Seasonal & Holidays

DIY Winter Craft: Sparkly Branches

While you wait for summer blooms to return, display these shimmery branches that are easy to craft.

Instead of paying extra for a bouquet of flowers in the middle of winter, create this arrangement of glittered branches that will never wilt. You can use any vase or container that you already have on hand, but tall vases work best.



What you'll need:

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#1. Spray branches with silver spray paint for base. Allow to dry.


Spray Adhesive

#2. Spray the branch with spray adhesive.


Silver Glitter

#3. Holding the branch over the baking sheet, sprinkle glitter onto the branch.

#4. Repeat step 3, recycling glitter from the baking sheet, until the entire branch is coated in glitter.

Tip: You may want to spray and glitter the branches in sections depending on their size.

#5. Allow the branches to dry. Place branches in a tall vase to display.

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