Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Vintage Christmas Light Ornaments

Back last year we bought some strands of vintage Christmas lights and one strand didn't work so I didn't want to throw away the bulbs so I decided to make glittered ornaments with them.

They started out like this.

I started out by hot gluing twine into a loop around the top then hot gluing twine around the top. like the picture below


Then after that I added modge podge to the bulb and used silver glitter all over it. I let it dry overnight then added modge podge over the top of the glitter. Tip: adding modge podge over the top of the glitter keeps its from getting everywhere and doesn't come off.




I think they make great Christmas ornaments.

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12 comments:

  1. donnaNovember 26, 2015 at 5:07 PM

    wonderful idea. so pretty..

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  2. KeriNovember 27, 2015 at 5:17 PM

    They're beautiful ornaments!! What a fantastic repurpose!!

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  3. UnknownNovember 28, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    GREAT REDO !!!

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  4. CarlsonNovember 28, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    Love this idea. Can't wait to try.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 30, 2016 at 12:35 PM

    Question: How do you apply the 2nd coat of mod-podge (brush ? ) ?? ….and Doesn't the glitter loose it's sparkle after the 2nd coat of mod-podge ?

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    1. RusticOwlTreasuresOctober 31, 2016 at 9:15 AM

      i added one coat of mod podge after the glitter is applied (bottom coat has to be fully dry) and it didn't loose its sparkle at all. if you added a lot of mod podge coats on top it might. but just one coat it still sparkled as you can see above!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    Did you use a brush to apply the glue ? For the 2nd coat ?? Thx

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