I made this tree to display my butterflies at the art show...I used a glass vase upside down so the base is large and wont tip over. I hot glued two floral Styrofoam bricks together and then to the bottom of the vase. I decoupaged blue tool to the outside of the vase wrapped a garland of leaves around it. added silver ribbon to the place where the bricks and glass meet. I added a bow to the base and a flower to the top! The best part was stocking it with 100 hand made butterflies, dragon flies and fairy flies!
I enjoyed making these but let me warn you they take a lot of time. Clean your glass and decide on your design then begin laying the sequins. Once dry add a coat of clear spray or modge podge!
My beautiful butterflies are made out of heavy plastic #1 . I outline a butterfly and cut it out. Using permanent markers I color them in on both sides and pain a thin coating of mod podge . when it dries I color in the butterfly again. repeat the steps of color, mod podge, dry as many times as needed (3 or 4) works best.
this is a collection of seven bottles I made with castle stone and stained glass. there is the two matching pairs of stained glass geo and dots with stone. then the three bottles that are only ones...one geo and one dot stained glass and the one castle stone bottle. I love these!
this bottle was a bit more difficult. I Painted the bottle white then in pencil drew my Santa on the bottle. I ten painted the red on the bottle. The hair and beard is unraveled cotton balls and modge podge. as is the nose and then painted. I used a piece of black ribbon and foil for the belt and buckle. I used white glitter over the fur of his coat. The hair and beard has hardened and it appears ceramic... After I painted his hands and face on I modge podged the entire bottle to encase it all and make it shiny and pretty! Hope you make one of your own!.