Gold Soliders
These were purchased at Michaels - they are wooden and are made for painting.
I used Krylon Gold Metallic spray paint - but in real life, they look slightly bronze. If you'd prefer a REAL gold, I would suggest Rust-Oleum Gold Metallic spray paint.
Christmas Trees
These were made as all cone christmas trees are made! I used a large cone styrofoam old to get the basic shape, and used left-over cardboard to make the basic structure. Secure the cardboard in place with tape.
Cover the cardboard base with regular white printer paper or newspaper. I did this because white glue does not stick well to tape - makes it runny, and designs seem to slip off. I used White Glue to attach computer paper to the entire cone structure.
Then it's time to decorate!
My gold/silver shiny tree:
Decor is made by mixing silver and gold sequins, silver and gold glitter and silver and oil foil decals in a bowl, then applying mixture to think white glue layer on cone.
Allow time to dry, then go back and add more sparkle to areas which were not well covered.
Sparkles will get everywhere! Be sure to keep a vacuum nearby so that you don't track them all over the house!
My white ball tree:
This was a time consuming project, but worth it! It was done using a glue gun, as opposed to regular White Glue.
Firstly, I covered the base of the tree in a silver ribbon - just to make the base a little more special.
I then added a small layer of glue to the base, along the top of the ribbon, followed by a few styrofoam balls.
The styrofoam balls were purchased at Dollarama - come in a pack of about 10,000 for 1.25$. They are of varied sizes, which gives depth to the tree!
Keep adding glue-then balls - then glue - then balls, until you have worked your way up the tree! For a 2 foot tree, it took about 2 hours!
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