In my never ending quest to find new ways to use glitter, I came up with another project. ..fun, easy and a great way to dress up your chandelier or small dressing table lamp.
I just found a little bitty lampshade, suitable for a chandelier, glittered it in Chrysalis green (www.artglitter.com) , then glued faux fern fronds around it. Of, course, I added three glittered bumblebees for fun. I dry brushed the leaves with a bit of glue and dusted with a little more glitter. (Can't have TOO much glitter!) I think these would look swell at a garden party or any time you want to add a touch of whimsey.
Please let me know what kind of glittery projects you are up to.
Wishing you all a wonderful ( and sparkling ) holiday weekend!
The Glitter Fairy never seems to stop.
Yesterday, I was making up some projects for my upcoming Glitter 101 Workshop at Zoe & Floyd Gallery this Saturday. We will be making glittered trinket boxes out of papier-mache boxes, faux bumblebees, silk ribbons & faux flowers. What a beautiful way to celebrate Spring!
Lately, I've been putting bumblebees into everything I make...except pasta sauce! I love to see them hover over a flower. I usually wire them onto 18" floral wire and sell them for floral displays or potted plants. Of course, they are always dusted with you-know-what!
My new friend, Linda, of restyled home, was daydreaming the other day about having an apothocary jar full of beautiful pink glitter. So in her honor, I filled a sweet jar with one of my favorites, Miss Muffet (www.artglitter.com) and took a picture to share with Linda and all of you. Glitter is a wonderful thing...it makes me smile, and this jar makes me laugh out loud with joy! Hopefully it will bring a smile to your face, too. Next I'm going to help Linda get her own jar of glorious pink glitter.
Today I have been working on some new products and this fern basket was born from a faux bird's nest, a cluster of faux
fern foliage, twigs, a faux bumblebee, Angelina fiber and of course, the most important thing, glitter.
I popped a few faux eggs in for good measure. Do you think the local birds will come by and try to hatch them??? (Not if that ferocious little bumblebee has anything to do with it!)
I am soooo glad I decided to take a lunch break today. The lilacs are at their absolute peak, the wisteria is bursting its britches and it is one of those "great-to-be-alive-days". As I stroll thru my yard, I can't help but realize how incredibly lucky I am to be surrounded by such beauty. I intend to drink it all in...
Lunch was reasonably satisfying. I devoured a nice, sensible turkey sandwich and a glass of milk. Then, just when I thought it couldn't get any better, I remembered a dark secret lurking in my freezer. A David Glass "Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Cake" was screaming to me, pulling me into its velvety web. For one, fleeting moment, I thought of my wonderful Weight Watcher's Leader, and how she would have advised me to redirect myself, reign myself in, and forget the cake demon. I, of course, put away a sizeable hunk along with another sensible glass of milk. It just doesn't get any better than this...
Days like this must be etched in one's mind...this peak of perfection might not come again for at least a year. Not too hot, not too cool, no bugs...and chocolate...heaven in my garden.
And this is one scene that CANNOT be improved upon by adding glitter!
Hope you can stroll thru your garden, whether in the flesh, looking out a window or just in your mind!
Need to make some more of these guys. They seem to "fly" out of the shop! I just love these little bumblebees...so fat...and these guys don't sting! You can tie them onto a wine bottle or hostess gift for something a bit different!
Ta ta for now,
The Glitter Fairy
