Seeing as I rarely post to this blog (are you all super sad?), I decided to show you a little project for Christmas time. Something in advance! woot.
For starters, this is a simple little project using just a few items/tools:
- gold thread
- a Tim Holz bottle brush tree (comes in a pack of 5)
- Heidi Swapp Gold Lame' Color Shine (I am almost OUT!! yikes!)
- a handful of Freckled Fawn wood veneer star-ish shapes
- hot glue gun (and glue)
- a cardboard box
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Start Here. :)
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I started out by spray painting the wood veneer star shapes. (NOTE: I ended up needing 50% more than are pictured here.) I usually put a scratch paper in an old Studio Calico box. The pizza box style is great to catch the over-spray, and compact enough to close up and put out of sight when done.
A couple squirts was enough. I just pushed them around to cover on both sides.
This Color Shine is seriously amazing. The goldey-shiney-sparkley goodness is unattainable in photographic form!
I then hot glued the little stars along a length of gold thread. Word to the wiser-than-me: don't squeeze a crap-ton of boiling hot glue onto your fingertips and scream like a little girl. I'm sure you wouldn't anyway, but take it easy out there. I spaced them approximately (because I did NOT measure) 1/2 inch apart.
Now, I am not one to brag - but I am a genius. The little tree kept falling over. They are made out of whisps of the wind or something. So - BAM! - my genius thought hits me: "Stacey, use those removable Glue Dots that you have never used and are entirely useless for nearly* everything else you do!" So I applied on to the tree "trunk" and it worked! It really did! It stayed standing!
(*note: to be fair to the otherwise lovely Glue Dot Corporation, once I used these particular Glue Dots to hold an envelope closed so I could open it again)
Look how cute this tiny little garland turned out! Gold. Bam! Instant awesomeness.
I also glued one of the stars to the top. Every tree needs a topper. Amiright?!
String the little garland around your tree, and voila! So beautiful and simple. AND GOLD. I'm dreaming of a white (and GOLD) christmas.
Just add Frankincense and Myrrh.
Much love and cheer,
Stacey
