Star Snowflake Wreath
The base is pipe insulation ($1.09 at Home Depot), made into a 20" diameter circle. Just secure with Duct Tape. I wrapped the form with red ribbon and secured with pins and hot glue. The stars and snow flakes were from a Making Memories surplus I got from my mother-in-law years ago. They are chip board, I painted, glittered and mod podged paper on them. Using thick buttons, to give some depth, I layered them and attached with hot glue. Voila!
*Word of caution: hang the wreath with the Duct Taped seam on the side. It will distort if not.
Next on the crafting agenda was some small ornaments for the boy's Godparents.
These were ceramic ornaments ($.50 each from Hobby Lobby). I painted the one side, color choice of my sons, and let them decorate the other. I hand wrote sentiments on the backside, sealed with a kiss and spray sealant! My boys pooped out after these so the Godmother's got my handy work instead:
The pictures are Mod-Podged on the pained ornaments, then I painted the dot borders with a Q-tip. I added a little from my scrapbook supply hoard. I put more sentiments on the back, again with the kisses and spray sealant. Presto.
Finally, I made some beautiful lanterns from dollar store vases, Mod-Podge and Epsom salts.
First I took these with my phone, so the pictures do not do it justice. I had a dozen plain, glass vases, about a foot tall, from a family event sitting in my garage. I saw this technique done on glass Christmas ornaments, so I decided to see if it would work. I covered the vase with a thick, even layer of Mod-Podge, then sprinkled on the salts. I put my hand in the vase to be able to coat all of it. Shake off the excess and let dry. I used spray sealant to keep the salts from falling off. I doctored it up with some more of my scrapbook supplies (this one has twine and a felt snowflake), popped a votive in a glass holder and ahhhh....beauty!
I'll be posting the rest soon!
