Bath and Body Wallflower to a Holiday Ornament Tutorial!

I hope you all had a great weekend!  I had a busy one  to start and then came down with a touch of the flu.  Nothing too major but some icky stomach thing and feeling extremely tired.  I am feeling better today, and am so glad, because my "to-do" list is a mile long!

I have a tutorial today on something I created because my brain works in strange and mysterious ways. ;)  One day I was changing out the bulb from a Bath And Body room diffuser and thought to myself, "Hey! This looks  a lot like a Christmas bulb!"  One thing led to another and I decided to create ornaments out of them!  This is recycling at its finest! ;)

I did my ornaments in several ways.  Here is my first one....all pretty in frosty white and blue.

A bit of ribbon, felt snowflakes, glitter, and coordinating jingle bells. 

My second one is a soft pastel pink.  I added some acrylic gems, twine, and of course loads of glitter!

This silver ornament uses German glass glitter, a silver Prima poinsettia, pink pom pom trim, and a few leaves. 

This last one used Modge Podge and music paper and then rolled in glitter.  I added a red Prima Poinsettia and leaves. 

So here is what you start with.  Of course you may want to wait until all of the oil has diffused.  Why be wasteful? ;)

Once empty, take the cap and insert out.  Wash it thoroughly. 

For my first ornament (The blue one) I skipped the paint step.  But if you want a color, like the pastel pink ornament above then these are the steps you want to follow. 

Pour a few drops of paint inside and shake until completely covered.  Turn upside down and let the paint drip and dry. 

You will need Mod Podge, a foam brush, and glitter of your choice.  

Brush the outside of the bulb and then sprinkle with glitter.

I wasn't sure where to dry it, so I just plopped it right in the glitter container. (And yes, "plopped" is an official crafty term!) ;)

Once dry, I added an ornament topper that fit the top and added a few drops to secure it.  

Add your pretty decorations and a ribbon to hang it.

Here's one more peek.....

I hope I've inspired you to save those lil' Wallflower buggers!  ;)

Have a great day!