To sweeten the deal to vote for me...

I am going to first give you a little tutorial on these tissue paper crystal ornaments and then there is a giveaway at the end if you would take two seconds out of your day and vote for me here. You can read more about it in the last post but I would love it if you could vote once a day!

Now on to the ornaments...

I came across these really cool heavy crystals (not plastic) and went a little crazy ordering them online. Am I the only one that does this? I had no idea what I was going to do with them but knew I wanted them so I purchased several in different colors and shapes and they arrived at my doorstep 2 days later and I shoved them in a drawer waiting for inspiration to hit.  Fast forward to my girls trip to Houston in November, Tracy and I stumbled across these really cool vintage books (ask Tracy how she tried to hide them from me before she realized there were more, lol! That's how you know they are a true junkin' friend...trying to hoard the good stuff before the other one discovers it)

I first found a few of my favorite stamps (here and here) and using black archival ink stamped onto the tissue paper that was inside the vintage books. I then covered the backs of the crystals (which are flat) with glossy accents and then adhered them down on the tissue paper holding them in place about 30 seconds. 

After that dried I trimmed around the shapes or just tore and then sanded any rough edges. 

Now for the santa claus ornament I followed the same steps and then once it was dried and trimmed I added two different colors of glam (Tinsel Town and Golden Goddess) to the back side of the ornament. Just a little sparkle shows through and I love it!

These would be fun to add photos printed on glossy paper, hof3 backgrounds...the possibilities are endless!

Now on to the fun part...the giveaway. If you would be so kind to go and vote here once a day and then leave me a comment here on the blog and tell me what you think you might like to try to use these ornaments for I will send you a few of the crystals to make your own as well as some Parisian Anthology goodness. I will include the ever elusive brooch brads, ruffle darlings, dangle elements and more so start commenting! I will close this giveaway on Monday, 12/20 and announce a winner then!

Comments

[Ruth Beckett]

well Janet, this is really nice of you.. i voted for you yest and today and plan on doing it every day.. i posted on facebook also; trying to get all of my scrappin friends to vote also. i LOVE these crystals, i have always loved crystals and squirrel away every one i can find and wait for a special occasion to use them.. i am thinking these would look awesome on the bottom of your tussie-mussies from the hof3 store. i have made small ones in the past and made 1 on my sil the other day.. i am thinking these would look awesome on them and also thanks for the tut.. love that idea of using the tissue in old books, now i gotta hit my moms garage for old books.. thanks.. you all are in my prayers.. hugz, ruth

[Nancy Wyatt]

Loe what you did with these! I bought a bunch of chandy crystals at Canton not sure what I was going to do with them but had to have them! OK, secondly you don't have to give me a thing to vote sista! I voted today and yesterday and shared it on my FB wall hoping to get others to vote! I recently participated in a contest for a $100 prize and I had very few vote. I will keep voting and will continue to spread the word! Wish I had gone shopping with you guys when you were in town! hugs!! xoxoxo

[Jen Seidel]

Great idea on the ornaments! Very nice! I voted for ya and shared it on my facebook profile! Thanks for the giveaway!

[Jen Seidel]

Sorry forgot to say that I would use them in my craft room for my lamps. :)
I voted for ya and shared it on facebook.

[Sharon Osborn]

I voted for you Janet! What a great idea with the crystals :) I 've got a few, now I'm off to look for a couple of good vintagey pics :)

[Brenda Weaver]

I love these and I'd love to have some of my own to use. I'd make some ornaments like that and I think they'd be fun for a lot of different projects.
I voted for you. I'll be sure to keep voting.

[Lynne]

For all you share with us all year long I will be glad to vote for you even without a really great giveaway....however it would be sweet if I won. Thanks for all your inspiration. Prayers for your husband and family. (I just voted!)

[Nicole Maki]

I just voted :-)

As a new subscriber to your blog, I've been amazed by all your awesome content. Thanks, I know it takes a lot of hours.

Best of luck to your husband.

[Nicole Maki]

Oops, forgot to say what I'd do with the crystals ~

In an all male household, I'd love to make something and pretty for my bathroom or bedside table. Something just for me to enjoy... without robots or rogues. LOL

[Tonya]

I voted! These are really cool. I could see making a kind of garland valance for my craft room window. They would make really pretty ornaments too!

[Jamie D]

I would love to use these in my december daily or hang them from a wire tree! They're so beautiful!I voted for you too!

[JudiW]

Hi Janet I just voted and will vote again. Firstly I'd pu tthem on my mantel and Christmas tree then after the holiday season I'd hang some of them in my suuny windows.
Thanks
JudiW

[Kristen Butler]

Voted yesterday and today and shared on facebook. Will continue to vote daily. Best of luck to you!

[Kelly Rodgers]

I voted Janet...and will continue to. Best of Luck to you xxx

[Missy]

So nice to share! Voting everyday...
I think I will begin now making something delicious for Valentine's Day - perhaps I will finally get to use the kits from Ho3 and make a Valentine tree :)

[Trisha McFarland]

Janet I hope you know that I am certainly praying for you and your beautiful family! And of course I will vote for you every single day!!! What an awesome thing you are trying to accomplish while your husband is in the hospital.

[Trisha McFarland]

And before I forget....I think I would make these little beauties for Torin's teachers! :)
Thanks for everything and again you are in my prayers!

[Angelica St Laurent]

Love the crystals, where did you find them?

[Gerry Barela]

Janet, thanks so much for sharing your talent and inspiration. There isn't anything I could use these crystals for. Curtain tiebacks, gift topper, window prisms. I can't wait to find my own to make and give. A speedy recovery and quick return home for your husband. I'm voting for you to win!

[kathy]

these are delightful! i'm not quite sure what i would use them on....perhaps hanging in my kitchen window with the sun shining through.....hanging in my car from the rear view mirror.....the possibilities are endless!
may god guide the surgeons' hands during your husbands procedure and heal him quickly to return to his home.
merry christmas......the voting starts today and i'll continue until you win!!!

[Heidi Gore]

I voted. I would love to know where you found the crystals online. I have been looking and looking for just the right kind and yours appear to be exactly what I was looking for. I was going to hang them from a garland I have above the archway that leades to my dining room. Would just add a touch of bling.

[Lisa Wilson]

Your ornaments are beautiful! These would look great on the pink Christmas tree in my little girl's room with all the antique ornaments. Thanks for sharing. Now off to vote! Good luck!

[Amy]

Those would be gorgeous hanging in a kitchen window. Light shining through, rainbows twinkling around the room. Too cool! Good luck...

[Leslie]

Your ornaments are incredibly beautiful and so easy!!! I have done this technique with Tim's clear pieces but on real ornaments it is so much more beautiful. I would love to use them in mixed media projects if you could spare a few. I am going to make a piece to honor my mother in 2010. She got me started in this world of handmade and I love her so much for that.

[leslielu]

Hi Janet, I voted and will do so everyday. I also posted on my facebook wall. I love what you did with those crystal beauties! I would use them as embellishments on my scrapbook pages, use them to embellish the lampshade in my craft room. They are so darling! Take care and thank you for the tutorial.