Never Giving Up, Craft Tries and Failures

A little glitter is okay by me, I don't go overboard.  Since it was for Christmas, I said to myself, "just try and make them."  So, I tried.  And failed.  But, hey, I don't give up and made them over and over.

In the thrift store there was a package of 3 bulbs, the kind you put on your string of lights.  It was missing the fourth bulb, but that was fine by me, cost:  a big 25 cents.

As you can see from this image, I masking taped out my designs and selected the glitter colors.  I've had this glitter for what seems like eons, so it was about time I used it.

The blue was going to look like stained glass. The red had tiny little masking tape stars, I used the little punch for those.  The other red was taped off in stripes.  I taped over the brass bottoms.

Craft Try #1 on DAY ONE: I used Elmer's Clear Glue and sprinkled, patted, and pressed the glitter onto the bulbs, and waited for them to dry.

Fail #1:  I must have pressed the masking tape on too tightly, as it peeled off along with all of the glitter designs I had created.  It was a sorry looking mess.  Plus, the glue would not thoroughly dry.

Craft Try #2 on DAY TWO:  Having cleaned off the glue and glitter, washed and dried the bulbs on DAY ONE I decided to paint the bulbs to see if they needed a rougher surface for the glue to adhere and dry. Then I had a break for tea and Y&R, giving up on having the designs.

Fail #2:  The paint wouldn't dry on the bulbs. So I didn't get to put the glue and glitter on them.  I again cleaned, washed, and dried the bulbs and left them to cook dinner.

Craft Try #3 on DAY THREE:  The next morning I used Mod Podge on the bulbs and glittered them in a solid, except for the tip of the red one which the silver glitter had stuck to.

DAY FOUR:  I used Ultimate Crafter Glue to hold the jute string that I wound around the bases of the bulbs.  After that was dry I hung the bulbs with ribbon to dangle in my window above the kitchen sink.  They catch the light and a tiny bit of sun.   The little teapot was also a  25 cent score at the thrift store!

Ta da.  ♥ 

Do you know what is remarkable about this?  I didn't break any bulbs.  The little pink jar is from this post on coloring jars , another mish mash of craft tries and failures- is this a pattern?

There is a little yellow Sand Castle from Red Rose Tea and tiny winkles from an Irish beach in the jar.  I took a leaf off some fake flower stems and put a matching green rubber band to hold it to the jar.  The seashell on the sill is from Cape May, NJ.

Are you a giver-upper when/if you have Craft Fails?  Or, do you just work it until something is satisfactory?