Glittering Birthday Numbers

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My daughter just had a birthday. Nine months ago she told me she wanted an orange birthday.
{my kids like to plan their own parties...wonder where they got that from???} Fast forward a
few months...and she decides Thomas the Tank Engine is her new hero and that is the birthday
she wants. On one hand I thought it was cute...my son's 3 year old party was also Thomas
themed and I happened to have the Thomas shirt and conductors cap he wore {hoarder!}. On
the other hand...my dream of a girly sparkly party were dead. Or so I thought...

So, I planned the Thomas the Tank Engine party...and the night before the party, I was trying
to figure out how to incorporate some sparkle and then it hit me P.K. Glitz is a new sponsor at
the DIY Club and I had already purchased some of their fabulous glitter and it was sitting right
in front of me. And, since I am borderline craft hoarder I had some wood numbers on hand
{someone stop me! No, not really}. I set out to make a sparkly birthday number to
commemorate her birthday.

Then I started thinking about what else I could do with the number. I went ahead and made a 1
and a 2 {playing catch up} in different styles. The next step is what to do with the numbers
after the birthday is over...here are some ideas:
*Mount them on a stand {found some wood ones for 99 cents} and display on a shelf.
*Glue them to a wood craft frame with a photo from the child's birthday.
*Mount them directly on the wall.
*Write the birthday details on the back {date of party, location, theme} and keep as a keepsake
or do this in addition to one of the above options.
*I know there are more ideas!!!!!

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Glittering Birthday Numbers

Supplies
*P.K. Glitz Glitter, in your choice of colors. {see below for my color combinations}
*Decoart acrylic paint in your choice of colors {see below for my color combinations}
*Gorilla Glue - Honestly I used the wood glue because I had it easily accessible.
*Blank wood numbers (from a craft store)
*Glue Pen {I used a squeeze and roll glue pen}
*Paint brush {to smooth glue}
*Coffee Filters or Paper for catching glue
*Optional: Base for numbers

DIY It!
1-Prep number - sand and prime it...but being honest, I did not.
2-Paint number and let dry.
3-Determine design - I did three:

A-Polka Dots:
*DecoArt Patio Paint {I like the color} Blue Bahama; Glitter, P.K. Glitz China Red.
*I used the glue pen to make random size polka dots all over the number.

B-Allover Glitter:
*Glitter, P.K. Glitz Copper Kettle. I did not paint this one, but you could to give the back a
finished look and if you are using a dark glitter to hide any spots you may miss.
*I used the Gorilla Glue (wood glue) and paint brush to paint glue all over the front and sides of
the number.

C-Stripes:
*DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint in Light Mocha; P.K. Glitz Glitter in Silver.
*I lightly marked out vertical stripes and followed the lines with the glue pen, but I was not
exacting - honestly, I found it easier to keep the lines loose rather than perfect.

NOTE: A friend told me that there are glitter sticker you can buy to create perfect shapes with
your glitter...my polka dots are not perfect, so this would do the trick.
4-Place number on coffee filter (I learned this trick from Tammy at Not Just Paper and Glue -
the filters make it so easy to slip the extra glitter back into the jar with little waste!} and
sprinkle glitter all over number.
6- Carefully pick up number and tap excess glitter into coffee filter.
7- Let dry.
8-Optional attach base if desired or necessary.

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