Saturday 29 November 2014

DIY christmas: glitter branches

So these are literally what the title says. Branches/sticks with glitter on them. But they look AMAZING! I have a theme going on in each room of our house as each room is so different. Our kitchen is rustic, red, white and provincial. Our lounge is red, gold and very traditional. And our bedroom is silver, white, black and glamorous. So these silver glitter branches are going into our bedroom :)

So how do you make them? I bought wood glue for this project but I've seen people use spray glue and similar things. Then I went on the hunt for silver glitter and I actually couldn't find it anywhere in the small town that I live in. I did however find something that was labeled glitter, but it looks more like cut up tinsel almost. Its basically big flakes of glitter. And it came out surprisingly awesome! Then I went for a walk through our garden and gathered up some sticks. I got more then I needed so I could arrange the ones that turned out best in my vase :) Using a paint brush I painted on the glue to a section of my first stick and then sprinkled the glitter over. I had a plate underneath to catch all the glitter that didn't stick so I could re use it. 

So I just continued this until all the sticks were finished and then let them dry for a few hours. Im sure they were dried well before then but I had mummy duties to attend to!

So here they are looking fabulous in our bedroom!!



Xxx