Girl Link Party:

Thanks for stopping by!!

27 comments:

  1. Love, love your ornaments...so beautiful!

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  2. Oooh sparkly! Good luck at the craft show!

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  3. These are so fun, I love the one with Joy on it. I did these with the kids last year and they loved them too. Such a fun craft. Beautiful pictures with them on the tree with the lights behind.

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  4. Beautiful ornaments!!! Your pictures of them are stunning!

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  5. Gorgeous! Your photos look like they're lifted right from a BH&G or some other Christmas magazine1 So sparkly! Love it! Good luck with the show!

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  6. Your ornaments are gorgeous, especially against the flocked tree!!!

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  7. Oh these are all so sparkly and pretty! Can I come and move into your tree? ;) LOL!

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  8. Beautiful ornaments, love the glitter!

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  9. Wonderful, sparkly ornaments. Maybe you've inspired me to get out some of the stored glass ornaments I have waiting for my attention.

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  10. Gorgeous ornaments, love the sparkle of them!

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  11. Luv the sparkle of the oranaments, beautiful GF!

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  12. Great idea, they look wonderful
    Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week
    Best wishes, Sharon

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  13. Absolutely stunning bling! Thanks for sharing with us at OSAAT this week
    Hugs,
    Deb x

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  14. What gorgeous glimmer here! Perfect for that holiday decor! Thanks so much for playing along with the Stamp Simply Challenge this week!

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  15. WOW Fabulous!! gorgeous ornaments
    Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week would love to see you next week too
    hugs
    laney

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  16. So pretty! Love the Joy ornament and the White Snowflake one.

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  17. wow these are so beautifully sparkly and what a great idea to make your own baubles...thanks for joining in with the Bunny Zoe's Crafts monthly challenge
    Mina xxx

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  18. These are all so BEAUTIFUL! I made a few of these last year and they are fun to make...and easy, too! TFS yours with us this year!

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  19. Super cute!
    I also wanted to let you know that I have some yummy blog candy on my blog!

    http://tammyleestampcorner.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-candy-now.html

    Tammylee

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  20. These are lovely Rachel! I've tried something like this before, but it didn't turn out nearly as wonderful as this! Well done! :D

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  21. Really a fantastic ornaments. These are so beautifully sparkly and what a great idea to make your own baubles. Amazing and joyfull. Thanks for playing at DDCC.
    Hugs and happy X-mas.
    Lena

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  22. Absolutely gorgeous! I can never resist sparkle! :)

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  23. Great project! Like all things shiny....Thanks for joining us at DDCC.

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  24. These are stunning! {sMILES}

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  25. Beautiful! Thanks for joining up on the ABC Christmas Challenge. Hugs, Carissa

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