If you craft for profit, it's never too early to craft for Christmas. It's only May and reader, Juli, is already looking for Christmas craft ideas. Way to go, Juli!I would love to know where you got the 2-inch plastic star in your "Beaded Christmas Ornament" I want to make this but have looked everywhere for the star.
Any suggestions? Thank you.
Juli
Hi Juli,
The plastic glittered star I used in that ornament came to me as a decoration on a wrapped gift. I've looked all over like you and can't find any more of them. So I did a variation for you. Hope you like it ;-)
You'll find it at the bottom of the original Beaded Christmas Ornament article.
All the other supplies are the same and you don't need any new techniques since this project already calls for some wire wrapping (using a jig) to make the top hook and the bottom dangle.
For the star, I used a plastic glow-in-the-dark one like you can buy in packs of about 30 in dollar or craft stores. They're intended to be glued on a ceiling so you or your kids can drift off to sleep under (artificial) starry skies. There are three sizes in each package allowing you to make an assortment of coordinated starry ornaments.
I wish I could get a photo of the ornament in darkness to show how it glows.
Here's another craft I've done with the glowing stars: Starry Gift Bags.
Regards,
Eileen
I found those stars at Staples and Office Max too! Cute project :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Cyndi. :-)
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