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Posted: 11.19.2001
Getting in the spirit
NO PEEKING YET SUSANNAH! I just finished making a combined "belated birthday" / "happy to meet you" gift for when we meet Susannah tomorrow. Click to hear more about it. The flowers, tree, and holly are painted on with stuff called "flocking". I got it at Michael's and LOVE it! You hand-paint your design on the ornament like you would with regular paint, and blow an (enclosed) bottle of tiny same-colored fibers over the wet paint-adhesive. The effect ends up like wallpaper flocking -- almost velvet-like when it dries! I put little star and circle crystal rhinestones in the centers of the flowers, put a star crystal on top of the tree, and put three crystal berries on the holly. I topped it with a "Ho Ho Ho" ribbon, and "voila"! If anyone wants more info, just e-mail me. I'm really happy with how this, and similar ornaments I'm making this year, have turned out so far!







Robyn, that is soooo beautiful! I know this isn't an email, but I'd love to learn how to do that for an ornament exchange I'm doing with some women here in MO. Your inner Martha is really shining! :)

¤ ¤ posted by cheryl on November 19, 2001 at 11:48 PM ¤ ¤

If you have any other questions, just say the word! I'll try to help all I can... Just allow yourself plenty of time, as it takes about 24 hours for the designs to fully dry. Have fun! :-)

¤ ¤ posted by Robyn on November 20, 2001 at 01:50 AM ¤ ¤

What a cool place you have here...

¤ ¤ posted by Sandee on November 20, 2001 at 11:21 AM ¤ ¤

Those are soooooo cool! I love the holly on them, they look GREAT!

¤ ¤ posted by Christine on November 21, 2001 at 12:13 PM ¤ ¤




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