Glittered 3D Christmas Trees

 I admit it.  I addicted to glitter! But sometimes it can be really messy, especially in a big job.  So when I read about Krylon Glitter Blast, I knew I had to try it.  Yesterday's project was a example of using the product lightly to just "frost" plastic.  Today's project is an example of opaque.

I have a video tutorial for you today.  If you prefer to learn by pictures please continue on, otherwise enjoy the video.

 3D Cone Trees

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I started by painting these cone paper mache trees from Michaels.

I then went outside and spray the trees with Krylon Glitter Blast. I then allowed them to dry.

I love this Glitter Blast! it comes in many colors and does not "fall" off as most glitter does as time goes by.  I have found them at Michaels and Joann in the spray paint section. They run about $8 per can but you can always use a coupon.

Next I prepared my paper.  I printed all the paper used in the trees from my Imagine using Christmas Wish.  I really like the whimsical feel of this pattern.  I chose various patterns, making sure to choose ones that are small in detail, since I knew I would be cutting into it. I also printed the front and back so my cuts would look complete when I applied them to the tree.

Next I cut the printed paper into these diamond shapes from Jasmine Cricut Cartridge. They are sized at 1.0, 1.25, and 1.5 inches.  I ended up cutting 6 sheets of these diamonds. I lost count around 250 diamonds for the 3 trees.

Next I unlisted the help of my husband.  I began rolling and curing each end (lengthwise) around a pen.  We were rolling about 4-5 at a time.

Once all the rolling was done, I began adhering the diamonds to the trees, starting at the bottom moving upwards; going from largest to smallest to create a cascading effect. I used hot glue to adhere the diamonds.

Here they are completed! Large (blue one).

Medium (pink)

 Small (green)

They have such great dimension! I am so in love with them, I made myself a set too since these are for my mom.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  Below is the free Gypsy File for download.

Christmas Tree Cone Gypsy File

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