So I’m at it again, this time it’s glass ornaments I’ve had lying around forever. A few years back I found a pin on Pinterest showing old book pages being decoupaged to glass ornaments and I thought that would be pretty cool…until I tried it. In theory, it should have worked, but in reality it didn’t. Why? The old book pages were too thick to adhere to the glass bulb, so I tossed the idea aside until recently when I was cleaning out a cabinet in my office and came across the ornaments again. An idea struck me and that’s where it all started.
To begin with I gathered up the remaining glass ornaments.
Then the supplies of decoupage glue, tissue paper and glitter of course.
I cut my tissue paper into strips and then into smaller squares or rectangles.
I then pulled the ornament hanger clip off and found a straw to help hold it upright while I coated the glass bulb with the decoupage glue. FYI – your fingers will get coated with the glue and glitter.
Once the bulb was completely coated, I then applied strips of the tissue paper randomly over the surface ensuring it was completely covered. You will overlap the tissue, it’s all good in the end, I promise.
As I applied the tissue paper I spread more of the decoupage over the tissue paper to smooth it down.
Once it was completely covered in the tissue paper, I then sprinkled on some glitter because everyone needs a little bling in their life! Okay, besides needing bling in your life, I did it so it would sparkle when the Christmas tree lights and sunlight hit them.
Once dry, I then reattached the ornament hanging clip to the top and smiled at my creation.
Pretty cute, right?
And how do they look on the tree? Well, you tell me…
I liked them so much I grabbed some mini silver ornaments I’d used in the past and decoupaged them too!
Some made it to the tree while others became table top ornament decorations.
Makes you want to repurpose some of your old ornaments, doesn’t it?
Toodles!
