Thursday, November 29, 2018

Jolly Little Christmas Floats with Tutorial

My kid decided he was too old for trick-or-treating this year, but not too old for a Christmas parade. Before moving here I was never really into parades. Standing around in questionable weather? Nah, thanks. Discovering night parades swayed my grinchy mind. The lights! The magic! *swoon*

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

And while these wee things aren't all lit up (although you could absolutely add lights!) I'm smitten with the bright sparkly cheeriness of these wee floats.

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

To make these little floats I simply added Wheels 1 inch Fancy and Wheels 1.5 inch Straight to Chunky ATC Blanks.

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

Glittered Chipboard Shingles - Pointed added around the edges complete the base.

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

Then it's just a matter of filling up those floats! I've used bottlebrush trees, miniature packages and decorations and a vintage looking Santa. All of those bits were bought in the holiday aisle at the discount shop.

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

Cute. Easy. Inexpensive. Yes please!

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I have a little video to show you exactly how to put these pretty things together right HERE.

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I need to make a slew of these to create an entire holiday parade for my mantle!

Little Christmas Floats - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

Want to make your own too? Here are the supplies I used:

Ribbon
Glitter
Holiday paper
Buttons
Bottlebrush trees
Tiny gift and ornament baubles
Plastic vintage looking Santas
White glue
Hot glue
Acrylic paint
Thin dowling or bamboo sticks

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