Star and Hearts and Glitter

Making your own embellishments is pretty fun, albeit time consuming and messy!! Be prepared to get sticky fingers, and glitter everywhere.

You'll need:
chipboard - I use recyled cereal boxes because the chipboard is thin but sturdy
glitter- I have coarse German glass glitter ins silver, and fine glass glitter in silver and shell
glue- Elmer's is fine, I use Alene's ClearGo Tacky Glue
paint- I like to paint the chipboard the same color as the glitter I'm using
punches

Paint the chipboard, let dry.

Punch out shapes.

Coat in glue. Dip in glitter. Place on waxed paper to dry.Voila!

The starts on the left are the fine glitter. Up to now I've been partial to the coarse glitter... now I might have to change my mind!

If you look very closely, you can see the silver paint under the edges on the pink hearts. This is why you might want to paint your chipboard with a coordinating color.
 
The stars I've made have shown up here:
 

Enjoy.