Thursday, December 11, 2014

Bottle brush tree ornaments

Richele Christensen had the cutest ornaments on her blog a couple weeks ago.  I went out and bought little paper mache boxes so I could make some right away.
This one has german glitter glass on the box.  I colored the tree using Iced Spruce Distress Spray.  I used glossy accents on my craft sheet and dragged the tree around  in it.  After I had the glossy accents on the tree I used distress rock candy glitter to make the tree sparkle.  The ornaments are vintage mercury glass beads.  
The rest of the boxes I covered with Distress glitter.   The trees were all decorated the same way, but I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Caper Green  to color this tree.  

For the pink tree I used Pickled Raspberry  and Worn Lipstick Distress stains.  

So much fun.  They will add a ton of sparkle to the tree.
Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 17.  Still time to get your copy of Tim's Compendium of Curiosites 3!
Unruly Paper Arts 12 days of Christmas
What have you been crafting?
Jess


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23 comments:

  1. PamelliaDecember 11, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    Gorgeous Jess! That German glass glitter is extremely sparkly, wow! What a stunning idea for Christmas ornaments! holiday hugs :)

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    1. Two Mad DahliasDecember 12, 2014 at 6:00 PM

      I love glitter glass It just makes everything better! :)

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  2. Nicole Wright DesignsDecember 11, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    How lovely. I need to make more of these.

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    1. Two Mad DahliasDecember 12, 2014 at 6:00 PM

      Not the greatest pictures, but I love how they turned out. They were fast and fun to do!

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  3. MicheleDecember 11, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    fabulous! glittery wonderfulness! happy 11th day of christmas at UPA! xo

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  4. TangledBlueRoseDecember 11, 2014 at 9:26 PM

    I adore these trees, so classic and fun!~kim

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  5. DebbieDecember 12, 2014 at 2:10 AM

    Oh my word! Love these trees! Beautiful!

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    1. Two Mad DahliasDecember 14, 2014 at 6:13 PM

      Thanks Debbie. I need to pop over and see what you've been up to.
      Jess

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  6. ToniDecember 12, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    These are sooooo pretty. Bottle brush trees are one of my favorites and I love how you created mini master pieces out of each one !!!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 12, 2014 at 8:31 PM

    Love these trees Jess. I really must get some German glass glitter. The little gifts are just divine. Love them!!! Karen.x

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  8. Candy CDecember 13, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    Hi Jess. Your tree ornaments are absolutely darling! They remind me of Bethany Lowe ornaments...so vintage and beautifully done. I love all of your colors you've chosen to make your trees out of and the cute little boxes and you have put at the bottom of them. You've done a gorgeous job on these and I so appreciate your sharing them with all of us at CC3C. They really add to the Christmas spirit of this challenge! <3 Candy

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    1. Two Mad DahliasDecember 14, 2014 at 6:14 PM

      Thank you Candy. Your visits to my blog always make me happy.
      Jess

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  9. Annette GreenDecember 14, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    Lovely! I too was inspired by Richele's creation. I love what you did with it.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 14, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    Jess, those are lovely! I love everything you create. Hugs, Chi

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  11. AnonymousDecember 14, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    Jess, those are lovely! I love everything you create. Hugs, Chi

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  12. ddazzled71December 15, 2014 at 1:14 PM

    These are gorgeous Jess, they would make wonderful place settings too! TFS with us at Unruly! xx

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  13. Anita Houston The Artful MavenDecember 17, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    These are wonderful and will be treasured! LOVE the larger ornaments on the tree! Thanks so much for playing along with us on the Woodlands and Tinsel Twine challenge at CC3Challenge!!!

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  14. Marjie KemperDecember 17, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    Beautifu! Love that pink one especially. Thanks for sharing with us at CC3C!

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