Do you remember the pretty Christmas Tree I created as part of the 2nd Annual Michaels Dream Tree Challenge? Well, when I set up my tree and put my gorgeous glittery gold and silver ornaments by it, the tree looked very green. Too green for the theme I was going for. So I decided to add some glitter to the actual tree in order to tone down the green. However, I was stumped at how to actually do this without it creating a huge mess. I wanted the glitter to stay on the tree really well and not fall off onto my carpet throughout the month. Then I remembered a seriously sparkly spray paint I used a long time ago by Krylon called Glitter Blast. I knew Michael’s carried this paint so I ran back to the store and grabbed 10 CANS of it.
I set my tree up in the middle of the garage and made my husband park in the driveway for a couple of days. My children were recruited to shake the rattle cans while I applied the spray paint. Decorating the tree is a family activity, right?
Starting at the top, I began blasting the tree with silver glitter. It was awesome! Even the air was filled with glitter…don’t worry, I wore a mask.
In the pictures above you can definitely see a difference with the Glitter Blast and without it. At this point, I knew I was going to LOVE this tree. {I always get scared that my ideas will flop and not turn out how my brain imagines it will.} Twenty-four hours and 10 cans of spray paint later, I was ready to bring my glorious tree inside. I was fearful the glitter would flake off as we (by “we” I mean my husband) brought it inside, but that wasn’t the case at all. Even through me shoving decorations and twigs into it, the tree retained it’s sparkle!
I am thrilled with the results! There are so many different colors of this Glitter Blast at Michael’s Crafts. I will definitely be using this stuff more often.
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Gorgeous tree and good idea! I would like to do that. How many cans did it take? all 10?
How tall was your tree? I love that look. I need to do something like this. 🙂
This is such a great idea. I need to do that to mine!
xoxo
Did it affect the lights at all?
Nope, the paint didn’t affect the lights at all. I thought it might.
Very cool. I just used that glitter spray for the first time the other day on some Halloween costume shoes. Can’t wait to try it on my tree!
So cool! What a great idea!!!
It looks so pretty! I think I’m doing that this year!
The tree is gorgeous!! I wondered how this would look, I love it!
Every Christmas tree needs a little sparkle!! 🙂
was your tree one of the ones with the lights already on it? did the sparkle affect the lights? I so want a flocked tree but my family would think I lost my marbles. your sparkle paint just might satisfy my urge!
My tree is pre-lit and the glitter didn’t affect the tree at all. It looks great!
This would be so amazing to win !
Is this a flammable paint? Did you have a pre-lit tree? If so, did the lights still work? I don’t want to burn my house down.
The paint does say that it is flammable. My tree is pre-lit and everything works great even after I sprayed the tree (and the lights). I haven’t unplugged my tree since December 1st and haven’t had a problem with any fire danger. Great questions!