Take & Make: Glitter Ornaments

Event Information

When

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED
Thursday, November 11
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
2021
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Where

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library
234 Kensington Road
Berlin, CT

In-Person Event

Want to attend in-person? Sign up here!

Registration is required.

There are a limited number of seats; once seats are filled, you may join the waiting list. If you’re on the waiting list and want to make sure you get a kit, you may also place a hold on a take-home kit.

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Take-Home Kit

Prefer to make the craft at home? Reserve your kit here!

If you have registered for the in-person event, you DO NOT need a take-home kit. If you are on the waiting list want to make sure you get a kit, you may place a hold on a take-home kit.

Supplies are limited, so place your hold as soon as possible. Once all of the kits are reserved, there will be a waiting list. If a kit is not picked up after 5 days, it will go to the next person on the list.

Once you’ve placed a hold, kits will be available for pickup Friday, November 12.

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Instructions

Step 1

Remove the silver hangers from your ornaments and set them aside.

Step 2

Pour a small amount of the latex polyurethane into your ornament. Rotate the ornament around, allowing the polyurethane to coat the entire inside of your ornament. Add more as needed.

Step 3

Set the ornament upside down in the small cup provided or other cup, and allow the polyurethane to drain for 1-2 minutes, until all excess has drained out.

Step 4

Pour a small amount of the glitter into your ornament and rotate around, like you did with the polyurethane, tapping on the sides as you go and adding more glitter as necessary.

Step 5

Cover the hole with your thumb and shake the ornament to distribute any additional glitter inside the ornament. Once the insides are completely covered, shake out the excess glitter. At this point, your ornament may appear cloudy because the polyurethane isn’t yet dry, but don’t worry, the glitter color will become more prominent once it is dry. Dry for 24 hours.

Step 6

The included vinyl sticker is secured to a clear, adhesive transfer sheet and backed with paper. Remove the paper backing only. Lining up the sticker on your ornament as desired, press the transfer sheet and vinyl sticker to the ornament, using your fingers to press the sticker down. It’s only necessary to adhere the transfer paper around the sticker. Slowly peel the clear transfer sheet away, leaving the vinyl sticker adhered to the ornament. You may have to press delicate edges down as you pull the transfer sheet away.

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