Glitter Clothespin Gift Tags by Fawnda Norman

Here is what you will need:

Clothespins

Paint

Mod Podge

Ultrafine Opaque Art Glitter: Vine #47, Fire Engine #291
Ultrafine Transparent Art Glitter: Polar Bear #298

1. Take apart your clothespins

2. Paint your clothespins on both sides and let dry.

3. Cover the top and sides with Mod Podge and sprinkle with Art Glitter.

I used Vine # 47, Fire Engine #291, Polar Bear #298

4. Put your clothespins back together

I made these tags by editing some photos (on Picnik) and printed them on a brown paper bag that I cut to the size of an 8.5X11 piece of paper.

A full tutorial on how to make the tags is coming soon to Fireflies and Jellybeans!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I have really enjoyed being an Art Glitter Guest Designer!

Gingerbread Boy Ornament by Christine Lehto

Here’s a fun project just in time for Christmas. I made this gingerbread boy Christmas ornament with a Styrofoam gingerbread shape. The items I used for this project are:

· #D29 Dazzlers Confection Glitter

· Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

· Puffy Pens

· Spice Tan paint from Ceramcoat

· Sculptamold

· Styrofoam gingerbread shape

· One eye pin

· One jump ring

· Apoxie Paste

· A piece of ribbon

First I inserted an eye pin into the top of Styrofoam shape. I used a material called Apoxie Paste to secure the eye pin to the Styrofoam. After the Apoxie Paste hardened, I covered the Styrofoam with the Sculptamold (the red/yellow bag shown in the photo above). This material gives a textured surface, perfect for a cookie texture. When using Sculptamold, you add water to the dry material and then apply the mixture to the surface of your choice. It does not shrink and it is like a combination of working with plaster, papier mache and clay. It can be messy to work with, but that is the fun part.


When I applied the Sculptamold, I added it in sections to the gingerbread shape. First I added it to the front side of the Styrofoam and allowed at least a whole day for it to dry out. After the first side was dry I added the Sculptamold to the second side. Once both sides were covered, I looked over the piece to see if there were any spots I missed. After filling in the bare spots and allowing time for it to dry completely, I painted the surface with a paint color called Spice Tan by Ceramcoat. It’s a perfect color for Gingerbread.


Next I added the frosting details using these paint pens called Puffy Pens. Now that I added the frosting details, the next step was the most important step, adding the Dazzlers #D29 Confection glitter. I squeezed an ample amount of the Designer Dries Clear adhesive to the front side of the gingerbread boy, making sure to avoid covering the frosting details. To help spread out the adhesive, I used a paint brush to cover the entire front surface. And then I sprinkled the Dazzlers Confection glitter over the adhesive. It took awhile for the glue to completely dry and look clear because of the deep textured surface. Prior to applying the adhesive and glitter, the surface looks highly textured, but the glitter and adhesive helps subdue the rough surface and makes it look more “cookie-ish.” I waited in anticipation for the glue to dry so I could see the Dazzlers Confection glitter in its sparkly brilliance.


Once the entire gingerbread piece was covered in the glitter and it had time to dry, I attached a jump ring to the end of the eye pin at the top of the ornament and added a piece of ribbon to hang the ornament with.

Glittery Cupcake Photo Box by Diane Gonzalez

Today, I got to photograph a pretty box that I just finished yesterday.

It may not be the best photo in the world, but I love this project! I had so much fun with it.

You can see the crackle finish. The flowers I got from my swap partner. The cupcake is hand sculpted, and on top, there is a lovely coating of Art Institute Ultrafine Opaque Glitter in the shade of Twilight.

There’s a better shot of the crackle finish. This little box? It’s by Plaid Crafts, and you can get it anywhere that you purchase their products.

Pretty cool, right? I really like it. Oh, and this little item is for sale, if you’re interested.

The Craftaholic

Glitter Spoon Turkey by Fawnda Norman

For my next Art Glitter project, I am moving on to a Thanksgiving theme!

The Glitter Spoon Turkey!




Here is what you will need:





9 Plate Joining Biscuits (Found at Home Depot or the like) - They are wooden discs





An old spoon (thrift store)





Paint





Hot Glue





Art Glitter Ultrafine Opaque: Brown #58, Copper Harbor #231, Cranberry #119
Art Glitter Ultrafine Transparent: Halo #230





Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive



Directions:




1. Paint your Biscuits brown on both sides and allow to FULLY dry












2. Spread Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive over the front side of the biscuits and sprinkle your Art Glitter on to it.











I used : Halo #230, Copper Harbor # 231, and Brown #58












3. Once the glitter has dried completely you can arrange the biscuits into a turkey feather pattern. Hot Glue to keep them together.












4. Hot Glue your spoon to the feathers












5. Paint a turkey face on the spoon.












6. Use a Sharpie marker to add details.












7. Add the Gobbler by making the gobbler shape out of Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive...











...And Adding Cranberry #119 Art Glitter.













It makes a really cute addition to a fall arrangement!







Bunches of Bling Buttons by Christine Lehto

I love buttons as much as I love glitter, so why not combine the two for a “cute-as- a-button sparkly” project? Store bought buttons are great, but to add to my collection, I opted to make some of my own buttons using polymer clay. And of course I decided to embellish my buttons with some wonderful Art Glitter colors. I also decided to add a glittery surface to a couple of store bought buttons to show that you can transform an ugly store bought button into something pretty. One example of a rather “blah” looking button was this gold and cream colored button. It came in a bagged assortment of buttons and I honestly thought I’d never use this particular button for embellishing any of my projects. Instead of embellishing with this button, I embellished the button itself. After I added some glitter, I altered the gold color on the button with some alcohol ink. I like how the button turned out after some glitter and alcohol ink alterations. It didn’t take a lot of effort to get some pleasing results. I used the Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, #519 Reed and #58 Brown on the store bought “blah” button. How do you think it looks?


I used the same type of materials for my polymer clay buttons. First, I added the glitter with the Dries Clear Adhesive. Then I applied some glossy accents over the glitter. Next I decided to see how the alcohol inks would look over the glossy covered glitter. On one button I had used #84 Shiney Si Ultrafine Opaque glitter covered with glossy accents and used a mix of blue and butterscotch colored alcohol ink as a last layer. This created a new and interesting color effect over the glitter. The button is shown in the following photo.


And of course I could not forget to add some of my favorite colored glitter to a few of my buttons. What color is that? It’s the #D1 Dazzlers Crazy Corn color. As I mentioned in a previous article, it’s hard not to add it to all my pieces because I love how sparkly it is and how there’s a variation of large pieces of glitter along with smaller pieces. Again, I used the Designer Dries Clear Adhesive for adding glitter to the polymer clay buttons. And I covered the Dazzlers Crazy Corn with the glossy accents to highlight the super sparkliness of this gorgeous glitter color. Look at it sparkle in the next couple of photos!


Can you count how many buttons I used Crazy Corn on?


After decorating the buttons, I made some of them into rings and some as pendants.


Supplies used for my buttons: #84 Shiney Si Ultrafine Opaque, #58 Brown Ultrafine Opaque, #D1 Dazzlers Crazy Corn, #519 Reed Microfine Opaque, #65 Old Gold Ultrafine Opaque, #184 T-Bird Ultrafine Pearlescent, Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, Ultrafine Metal Tip, Glossy Accents, alcohol inks, antique gel medium, thread, jewelry findings-ring bases & bails.

Art Glitter Guest Designer Call

Yes, if you have 6 projects to glitterfly and designed by you, WE WANT YOU!
I'm afraid I've put myself in a bit of a bind and am looking for 3 designers to start in December, however we are looking to fill all of our 2011 positions so please apply!

All the details are here in this link: http://www.artglitter.com/guestdesignercalls.htm

And just think, you can work with me! The Spider Witch!


Or should I say the GLITTER Spider Witch. I used Ultrafine Hologram #136 Chromosphere and our Fabric Dries Clear for the webbing, it looks fabulous! Of course all my spiders have been glitterfied! Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween as we did. We had over 1800 Trick or Treaters!

Be sure to send me your application/photos and help us Spread the Sparkle!