Gorgeous Handcrafted Ornaments by Somewhat Quirky Design

I did a little redecorating in my living room this year and wanted to make some ornaments that reflected the vibe a little bit.

I've had a bunch of these clear ornaments hanging out in the basement for maybe 8 years. The potential for these ornaments is endless, but I'd never had an idea that I was committed to enough to actually DO anything about.





This year I was inspired by some lighting I saw on Pinterest that I thought maybe I could create some facsimile of for Christmas.
So I painted my ornaments with Black, Pure & Original Paint. This paint makes an absolutely beautiful flat finish.





Then I got out my gold leafing supplies and did some experimenting.





Leafing is really quite easy. I have several tutorials on leafing on my blog. The best one is found HERE.





There is also a supply list and sources for those supplies in the blog post.





I used metal powder on two of the ornaments. The powder is even easier to use than the leaf.





I kind of love how they turned out. I have a friend that tells me they look even better in person.





I think I will make some more!





As I said there are a few more pictures and a lot more info on the blog post. You may want to check it - see link below.
Oh! And these were part of a blog hop - 17 different creations by 17 different bloggers. All the links are there!






Original article and pictures take http://www.hometalk.com/11286495/i-made-some-christmas-ornaments-to-match-my-living-room site