Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Glitter Houses PTI Blog Hop November

My sister had the great idea of making glitter house Christmas ornaments for our children and grandchildren, so she came over for a visit, and we did them together. It was a lot of fun making up these Melissa Frances kits. I made 8 houses altogether, as you can see in this photo.
PTI's Blog Hop coincided with this project, which was fortunate! I used a little PTI cardstock, and sprinkled all of the houses with Prisma glitter, overtop of the other glitter, for some extra shine.



These two were made with glass glitter, from Melissa Frances (brown chunky glass glitter) and Art Institute (fine," antique-looking" glass glitter). The brown glitter reminds me of a stone cottage! I enjoyed using glass glitter as there is some weight to it, although the fine, traditional glitter worked well, too. I used Aleen's Glitter snow on the roof, fence and trees, as well as a fine dusting of Prisma Glitter over top of pretty much everything! I sprayed a glossy fixative over the whole houses and bases, in hopes of sealing in any glitter in years to come. I put some yellow vellum behind the window and door sashing to make it look like light is coming from inside.

This shows them all lined up on my mantle with the sun shining on them. The glitter really sparkles!


This shows what the snow on the roofs look like, and if you click on the photo, you'll be better able to see the Prisma Glitter sparkling.

The large, green house in the back is for my son and his wife, while the two pink ones are for my 2 granddaughters. The pink glitter on the right is Martha Stewart glitter, while the other two are glass glitter.


And these last 3 are extras, using the template from the Melissa Frances kits and cardstock, to make up a few more. I kept one template behind, for each of the styles of houses, in case I want to make some more next year.
Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

16 comments:

  1. Kathryn, these little houses are awesome!! It looks like a lot of work but worth every minute. OMGosh, your family will consider themselves ever so lucky to get one of these darling houses. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. These are absolutely gorgeous in every possible way! I found a similar snow type product (great minds) for my houses. Your family will treasure these!

    I wish I would have had more time to purchase the art institute glass glitter for mine as it truly is the best type of glitter for a project like this! The little bit I have may have been enough for one house. You can really see the sparkle in your pictures.

    Thanks for sharing these!

    Linda

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  3. Kathryn, these are just stunning. What a treasured gift for your family! I don't think I'll have time to tackle this challenge but can always check the blog hop anytime.

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  4. Love these with their glittered goodness! A treasured keepsake!

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  5. I love these beautiful ornaments you gals created. The sparkles are so eye catching & who ever receives one as a gift will surely love it!

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  6. They look fantastic and I love the lineup on the mantle!!

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  7. What a beautiful, sparkly village. They are so cute and I bet you had lots of fun making them.

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  8. These houses are beautiful and sure to be treasured by all the recipients! Great job! :0)

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  9. Beautiful! You put a lot of work into this, but it is worth it.

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  10. BEAUTIFUL houses!! They are gonna LOVE them!!!
    Have a GREAT day!!

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  11. LOVE your display of these gorgeous glittery houses, Kathryn. The snowy trees are perfect too :)

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  12. Absolutely beautiful!! Love all the sparkle!!

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  13. You ladies really went to town! And what a glittery fabulous town you ended up with!! The children and grandchildren are going to be over-the-moon delighted with these!! Hugs, Darnell

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  14. Oh my gosh you have inspired me to make these! All the photos of your beautiful housed are wonderful! I love these and think they make. Wonderful gift! How fun to make these with your sister. So you used the MFN kits? Wonder if I could make them without. Anyway I love them nice work!

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