I couldn’t wait to try out the snowman stickers I got from One Below (£1 per pack) just before Christmas, to try and see if I could make some memory glass Christmas tree decorations ………
I think they worked ……… and I have to admit they were pretty simple.
I started by sticking a single snowman in the middle of a 2” x 2” Ranger Memory Glass square. Yes, I could still see/pick out the clear edging round the sticker, but I found that I could disguise it a little by adding clusters of three white dots using a white acrylic pen on those edges, besides as adding a layer of snow at the bottom of the glass.
When I was sure the paint had dried I put another glass square on top and stuck them together using very narrow, self adhesive, silver aluminium foil tape round the edges. It didn’t have to be perfect as I was going to cover the foil after.
To make the hanger, I cut a tiny jewellery pendant bail (below) in half and glued it in the middle of the square, on the foil tape with E6000 glue to get a really secure fix.
When the glue was dry I applied two layers of white Ranger Enamel Accents over the foil, on the front and back of the glass ………
…….. which also helped to cover and further secure the bail.
This are my first trail run with this idea, I think if I get a really small, sharp pair of scissors, I could cut around the snowmen stickers a little more, bearing in mind that these pictures are really close up and have no mercy, hanging on a Christmas tree I think the edging won’t really show that much.
I am chuffed that I succeeded in making a clear Christmas tree decoration that works from both sides. I think I can tweak the idea a little more, perhaps with some tiny, clear, flat backed gems amongst the falling snow or a sprinkling of glitter on the enamel accents, or even an extra bail at the bottom to add a small snowflake charm ……… so many ideas ………. oh, for the time to try them out!
