DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments

Mercury glass has always caught my eye, with its vintage, textured look. And during the holidays, mercury glass ornaments are a wonderful addition to our Christmas tree.
DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments

Making your own mercury glass ornaments requires few supplies and little time. Supplies include: clear glass ornaments, Krylon Looking Glass Mirror spray paint (available at many craft stores and on Amazon.com), metallic gold craft paint, a spray bottle of water and a hair dryer. Using these few supplies, you can create beautiful ornaments in a few minutes. First, spray the inside of the clear ornament with the Krylon spray paint. Then add the metallic gold craft paint, using a blowdryer to swirl the paint for about 20 seconds. Finally, spray a mist of water inside, and you're done! New or old, mercury glass ornaments will add a classic touch to your Christmas tree...

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DIY Holiday Tree

Creating a beautiful Christmas tree - that also has personal touches - can be especially time-consuming. But I recently discovered a site, TomKat Studio, that shows how to create the lovely tree below in a short amount of time. 

The Polyvore board above DIY Holiday Tree shows most of the details.

The site's creator Kim Stoegbauer crafted a beautiful handmade garland, 
with instructions at TomKat Studio.

 I love my children's preschool ornaments decorated with 

glitter and macaroni. In fact, I have a small tree covered 

with these keepsakes. It will always be my favorite tree!! 

But on our family's larger tree, personalized frames 

with more current pictures would look wonderful! 

Kim personalized her tree with beautiful handmade photo frames.

Easy instructions for this project can also be found at TomKat Studio.

For a little more twinkle, you can add fairy lights available at Amazon for $14. 

They are available here at: Amazon. 

And by adding some glitter ornaments and a few mercury glass balls, 

you'll have a personalized tree that takes little time or money. 

Then you can enjoy the holidays with your family and friends - 

without spending a lot of time and money on your Christmas tree!