SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Beacon Glitter-It!
- Beacon Quick Grip
- 3 glass 50mm ornaments
- Glitter: yellow, orange, red
- Green felt
- Scissors
- Scrap piece of paper for funnel
- White acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Twine
- Ruler
- Black Sharpie®
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 1 cup warm water
- Paper plate
DIRECTIONS:
- _x000B_Clean the inside of the ornaments. To clean, add one tablespoon of white vinegar to one cup of warm water and pour a small amount into the ornament. Swirl it around to thoroughly clean the glass and then empty the ornament and rinse well with warm water. Finally, turn your ornament upside on a plate to dry._x000B_Once dry, add a small amount of Glitter-It into the inside and swirl it around to coat the entire inner surface (add more if needed). _x000B_Slowly pour the excess adhesive back into the bottle spinning the ornament to cover the top with adhesive._x000B_Immediately add about 1 tsp of fine glitter to the inside. Use a piece of paper to create a funnel if the opening is too small. _x000B_Rotate and shake the ornament until the inside of the ornament is completely covered with glitter. Then, turn the ornament upside down and shake away any excess glitter. Let it dry for 10 minutes and replace the ornament hanger. Repeat the above steps to add yellow and orange glitter to the other two ornaments._x000B_Then, dip the end of a paintbrush into white paint. Then, make dots all over the ornament to create the look of seeds._x000B_To make the strawberry stem, cut out a green felt circle measuring 55mm. Fold it in half, and then in half again. Snip off the point. Then, cut two triangles in the other end._x000B_Pull the stem over the top of the ornament and use Quick Grip to glue down the leaves._x000B_For the orange, cut a small leaf out of the green felt. Then, use Quick Grip to glue it to the top of the ornament._x000B_To make the pineapple leaves, cut a strip of felt 5 1/4" long and 1 1/2" tall. Then, cut in leaves, stopping about a 1/4" from the bottom._x000B_Add a dab of Quick Grip to the metal ornament holder and add the felt stem. Wrap the remaining felt around, adding glue to the end of the felt to secure it.
- Use a Sharpie to add V's all over the ornament._x000B_Finally, cut a piece of twine 6" long, fold it in half, place the fold inside of the loop on the ornament, pull the strings on the other end through and tie.