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8 Nov

Add some sparkle to your Christmas Tree…with Spray Paint!

 

 

Add sparkle to the Christmas tree at U-createcrafts.com

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.

Glitter Blast from Krylon 

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. 

Before and After Before and After Glitter Tree

 

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!

Glitter Christmas Tree

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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Comments

  1. Melody says

    November 8, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    Gorgeous tree and good idea! I would like to do that. How many cans did it take? all 10?

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  2. DebbyW says

    November 8, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    How tall was your tree? I love that look. I need to do something like this. 🙂

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  3. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com says

    November 8, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    This is such a great idea. I need to do that to mine!

    xoxo

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  4. Dana says

    November 9, 2013 at 1:31 AM

    Did it affect the lights at all?

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    • Becky Marie says

      December 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM

      Nope, the paint didn’t affect the lights at all. I thought it might.

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  5. Galdaria says

    November 9, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    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!

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  6. Amy {The Idea Room} says

    November 9, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    So cool! What a great idea!!!

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  7. Lisa says

    November 9, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    It looks so pretty! I think I’m doing that this year!

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  8. PlumTuckered's Paper Plays says

    November 9, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    The tree is gorgeous!! I wondered how this would look, I love it!

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  9. Lil' Luna says

    November 10, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    Every Christmas tree needs a little sparkle!! 🙂

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  10. my pocketbook says

    November 10, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    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!

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    • Becky Marie says

      December 10, 2013 at 11:01 PM

      My tree is pre-lit and the glitter didn’t affect the tree at all. It looks great!

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  11. Rudy Hollow says

    November 13, 2013 at 4:32 AM

    This would be so amazing to win !

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  12. Zaneta P. says

    December 10, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    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.

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    • Becky Marie says

      December 10, 2013 at 11:06 PM

      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!

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