First up is our mantle\/mantel.\u00c2\u00a0 When we had the house built, The Picky Apple and I argued over whether or not to get a fireplace.\u00c2\u00a0 I won that battle.\u00c2\u00a0 We rarely use our fireplace, but I just couldn’t imagine Christmas without stockings hung on the mantle!\u00c2\u00a0 (I’m sure The Picky Apple would insert a comment here about the fireplace being a VERY expensive Christmas decoration….)<\/p>\n
Given how important the mantle is to Christmas decor (second only to our Christmas tree), our mantle still needs a bit more Christmas magic.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ve got the basic garland and our stockings, and that’s about it.\u00c2\u00a0 I used to have a Nutcracker collection up there, but I’ve moved on to other things.\u00c2\u00a0 Sparklier<\/em> things.\u00c2\u00a0 Something red and silver and sparkly would be just perfect!<\/p>\n Glitter Trees to the rescue!<\/p>\n Phase 1 of Mantle Makeover: Glitter Trees<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I saw this idea on eighteen25<\/a>, and these were super easy to make.\u00c2\u00a0 I had the glitter and spray adhesive on hand (quite literally, as you’ll see in a minute), so my total cost for this project was less than $15<\/strong> (for the cones and candlesticks).\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve seen similar Glitter Trees in home decor stores for MUCH more than that!<\/p>\n Here’s what you’ll need:<\/p>\n First, you’ll need to cover your work area with newspaper.\u00c2\u00a0 Spray the entire cone (all but the bottom) with your spray adhesive.<\/p>\n Working quickly, pour glitter over the cone, turning to coat the entire cone.\u00c2\u00a0 Just like last time I played with glitter and spray adhesive<\/a>, I once again managed to coat my hands in spray adhesive and glitter.\u00c2\u00a0 Multiple times.\u00c2\u00a0 What a mess.\u00c2\u00a0 But so worth it.<\/p>\n Let the entire cone dry before tapping off excess glitter.\u00c2\u00a0 Doesn’t that silver glitter below look fluffy?<\/p>\n Add more spray and glitter as desired, but I only needed one coat.<\/p>\n Once spray adhesive on cones has dried completely, use hot glue or other strong glue to attach glitter tree to the candlestick.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s all there is to it!<\/p>\n I love the sparkle that my new glitter trees bring to the mantle!!\u00c2\u00a0 In fact, I’d love to create a whole forest of glitter trees to go all the way across the mantle.\u00c2\u00a0 Stay tuned for several more Christmas mantle crafts I’m working on!<\/p>\n I’m sharing this project with…<\/p>\n <\/a> Like most of you, my Christmas decorations are always evolving, a perpetual work in progress.\u00c2\u00a0 Unless you have an interior decorator and\/or put aside a hefty chunk of change for Christmas decorations, you don’t just move to a house and instantly Deck the Halls throughout your home with catalog-worthy Christmas sparkle in every nook and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,37,56,55,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crafts","category-holiday","category-home-decor","category-homekeeping","category-room-makeover"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5140"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5157,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5140\/revisions\/5157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Glitter-Trees-1.jpg\" "\\"Glitter")
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