12 Days of DIY :: Day 12 :: Gold and Silver Leaf Champagne Glasses

Merry Christmas!! 

Today is our final DIY project in our "12 Days of DIY". It's a fun project to add some flair to your champagne glasses for New Year's! Add some sparkle to each glass by stenciling different gold leaf (or silver leaf) designs! This project comes from Design*Sponge and is quite easy to pull off! I hope you've all enjoyed the projects we've shared this year. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2011!

Materials

• champagne coupes (we used these cute $4 versions from Fishs Eddy in NYC)
• imitation gold and silver leaf sheets (I used these, $7 per pack)
• metallic leaf glue (called “size” in spray or liquid) and sealant
• 2 thin paintbrushes for creating your patterns (you can also create stencils like I did in this how-to post)
• wide, soft paintbrush (for removing excess leafing)

*You can buy a full kit of supplies here for $19. It will last you for many rounds of glasses.*

Instructions:

1. Clean your classes with soap and water and dry thoroughly.
2. Using your paintbrush, dab a SMALL amount of liquid adhesive on your brush to create a shape or pattern. If you’re doing a longer design, be sure to move quickly because the line will disappear as the glue starts to dry.

3. Let dry for 20–30 minutes. (Don’t worry if you can’t see the glue; it’s still there and sticky.)
4. Carefully take out a sheet of your gold or silver leaf and gently place it on top of your glue pattern/shape. Dab with your fingers until the leaf fully adheres to the glue shape. You can use a soft cloth or sponge to gently press the leaf into the glue.

5. Gently brush away the excess leafing until the shape you’ve drawn is left.

6. Using a clean paintbrush, coat the portion of your glass covered in gold/silver leaf with the leaf sealant (the sealant will dry clear). The design will not be waterproof until it’s coated. Allow the sealant to fully dry, and you’re ready to go!

Note: These are not dishwasher safe. They will be waterproof and safe to drink with, but you’ll want to wash them gently by hand.

See the full post and instructions at Design*Sponge.

12 Days of DIY :: Day 11 :: Glittery Christmas Tree

I love anything that adds some sparkle to your party, and these glittery Christmas trees do just that! They can be made in literally ANY color you want, making non-traditional holiday decorating easy. (I do love the traditional stuff, but I realized this year that I was tired of the red & green. I'm thinking next year will be purple or teal and silver!) Check out this crafty project from Catch My Party and try it out yourself! 

Bonus: These can also be used to add some sparkle to a New Year's Party!

 

Supplies:

• 3 styrofoam trees: I used sizes, 15×5, 12×4 and 9×4, but you can use any size you want.
• 3 small candlesticks. I found these at Michaels for $1.00
• Spray adhesive
• Elmer’s glue for the glitter on the bottom and a stronger epoxy like glue ( I used E6000) to glue the tree to the candlesticks
• Glitter in any colors you LOVE
• White spray paint

Instructions:

• Give your tree a good coating of the spray adhesive. It dries pretty fast so you won’t have to wait too too long. Leave the bottom of the tree undone, you will glitter this at the end.
• Once you have your tree coated in glue, cover it completely with the glitter. Do this for all three trees and then set them aside to dry.

• While they are drying, you can spray paint your candlesticks. Let those dry. I even saw pretty silver candlesticks. That would look cool to just leave them silver.
• Now take your E6000 and glue the candlesticks to the trees. Let them sit overnight. They have to be really good and dry.
• When everything is good and dry, flip them over and put a little Elmer’s glue on the bottom around where the tree is glued to the candlestick. Glitter this.

• You are done! Find the perfect spot for these and wait for all the compliments. They are so pretty that I had several people not believe I made them! 

See the full post on Catch My Party

Daily Inspirations :: Green Zebra Print

This is one of the most unique uses of color that I've seen in quite a while, and I LOVE it! The green really pops against the black & white....and to make it more unique, they incorporated different patterns; green zebra, black & white stripes, cameos, flourishes....and it all works so well together! Another few details I liked....the baby's breath arrangement (which, coincidentally, I just blogged about loving recently), the ice sculpture wedding cake, the little comfort food snacks like french fries and Frito Chili Pie...and since it was a New Year's Eve wedding, I love the fact that their favors were dried black eyed peas with a recipe card. (For those who aren't familiar, southern tradition is to eat Black Eyed Peas on New Year's Day).







Southern Weddings: Wedding of the Week: Deziree & Jon Part 1
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