I have about 4 boxes of old Christmas ornaments that belonged to my parents in the 70's... and actually may have even been purchased earlier than the 70's(?) Many of them are silver and teal but are sort of tarnished and spotted and I normally don't use them because I find them big & boring. So I thought why not add some sparkle with my Martha Stewart glitter glues? They're easy, mess-free, and fun! I suppose you could also create a similar effect with glue and fine loose glitter as well. My favorite is the teal polka-dotted one with hematite glitter, but I'm really loving the antique feel it adds to my boring vintage balls.
* Vintage or old Christmas ornaments. ***Plastic ornaments or those that are too glossy will not work as well unless treated first to create a texture the glue can adhere to.
* Martha Stewart Glitter Glue
* Test out your glitter glue.
* Create your design.
TIPS:
* My very fine dots, which I LOVED, didn't stay put on the super glossy, newer ornaments.
* I made one with Delilah's name using a plastic ornament and the thin lines of glitter glue just slipped right off.
* I think a thicker coat of glue would help but really, the balls need a sort of texture for the glue to adhere to. Maybe a bit of sandpaper or using a light coat of acetone would do the trick? I dunno... check that out before you try it!
* The white glitter glue looked like snow, which was fun.
Here are my mistakes... which were kind of a bummer really because I loved these two!
I made so many of them but the ones I've shown are my favorites.
Wanna get Christmas Crafty with me? I'll be doing weekly Christmas crafts until the end of the month!
Link up your Christmas Crafts easily below! I can't wait to see all your Christmas creativity!
*this is my first link-up so please let me know if it's not working properly... Thanks!
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These look absolutely stunning! I´ve been planning to do something like that an your post is a great source of inspiration!
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LOVE it Maegan! perfect way to get new ornaments without spending too much money :)
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Very Pretty! I am gonna start on my decorations this week! 1st tree in 4yrs!
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What a lovely idea thank you
Gorgeous and thank you for such specific tips-that helps a lot! Love the added texture too!
We definitely have DIY holidays on the brain, I'll be doing DIY ornaments all week! I'll definitely be linking up with you!
I love your ornament that looks like icicles are dripping down it the best, the effect came out perfectly!
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Wow they came out great! They look so pretty with just the hint of glitter!
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These look great! What a fun project. I'm going to have to dig through my parent's Christmas boxes for old ornaments. I know we they have some that never get used.
What a great way to put a modern twist on vintage ornaments. I have a few that are spotted and discolored too (they were passed down to me) so maybe I'll revamp them one day. Thanks for the idea.
I like the "icicle" ornament best, too! What a clever idea! Now, I'll have to look in the basement to find some. I'll bet plenty of friends/relatives have them! You have a lot of patience and ambition......good for you!! (And good for us, too)
Now that I look more closely, each ornament is my favorite.....love the black lace and teeny pink dotted ornament......very creative! A big thanks to Martha Stewart for her easy-to-apply glitter stick/pens!
Love them! I just finished DIYing some ornaments that will be part of Christmas gifts this year. I also used glitter. Glitter makes everything better11
omg! they are so cute, so fun and so FABULOUS! i love the updated look!!!
So fun! I love that you're doing a linky! Another thing you can do with your ornaments is buy clear glass ones and dot on bits of craft glue in polka dots and the shake Martha Stewart glitter on them. So pretty and so simple.
Love them!
Here's a recent DIY of mine which I reckon is a bit festive - my wooden branch lamp DIY!
http://www.thankfifi.com/2011/11/ill-lamp-you/
Hope you like it.x
Nice work, Maegan! Loved the colors and designs... I´m looking for new ornaments for our tree, this is a good idea to redecorate the older ones.
Thanks for sharing :D
Thanks Maegan! Such a cute idea, and a perfect coloru scheme to go with my existing decorations : )
I submitted my link-- I misread the description-- I thought you meant Christmas gifts, too! :/ Oops! :D
This is fun! Thanks for letting all of us share :) I think I'll go spruce up some of my old ornaments now!!
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