glitter stars

These glitter stars are still among the top favorites of all ornaments I have made for the holidays.  A simple plastic star coated with german glass glitter and some kind of focal glued into the center.  I  have used vintage earrings, Buttons, rhinestones and flowers.  Jazz them up with a tulle circle under the focal first.  We all love how much they shine on the tree. I featured them last year on my blog and they still get a lot of pins on Pinterest. 

They have tarnished over the past year and look even more vintage now. 

I am a freak for glass glitter.  I buy tons of ornaments on clearance after Christmas and cover them with glitter. They look so gorgeous once you glitter them up.  Take a look at all those scraggly ornaments in the clearance bin and think about how you could rework them for a fresh new holiday style next year. 

Tart Tin cuties

Altered tart tins are really popular right now. I have these I bought for a buck at an estate sale. Let's see the ways we can use these creatively for ornaments. Coat them with German glass glitter, embellish them with an image, a piece of jewelry. Cut them apart and hammer them flat, embellish with tulle circles, paper fans, jewelry orTurn it into a base for a snowman or doll ornament.

 

This was made by my friend Cindy Wood. 

This was made by my friend Ada Pringle.

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Candle clip ornaments

You can find these old candle clips at antique stores and flea markets. Cut a piece of dowel rod the size if the candle holder (where the candle goes) and glitter it. Set aside. Take an image of a child, print it out on card stock and create a dress, embellish with glitter and glue to the dowel.  Glue dowel into clip.  Clip on the tree.  These are great to use with photos if your children or grand kids. Love the look of them. 

These examples were made by my friend the fabulously talented Cindy Wood in a class she took with Cindy Gonzalez. 

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