christmas crafts #1

decorating for christmas without a lot of money can be quite tricky. however, this year it inspired creativity and resourcefulness. i hope to do a little series of the couple of projects i've completed this year. so to begin...

sparkly gold and silver snowflakes

these are so cheap and turned out so lovely.

supplies
a glue gun
toilet paper/paper towel rolls
spray paint
glitter
thread/string

cut your tp/pt rolls into thin slices, i found the thinner ones looked more dainty. flatten pieces and then push up edges to give them a nicer, almost football like, shape. once you have all of your pieces ready to go, put a dot of glue near the end of one piece and connect it to another. continue adding pieces until you get a star or cross, or keep going until you have a much larger snowflake.

the next step is a bit more involved. take a snowflake and spray paint it. i chose to use gold and silver paint. while it is still wet, sprinkle or dip your flake into the same color glitter. set to dry. once it's dry you can tie your string or thread around one of the sides. i chose to use my completed snowflakes as ornaments, though there are many different options. such a cheap, sparkly decoration