It's snowing here. Blah. I think I am the only person I know that just doesn't like snow. Remind me to be somewhere warm this time next year? The only problem with that is that I thought I WAS somewhere warm. It was 65 degrees yesterday! Now I feel like I live in the Arctic (cue sarcastic comment about actual cold vs. warm made by my sister who actually does live in the Arctic...Love you Bandita ;) ).
Today's Pinstrosity would be a perfect indoor activity for this time of year, and a good one to do with kids. It's inside, cheap, fast, and almost no mess (this one involves glitter, kids love it, moms/vacuum cleaners don't), and you probably have the items you would need already on hand.
Jesse sent us this craft she did with her kids that is (maybe) going to some loving grandparents for Christmas gifts, enjoy!
The Original
http://theivycottageblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/three-easy-candle-crafts.html
This cute table decoration is made with candles, double sided tape and glitter! That's it!
Here is Jesse's take on it:
The Pinstrosity
"Because I planned for the kids to make them, I didn't expect that they would turn out *exactly* as pictured. However, they *really* didn't turn out as pictured LOL
I put the double sided tape on the candles and poured some glitter in a small tupperware container. I had the kids roll the candles in the glitter rather than spooning glitter on top. They had a good time, and it killed a half-hour, so that's what counts right?
I purposely didn't use the very tall pillars since the kids couldn't handle them well, so that's one difference I expected. But I didn't have much luck brushing excess glitter off the candles...too much static cling. Or maybe my cheapie candles had a much tackier waxy surface than the original blogger's? I also think she must have used a much finer glitter to get such crisp edges on the tape...our glitter gave a very ragged edge. Even when I stepped in to help a bit, I had a hard time getting good coverage on the tape bands...the original picture shows a very solid glitter band that we just didn't get.
All in all, it was fun and I didn't want to micromanage the kids' artistic endeavors to get the "right" result, but I'm not sure these are actually going to make it to Christmas Eve as gifts. "
Jesse, I think that any grandparent would be happy to display their grand-kids art. I say give them the gifts, and they will always have this fond memory of their cute little ones :)
As for figuring out where this one went wrong, I have three things:
1. The glitter Jesse used wasn't as fine as the original bloggers glitter. I think that glitter size throws people off a lot. You see glitter at Wal-Mart or the craft store and you're first thought is "This is glitter, it will work.".
Wrong. Not all glitter is created equal.
For instance, some may think sequins are glitter, they are glittery. but they are not actually considered glitter. Sequins are generally used for sewing projects, clothing, crafts, but not usually as a glitter substitute, they are heavier and don't adhere (with adhesive) as well to things because they are heavier.
http://www.coloresdecarol.com/search?updated-max=2012-10-24T10:46:00-04:00&max-results=3&start=9&by-date=false
Next is chunky glitter, you will most often see this in nail polish:
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1600&bih=732&tbm=isch&tbnid=eACEnafj5Ia--M:&imgrefurl=http://pinterest.com/callmecrash/nail-polish-addiction/&docid=UtW2X-JlADcH2M&imgurl=http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/279293614362716334_yKR8hjRc_b.jpg&w=192&h=281&ei=Vn3LULXuD6mqyAGyrYG4Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=12&vpy=12&dur=392&hovh=147&hovw=101&tx=19&ty=69&sig=112067111584269485666&page=2&tbnh=147&tbnw=101&start=43&ndsp=53&ved=1t:429,r:43,s:0,i:226
This doesn't look like it's huge, but when it's on your nails you will definitely see a difference between this and fine glitter. May I also add as a complaint AND a warning, chunky glitter is the WORST possible thing to try to get OFF your nails. "I had a bad experience." -Name that movie!
Next is what I would consider medium grain glitter, like what Jesse used:
Generally used for crafts, can be used on costumes, but this one sheds a lot usually. I have a skirt with this kind of glitter on it, and I leave a glitter butt mark everywhere I sit. So if I am ever lost, now you will know how to find me haha.
And then there are varying degrees of fine glitter, my favorite to work with though is the Martha Stewart Brand, when I do acrylic nails I use this to mix in with my Polymer powder for sparkly nails! But I also use it on other crafts, it adheres better because it is tiny but expect to also see this everywhere for a while, it spreads like crazy! If you sneeze while your container is open, you will look like you're impersonating Gaga/Ke$ha for the next few days. Unless that's what your going for, then by all means, I for one am a glitter whore, I have glitter on everything. Poor Chip.
http://www.ditando.com/2012/01/glitter-ombre-nail-tutorial.html
This kind of gives you an idea of how small it is. And a bonus, they come in big packs like this!
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1600&bih=732&tbm=isch&tbnid=jvG5Yv5ByT4B7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2010/01/16/paperclipping-roundtable-martha-stewart-glitter-giveaway/&docid=DKtFyHxW8GrEXM&imgurl=http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martha-Stewart-Glitter1.jpg&w=450&h=491&ei=_oDLUOmOJoPiyAGQ34DACQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1230&vpy=150&dur=780&hovh=235&hovw=215&tx=101&ty=142&sig=112067111584269485666&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=128&start=0&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0,i:110
So that is impromptu glitter tutorial. Moving on.
2. The tape. The original blogger used "Terrifically Tacky Tape", where as Jesse used plain ole' double sided tape, which is fine I would have done the same, but the first may be more tacky (hence the name), and therefore may work better, I can't say for sure because I have never used the first but I am sure it gets the job done.
3. Jesse rolled her candles in the glitter, I would think that by rolling instead of "spooning" the glitter onto the candle, it may have been pressing the glitter into the candle in spots where it was not supposed to go.
The advice I would give is as follows:
-Use fine glitter.
-Use double sided tape you know will adhere well.
-Use a spoon and shake glitter onto the candle as opposed to rolling it.
-If all else fails I might suggest using masking tape and taping off the sections that AREN'T being glittered, like you would tape off a wall when painting so as to have sharp/clean edges. This way even if you are using larger glitter, you still get the sharp/clean lines you are looking for. I would wait until everything has had a chance to set before taking the masking tape off however, because we all know how glitter is. You open the lid, and suddenly it's on your dog who is sitting across the room.
-Lastly the original said to use a paint brush to brush off excess glitter, which has always worked for me, however I don't really use the bigger glitter like Jesse did, so that may have had something to do with that.
All in all, when working with glitter, I think that this says it best:
verydemotivational.com
Happy Friday Pinstrosipeeps!
I am off to Marquette's husband Cameron's Graduation! Online shout out!!
Congrats Cam, we are all so proud of you!!
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