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I started with starfish which are available at Island Style, located next to Flounders Chowder House.
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The first step is to place them outside on several layers of newspaper...
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And spray them with a metallic silver spray paint which is available at Ace Hardware or Hobby Lobby. After the starfish have dried, turn them over and paint the back of the starfish.
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Once the starfish have dried, add a topcoat of spray Shimmering Silver glitter.
Decorative cord or ribbon, cut into 8" sections, can be formed into a loop and the ends hot-glued behind a tip of the starfish.
I decided to put a small turquoise rhinestone in the middle of each ornament because the color reminded me of our beautiful Gulf water.
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One hundred glittering silver starfish are finally ready to be assembled.
And here is the final result. Unfortunately, try as I might, the photos didn't pick up the sparkling topcoat on the ornaments. But I think they will look lovely on our Christmas tree when sunlight reflects off of them. during the day.
Be sure to stop by the Visitor's Information Center for the tree-lighting ceremony next Saturday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m. to help us kick off our event-filled Christmas season on Pensacola Beach.
2 comments:
Wow - that's lovely! By the way, are the rich pinks and oranges the starfish's natural colors?! Quite striking!
Hi Jen,
No the bright sidewalk-chalk type colors of the starfish when I started were from being dyed. These starfish would be sort of a biscuit white in their natural state.
There is a Blue Finger Starfish, but I read that it loses some of its color and has to be dyed also.
Have a great day! See ya soon. I look forward to meeting Eric.
DJ
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