How to make your own Vintage Glass Christmas balls

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends.

Hope this finds you well and rested!

I was well and rested yesterday....lol

I was sick over the weekend and was

feeling so much better yesterday and

tried to pace myself and just do easy

things, but I feel like I must of over

done it again,  as I am back to feeling

achy and tired again.  If you feel so led

 please pray for me as I have lil darling

tomorrow and we are having a Christ-

mas party here on Friday night and

 every time I think I am over it...

it seems to rear it's ugly head again.

So on with how to make your own

Vintage Christmas balls......hopefully!

Was just using these vintage looking

balls on a wreath centerpiece and

thought I would share how I made

them vintage looking, quite by

accident!!  So rather than do a
tutorial I am gonna just walk you
thru how it happened.....it really
doesn't get much easier than
this folks....lol

I started out with your typical Gold
 shiny glass and white frosted

 semi shiny glass christmas balls

when I purchased them.

So I was struck with an idea to

make a pretty centerpc. for my

guest bath.  I had these gold star

ice things you freeze to put in

glasses or punch bowls, and some

floating candles and the Christmas

balls I was talking about above.

So I floated them all in a big

bowl of water and lit the candles

and they looked lovely, but after

being in water for over a month

I realized when I took it apart

that it has really changed the

finish of the Christmas balls.

They now  were a bit duller in 

shine and the color was a lil 

different as well, so they took

on an old Vintage look which I

 sorta of liked.....which was odd,

 as I am not much of a vintagy 

person...........lol 

and honestly I thought the

shine would come back once

they weren't water logged

anymore, but it never did!!

Anyway, just thought I would

share my experience so you

could try it for yourself if you

so desired to have some aged

looking ornaments.  Actually

they are even a bit duller now,

some years later.....but if you

are into the vintage look you

will love them. Can't guarantee

they will come out the same

way mine did but there is a 

good chance, so you can just

test it out on one ball....and

see what happens, and if it

works you can have vintage

christmas balls!! You probably

just want get to use them till

next year....but who knows.

This is the same tray as above just 

moved it to the living room after

I used it for a New Years table.

Just for fun this one has a posterized affect!

Thanks for coming by......

Hopefully will see you on Thursday.

Love and 

Merry Christmas Blessings!

Nellie


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