DIY- Glittery gold banner & Fall decor

11.8.13- 

Hello... everyone.  Glad to be back with another fabulous blog hop, this time around everything sparkly & shimmery gold!  

Ashley and Meegan @ Flats to Flip Flops- Gold Godess 
Emily @ Benson Street - Gold Bud Vases

Kaylynn @ Among the Youngs- Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel shortbread bars

Candice @ She's Crafty - Gold Leaf Art

Adrienne @ Free Time Frolics - Gold Tinted Mercury Glass

Andie @ Maybe I Will - Golden Memories Display

Rebecca @ the Crafted Sparrow- Gold Wishbone Necklace

If you look around gold is everywhere it seems like these days.  It's made a real comeback.  I embraced the trend by setting up my kitchen Fall display themed with a couple of gold accents this month. 

Wanted to show you how I made the triangle gold banner that I strung up. So easy to do! 

-How to make a gold fringe garland with some edge!- 

1. I left the garland attached to the packaging so it made it easier to cut through {a-ha!} & it kept all the garland intact. 

 2. I cut of 1/2 of the inner cardboard packaging so I could more easily cut through the glitter strands but still had something firm to hold onto to cut. 

3. I lined up my ruler to the center point & outside edge of the triangle I wanted to create.  

4.  Just start cutting!  I had to push fairly hard to get through all the layers & strands but it worked! Once that side was done I just repositioned my ruler to the center again & lined up the other outside edge of the triangle. 

 5.  Ta-Dah!  A fresh, updated gold garland with some future gold confetti strands to use later. {Bonus!}   

To finish it off, hold up the garland & give it a "hair cut" with a pair of scissors.  Cutting off some loose long strands & trimming it up a bit.  

* I will say that after I got it done & opened it up I decided to re wrap it all & cut off a another inch or so. I liked the look of a smaller triangle a bit better than a longer one.  

Love how the rest of the display underneath the glittery gold garland turned out.  

I set it all up on my new "creeper"  I told you about in the last post.  So glad I spotted it antiquing this Saturday & brought it home with me.  It really is the perfect size for a centerpiece to be placed on in the center of my kitchen island.   I started with going outside & cutting some branches & berries in the yard.  Stuck them up in some of the pop bottles from my collection & then added this shimmery bottle coated in gold glitter just for the fun of it.  

-The vintage .5 price tag represents the 5 in our family- 

- How to make your own glittery bottle- 

I simply poured a good amount of Modge Podge into the bottle, turned it around & around until the entire bottle was coated.  Once completely coated, I turned the bottle upside down for the excess glue to drain out.  

{*this step is a MUST! If you don't do it the glue w/the glitter will all clump & sink to the bottom of the bottle} 

When you fill like the majority of the excess glue has come out, but the bottle is still coated, pour gold chunky glitter inside the bottle.  Turning it around & around again until it's completely coated with glitter.  Let stand & dry. Takes a day to completely dry & for the glitter to shine.  Makes for a fun accent to a centerpiece. * Just remember you can't fill them with water to put flowers in or the glue won't stick. 

{Made up a bunch this summer & used them for Miss Mace's Golden Birthday Party- so fun!} 

An ariel shot of the creeper holding lots of Fall-ish goodies.   Love this time of year, great colors, fun things to decorate with & celebrating all mother nature has to offer.  Enjoy it all before the snow starts to fly. 

{M}