It's time for me to share another holiday DIY project!! The idea is from a blog called By Stephanie Lynn and I am really glad I tried it out. When it starts to get super cold outside, I get the urge to put away my fall decorations and start putting out snowflakes, snowmen and candles that smell like sugar cookies. I don't go as far as Christmas decorations...but I do like putting up some winter decor. Considering the fact that we are only in mid November and Thanksgiving is not even here yet, I am holding back on said urge to decorate with winter things BUT I am preparing to decorate by making the decorations in advance! These snowflakes make for a really pretty window decoration or you can use a little string or fishing line and hang them on your tree!! Here is the scoop on how to make them...
You will need:
- Wax Paper
- Hot Glue Gun & Plenty of hot glue sticks
- Glitter ( I chose this extra fine white glitter but you can use whatever you like)
- Mod Podge
- Cooking spray or oil of some sort (olive oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, etc)
- Sponge brush or paint brush
- A print out of a snow flake - I just did a Google search for snowflake images & printed the one I liked the most
- Tape
Step One: Plug in your hot glue gun & let it heat up
Step Two: Place a piece of wax paper over the snowflake print out and secure with a bit of tape
Step Three: Spray a small amount of cooking spray or pour a small amount of oil onto the wax paper and evenly distribute so that there is a thin layer of oil (this keeps the hot glue from sticking to the wax paper)
Step Four: Using the hot glue gun, follow the outline of the snowflake to create your hot glue snowflake!
Step Five: Once it is completely dry, peel the hot glue snowflake off of the paper & rinse off in the sink as there will be some oil on it
Step Six: Using the sponge brush or paint brush, apply a thin layer of mod podge to the snowflake
Step Seven: Sprinkle the glitter onto the snowflake and allow it to dry
Step Eight: Repeat steps six & seven on the other side
That's it!! Eight easy steps and BAM! You have a super cute & festive snowflake!! I've only made a few of these so far but I intend to make quite a few as we get closer to the holidays.
Happy Crafting!!
Lots of Love,
Meg
Labels: Crafty Ideas
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