Stained Glass Tropical Ornaments

  

Find out how I created these stained glass 

ornaments and bring a bit of the beach home.

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Stained Glass ornament tutorial


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Blinged Out Dollar Store Ornaments

I picked up these ornaments at the Dollar Tree Store 

the other day but they were a little too plain for

my taste. 

See my simple addition of paper 

rosettes and buttons below:

I started out with a strip of paper that was 

approximately 3"x10" that I according  folded.

Once done I folded it in half and stapled it.

Next if you want a decorative edge 

evenly cut each end with pinking shears 

or some other type of decorative scissors.

Next add 2-way sticky tape on 

both sides of the folded ends

Open your rosette and stick each end

together...first one side then the other

to form your circle.

Next I connected two buttons together

using bakers twine threaded and tied

 tightly. 

Here I've glued the rosette to the ornament 

and the button to the rosette then clamped 

them together until dry.

Here are two my finished blinged out Dollar Tree ornaments.

For the reindeer I used some Vintage sheet music to create

the rosette and of course more buttons.

Here I've added my blinged out ornament

to a card I made.

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Phenomenal Mini Star Ornaments

I recently made mini star ornaments for an altered 

matchbox swap I'm participating in. While creating
them I had a unique phenomenon happen to them.

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I began by using  Staedtler's Fimo Microwave clay 

to cut out my star ornaments.  After I stamped a
design into the clay using "Viva Las Vegastamps!" 
Christmas music stamp and poked a hole in each
one at the top for hanging, I then dried them in the
microwave according to the package directions.

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 Next I added some Krylon's gold leafing paint
I pumped out on a piece of plastic, and used my finger
to rub it across the high points of the stamped design.  

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Once the gold paint dried I added a lite layer of
clear Crystal Lacquer and some extra fine glitter dust

to each one while the lacquer was still wet.  I let them dry,
and then I added a thicker layer of Crystal Lacquer,
a small red button, and a rhinestone.

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Then something magical happened! When I went
back later I discovered that where ever the Krylon
gold leafing paint was on the stars AND wherever
the extra fine glitter dust and Crystal Lacquer  was it
had changed to a turquoise blue color.  Obviously there
must have been a chemical reaction, but what caused it?
From the best of my deduction its a reaction between the
clay, gold leafing paint and  the clear Crystal Lacquer.
I've used both the clear Crystal Lacquer in conjunction
with the extra fine glitter dust many, many times
before and never had this happen, so it must be
the addition of the microwave clay.

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To finish them off I added ribbons
to each of them for hanging.

I really love this happenstance, I only wish that I went

with my first choice of decorating my altered matchboxes 

using turquoise and red like I was originally going to do,
then they would have all matched like I meant for it to
happen LOL

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Faux Hand Blown Glass Ornament

This is my first official project I'm posting for 

Sakura Hobby Crafts. I'm excited to be part 

of the new design team representing a 

product I've loved for years.

I've begun gearing up for Christmas and my first 

project is a simple yet elegant one that would make a 

great gift or holiday boutique idea.

Supplies

• Clear Glass Ornament
• 3D Crystal Lacquer
• Alcohol Inks
• Bottle Cap
• Alphabet Stickers or Rub-Ons
• Ribbon

I started off with a clear glass heart shaped 

ornament and removed the top.

Next I added a couple of drops each of 3 

different colors of alcohol ink.

Next squirt the amount of  3D Crystal Lacquer  

approximately the size of your pinky finger 

circumference down the center of the glass 

ornament.  

**The combination of the inks mixed 

with the 3D Crystal Lacquer creates a 

hand blown look to the glass.

Swirled and turned the glass around letting 

the 3D Crystal Lacquer and alcohol ink 

mixture coat the insides of the glass.

Once the sides are coated turn the ornament 

upside down and allow the access to drip out.
You can use a bottle cap to let it drip into, so you
don't waste the mixture and then used the filled
bottle cap for another project.

Once its completely dry you can add wording
on the outside using some rub-on letters or
word stickers. Finish it by adding a ribbon
to hang it from.

Happy Creating everyone! 

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