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Materials:
- Delta Freshly Fallen
Snow
- Delta Fantasy Snow
- Delta Sparkle Snow -
3 to 6 jars for each tree
- Delta Ceramcoat®
Acrylic Paint: White (2505) and Pearl Finish™ (2601)
- Delta Sobo Glue®
- (3) 1/2" dowels for
tree trunks
- 1/2" flat bristle
brush
- Small saw or heavy
duty cutters
- (3) foam cones (15"
large, 9" small)
- Palette knife or
craft stick
- Heavy clear vases
- Iridescent flat back
marbles
- Straight pins
- Crystal garlands
- Scissors
- Beaded trim
Directions:
1. Cut dowels to
desired length (allowing for at least 3" extra to press into foam cone).
2. Paint dowels
with White Ceramcoat. Set aside to dry. (If desired, use hair dryer to
speed up the drying process.) Paint dowels with Pearl Finish. Set aside
to dry. (If desired, use hair dryer to speed up the drying process.)
3. Dip end of
dowel into Sobo Glue and insert into bottom of foam cone.
4. Holding tree
by dowel, use palette knife to apply desired Snow to cone, spreading
into desired thickness and texture. Use one type of snow for each tree.
Set aside to dry.
5. When dry-apply
beaded trim at base of small and 1 large tree with Sobo Glue. Let dry
6. Glue garland
to second small tree in an upward spiral position.
7. Carefully
place dowel into glass vase, holding to center in middle. Place marbles
in vase around dowel, holding it centered in middle until vase is filled
with marbles.
8. Repeat step 7
to re-insert trees into vases.
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