Late last week I found myself in a certain favorite store perusing their seasonal displays. I picked up their recent catalog and found myself enamoured with the Mythic Nest Tree Topper. It was a crown of sorts truly fit for a magical snow queen. Alas, it had a price tag that was also reserved for royalty.
It made me think about my own tree topper, if you call one huge velvet bow a tree topper. It was tired and I had lost that loving feeling. So I grabbed a glue gun and a few supplies and created this:
Music lovers please cover your ears while I randomly tear the sheet music into strips and apply it to the styrofoam base with Mod Podge.
Next, it was time to stick in the picks. I made a hole first with a toothpick and then gingerly eased in the picks so I didn't damage the glitter coatings. (The first pick I just tried to jam into the styrofoam and it disintegrated.) I didn't have enough picks to suit my taste so I hot glued on a few mini silver pine cones I had leftover from a display last year. Then I took apart the pearl picks and randomly scattered the beads throughout what I had begun to tell my kids was a "Crown for Jesus".
I've seen some aged birds around blogland. I have no idea how they are created. I imagine it may have something to do with tea dying, but I was in a hurry. So I just took a cosmetic sponge and dabbed a little distress ink onto it and then onto the bird. I put a bit of glue onto the beak, tail and wing feathers and then covered the areas with a bit of glitter. I then clipped off a wee piece of tinsel and hot glued it around the neck and covered the ends with a pearl. The bird was then applied onto the crown with the glue gun. Tres magnifique!
Is it ok to say that I like my crown even more than the Mystic Nest?
While Mr. Decor and the decorettes thought I had flown over the cuckoo's nest when I began this project they were eating crow by the time the last pearl was placed.
I apologize for not commenting as much lately. I am scrambling to write two term papers, work on a final project, and have begun studying for finals.
It made me think about my own tree topper, if you call one huge velvet bow a tree topper. It was tired and I had lost that loving feeling. So I grabbed a glue gun and a few supplies and created this:
This tree topper was made to my taste and for a lot less money. Here are the supplies that I started with:
1. 10 inch styrofoam wreath bought for another project over a year ago.
2. One white dove found in the still overflowing craft closet.
3. Barbara Trombley's Art Ultrafine Art Glitter, color: moondust
4. Jim Holtz Distress Ink, color: vintage photo
5. Assorted pearl picks purchased from Michaels after Christmas sale last year for like 22 cents a piece. (I checked and they carry the same picks this year.)
6. Wired tinsel in gold and white.
7. Vintage sheet music
9. Mod Podge
10. The good ole glue gun
Music lovers please cover your ears while I randomly tear the sheet music into strips and apply it to the styrofoam base with Mod Podge.
Next, it was time to stick in the picks. I made a hole first with a toothpick and then gingerly eased in the picks so I didn't damage the glitter coatings. (The first pick I just tried to jam into the styrofoam and it disintegrated.) I didn't have enough picks to suit my taste so I hot glued on a few mini silver pine cones I had leftover from a display last year. Then I took apart the pearl picks and randomly scattered the beads throughout what I had begun to tell my kids was a "Crown for Jesus".
I've seen some aged birds around blogland. I have no idea how they are created. I imagine it may have something to do with tea dying, but I was in a hurry. So I just took a cosmetic sponge and dabbed a little distress ink onto it and then onto the bird. I put a bit of glue onto the beak, tail and wing feathers and then covered the areas with a bit of glitter. I then clipped off a wee piece of tinsel and hot glued it around the neck and covered the ends with a pearl. The bird was then applied onto the crown with the glue gun. Tres magnifique!
Is it ok to say that I like my crown even more than the Mystic Nest?
While Mr. Decor and the decorettes thought I had flown over the cuckoo's nest when I began this project they were eating crow by the time the last pearl was placed.
Of course a tree topper must be shown on the tree.
I apologize for not commenting as much lately. I am scrambling to write two term papers, work on a final project, and have begun studying for finals.
Go make a beautiful mess and be blessed.
