popsicle stick trees

happy wednesday :)
 i made a cute little winter scene that im entering into a couple of challenges
DLART: dianas having a fun linky party going on this month
paperplaytime:winterfun
kaboodledoodles:christmas/holidays anything goes
scrappymomstamps:christmas anything goes
celebrate the occasion: anything goes
divasbydesign:anything goes
wordartwednesday:anything goes
more than favors:christmas
decorate to celebrate :christmas

i hope you like my project :)

for this i used popsicle sticks for the trees, i used distress stains on them and added droplets from viva decor pearl pens. you could also use acrylic paints in any colors. say pink, and green whimsy colors it just depends on the look you like. i prefer rustic but theyre really cute in any colors really. i used a wooden craft spool for the base of the trees i used a hot  glue gun and glued a p/stick to it then cut and glued the others. if you find your cut ones are a little sharp just sand them down a tad. i hot glued moss around the top of the spools.
for the base i used a coaster. i mixed some chunky glitter with sno-tex and plopped it on. i also dropped on some pieces of moss and some little glittery balls ( found in the christmas section at hobby lobby)
i used a punch for the snowflakes. i also added a little chunky glitter to the trees. the stars are wooden pieces i also colored with distress stains.i used 2 for each tree just hot gluing them to the front and back of p/sticks.

for the snowman i again used the glittery balls. for eyes and mouth i used a sharpie and for the nose i used a piece of crinkle ribbon. i rubbed it with my glue stick then rolled it to the shape and hot glued it on. for his arms i took a piece of hemp, rolled them in glue  so they harden and keep their shape then hot glued them on.

thanks for stopping by my blog today and your sweet words always make me smile thank you so very much for that. have a fun crafty day! xxxshelly