How-To

Glitter Silhouettes

Create sparkling Halloween decorations perfect for the home by adding some glamorous glitter to witch, jack-o'-lantern, skull, spider, or owl silhouettes.
The Martha Stewart Show, October 2008


Tools and Materials
Old frame with glass removed
Glittering glue
Paint brush
Onyx glitter
Poster board
Scissors
Xyron machine with double-sided adhesive cartridge, or double-sided mounting film large enough for frame
Carnelian or Fire Opal glitter
Witchjack-o'-lanternskullspider, or owl template
Cardstock
Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks

Glitter Silhouettes How-To
1. Paint frame with glue a section at a time and sprinkle with Onyx glitter. Shake off excess glitter and allow to dry.

2. Cut a piece of thin posterboard to the same dimensions as the backboard of the frame. Prepare the posterboard by running it through a Xyron machine fitted with a double-sided adhesive cartridge, or by using double-sided mounting film. Remove protective sheet and spread glitter over sticky surface. Shake off excess glitter.

3. Print witchjack-o'-lanternskullspider, or owl template on cardstock and cut out silhouette. Prepare and glitter the silhouette as you did the background.

4. Lay the background piece face down within the frame. Secure back onto frame and flip over. With a hot-glue gun, glue glittered silhouette to center of glittered background.

Resources
Martha used glitter in Onyx, Carnelian, and Fire Opal and glittering glue with an application brush from Martha Stewart Crafts. Xyron 900 and refill cartridges of permanent adhesive may be found on xyron.com. Hot-glue guns are available onstanleytools.com. Poster board can be purchased at any art store, and find old frames at flea markets.

Reviews (4)

  • thompssn
    30 Mar, 2009

    You could also do it as a project to hang in a little girl's room, using silhouettes of dresses, shoes and pocketbooks. Or theme specific like ballerinas, butterflies, kittens, or even a cute way/different way to show off a girl's sports interests. Or for a baby's room using baby animals; or common baby items like bottles, pacifiers, bibs and diaper pins.

    This is one of those projects that I LOVE...the kind that get your mind racing with ideas!!!

  • thompssn
    30 Mar, 2009

    You could also do it as a project to hang in a little girl's room, using silhouettes of dresses, shoes and pocketbooks. Or theme specific like ballerinas, butterflies, kittens, or even a cute way/different way to show off a girl's sports interests. Or for a baby's room using baby animals; or common baby items like bottles, pacifiers, bibs and diaper pins.

    This is one of those projects that I LOVE...the kind that get your mind racing with ideas!!!

  • jesinavy
    22 Oct, 2008

    I saw this on the show and it was so easy! You could do the same thing in an autumn theme, and then a Christmas theme, and just change them out seasonally.

  • jesinavy
    22 Oct, 2008

    I saw this on the show and it was so easy! You could do the same thing in an autumn theme, and then a Christmas theme, and just change them out seasonally.