We are always trying to be creative here at The Shabby Tree and we recently found a way to be creative with plastic cup lids. The holidays are around the corner and bells are always a great decoration. You can easily create a fun and rusty looking bell by using 2 plastic dome shaped cup lids.
Some other items I will be using are:
1. Spray paint ( I’m using a gold color and a aged copper color)
2. Black paint
3. Antique wax
4. Cinnamon
5. Thick jute ( I got mine from the Dollar Tree)
6. Glue gun
7. Greenery
8. Ribbon (I’m using a burlap mesh ribbon)
9. Paint brush
The first step is to spray paint your lids.
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Take a piece of your jute and tie a knot. This will be the hanger for your bell. You will glue your 2 cups together but be sure to place your jute up into the hole of the cup before glueing them together.
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Next step is to add the antique wax over the lids to give it a rusty look. I blotch the wax all over the lids and then sprinkled cinnamon here and there over the wax.
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Last you will glue your greenery and ribbon into the top of the bell. You can use any type of greenery and ribbon you want. I am using a mesh burlap ribbon to make a small bow and I cut some sprigs off of a Christmas greenery .
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These are so easy to make and I just love how they turn out. You can paint these any colors you would like. I think they would look amazing created as red bells for Christmas. I hope you will all get creative and give this a try.
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