As has become our annual tradition, we’re releasing a new\u00a0set of our Laser Cut Snowflakes for 2017 and they’re debuting today.\u00a0 This is the third year and this group includes five brand new snowflake shapes.\u00a0 Cut from MDF, each measures approximately 4.5″ tall, including the hang-hole.<\/p>\n
In the video you’ll see me demo a technique for glittering that is easy and quick, but perhaps more importantly, it keeps the\u00a0sticky stuff\u00a0on the face of the snowflake.\u00a0\u00a0 Which means the glitter will be only on the face of the snowflake.\u00a0 Because who wants glitter gooped up in the openings that make a snowflake so pretty??<\/p>\n
Notice I said “sticky stuff” and not glue?\u00a0 That’s because I’ve discovered that Gel Medium not only is a really good stick-um, it also can be applied in a thin layer in a way that keeps it from accumulating in the nooks and crannies.\u00a0 As you’d imagine, snowflakes have a lot of cut out areas, so lots of nooks and crannies.\u00a0 Skip the idea of trying to brush the Gel Medium directly to the surface of the snowflakes.\u00a0 It will only aggravate the heck out of you and the results won’t be as nice.\u00a0 (been there, done that)\u00a0\u00a0 I like to use a brush that’s at least an inch wide to apply the Gel Medium to my work surface and you’ll see me use one that works really well in today’s video. (link to those brushes below in the supplies section)<\/p>\n
Though you can use any fine or ultrafine glitter, nothing says Christmas more than Tim Holtz’s Vintage Platinum Distress Glitter Dust.\u00a0 Neither silver or gold, the glitter contains hints of those colors but is something else altogether.\u00a0 It also\u00a0flashes with a bit of green\u00a0when the light strikes it just right.<\/p>\n
The entire video doesn’t even run 5 minutes, so you believe me when I say how quick and painless the process is.\u00a0 This is an awesome project for kids too.<\/p>\n