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July 4, 2013

Confetti Bowl

Found another project on Pinterest I wanted to try since I still have balloons left from other crafts.  I found the instructions HERE on how to make a confetti bowl.  I saved the link to my bookmarks, intending to try it at some point.  As time went by, I couldn't really remember what the picture looked like....all I remembered was that I needed to buy confetti. This caught my eye in the grocery store.  Cool! Sparkly confetti!  

I got all my supplies ready and went to look up the link for the instructions.  

When I saw this picture, I realized I totally bought the wrong kind and that the shiny mylar could be very difficult to work with, as opposed to paper dots. 

I started off by promptly spilling it on the counter, and this stuff is as bad as glitter.  As the project moved forward over the course of 2 days, I started noticing bits of shiny confetti all over the house.  

Here's the first of many coats. I kept adding to it all afternoon.  I also discovered that a paint brush worked better for spreading the Mod Podge than the sponge did.

After about 4 coats of confetti, I slathered Mod Podge all over it and waited for it to dry.  After it was dry, I was able to point it towards a light source and look through the back end of the balloon to see where the holes were, so that I could add confetti where needed.  After that was done & dry, it got a final coat of Mod Podge.

 Here's the completed bowl.  I trimmed around the top edge to make it more even.  Some of the pieces just refused to lay flat so there's a texture to it.

Looking down at the inside.  You can see that the shine returns once the Mod Podge dries. 

I'm happy with it.  I'd call it a Pin Win.

10 comments:

  1. Looks great JoJo! I like yours better than the sample one! Are you going to use it to display something? Very cool.

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  2. LOVE IT!! You need to start your own Pinterest boards instead of bookmarking, makes finding stuff much easier!

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  3. Following the event sin your post, I imagined your bowl would look different, as you said the original one uses paper confetti...
    But yours turned out nicely and glittery! Love it :) A great project for New Year, as to keep some sweet sin this bowl. Agree, you shall start you Pinterest, and pin there all your hand made projects.

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  4. cool stuff JoJo - don't forget to email me your guess post when it's ready to go - maccaz17@hotmail.com

    thanks

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  5. YOU don't have Pinterest Boards?? It is certainly addictive! I like your bowl, but it looks like a lot of work.
    tm

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  6. I do have pinterest boards, but it's actually easier for me to find stuff in my bookmarks. David, I will!

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  7. that looks really cool!

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  8. Looks really cool! Nice patience, AGAIN, could never stay with a project like you do. Kudos.
    Tina @ Life is Good

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  9. Now this is cool!!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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  10. Improvising can often lead us to wonderful discoveries. I too like the the sparkling effect that the glittery confetti gives your bowl . . . and texture makes the piece artsy. :)

    Though I adore the look that glitter gives to things - in particular Greeting Cards - I do detest the fact that it seems to spread itself all over the house. I am still vacuuming up glitter from Christmas ornaments and cards. Wonder if they'll ever invent a glitter that stays put and doesn't fall off ?

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