These baubles are a nice and easy project. You can write your friends' names or the year on them and tie them around a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine for a quick gift. Or you can just decorate them with pretty patterns. Boxes of plain baubles are usually pretty cheap, even before the sales.
Glitter Decorated Baubles
You'll need:
Some plain baubles
Glitter pen*
Decorating them is pretty straight-forward. For the patterned ones, I just did the designs freehand, making them up as I went along. The names I did freehand too. If you're worried about messing it up, you could write on them with a fine whiteboard marker first and then go over that with the glitter pen.
If you're doing an all-over design, do one half, let it dry and then do the other half. That way, you have a side you can rest it on while it dries. I sit them in egg cartons while they're drying.
Hubby was telling me the blog needs more tutorials and that I should make this up into a tutorial, but really, it's just writing on a ball...it can't get much easier than that!
*I use the Dimensionals glitter fabric paint because it dries without shrinking, giving a nice raised effect.They're usually for fabric, but it sticks on to the baubles well. I had the tube already from a previous project (about 10 years ago) and it's still good as new. You could also use a normal glitter pen, or even some craft glue and then shake loose glitter over the top.
There is a lot of cash to be made doing this... Noone doing this at a stall at the plaza this year, plenty of people asking for it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I always thought you had to do the glue then sprinkle the glitter on them...what a mess....but your way is so much better! Would you please share this with my readers for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-3.html
ReplyDelete@LindsiB - I tried doing it with the glue and glitter too but it didn't look as sparkly and was much messier. Doing it this way also means the glitter doesn't flake off.
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