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How to Style a Hanging Star Decoration

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Level
Beginner
Time
1 hour
Budget
10 - 30

This year, why not create a set of minimal, hand lettered stars for an elegant, understated tree? There are so many ways to decorate these blank ceramic stars, and the best thing is that 50p from each decoration will go towards Together for Short Lives.

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Minimal Calligraphy Star Step-1

Coat the star decoration in acrylic paint. You may need to paint several layers in order to get an even coverage.

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Step-2
Using a pencil, draw or trace the word “shine” onto the decoration. Try not to apply too much pressure, as an mistakes at this stage can be erased by rubbing out the pencil!
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Step-3
Re-trace your pencil lines with the red fineliner pen. Erase any stray pencil lines.
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Step-4
If you want to, you can go back over your design with the pen to vary the width of your lines and create a calligraphy like style.
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Topper Decoration Star Step-1

Select a topper of your choice – we have used stars

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Step-2
Use a glue gun or glue dots to stick the toppers to the star
Dipped Glitter Bauble: Step-1

Paint the decoration in a muted colour of your choice and leave to dry

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Step-2
Paint dots of glue for snow and shake white biodegradable glitter over the glue
Step-3
Shake biodegradable silver glitter over the glue
Step-4
Shake the decoration so that the loose glitter falls off
Step-5
Leave to dry
Step-6
Write a name or festive word on the bauble using a chalk pen
Hand Stamped Glitter Star: Step-1

Choose an ink pad in a colour of your choice, and an alphabet stamp set of your choice

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Step-2
Choose what you would like to write
Step-3
Press the stamp down lightly on the ink pad, wiping away any excess ink around the edges
Step-4
Press the stamp down lightly on the surface – try to ensure you leave enough room for the other letters!
Step-5
Paint dots of glue for snow and a wavy line of glue at the bottom for settled snow
Step-6
Shake biodegradable silver glitter over the glue
Step-7
Shake the decoration so that the loose glitter falls off
Step-8
Leave to dry
Brushed and Stamped StarStep-1

Choose an ink pad in a colour of your choice, and an alphabet stamp set of your choice

Step-2
Choose what you would like to write
Step-3
Press the stamp down lightly on the ink pad, wiping away any excess ink around the edges
Step-4
Press the stamp down lightly on the surface – try to ensure you leave enough room for the other letters!
Step-5
Paint dots of glue for snow and shake biodegradable silver glitter over the glue
Step-6
Shake the decoration so that the loose glitter falls off
Step-7
Using a small, dry paintbrush, add quick marks onto the surface in colours of your choice that make it look like the letters are sparkling
Step-8
Leave to dry
Stamped Metallic BaubleStep-1

Draw a geometric design lightly in pencil

Step-2
Using a gold or silver paint pen, draw over the design and leave to dry
Step-3
To embellish use small stamps to fill in the gaps. Press the stamp down lightly on the ink pad, wiping away any excess ink around the edges. Press the stamp down lightly on the surface.
Pink SnowflakeStep-1

Paint the bauble in a colour of your choice and leave to dry

Step-2
Paint dots of glue for snow and shake white biodegradable glitter over the glue
Step-3
Shake the decoration so that the loose glitter falls off
Step-4
Leave to dry
Step-5
Add drops of silver metallic marker for falling snow
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