Homemade Glitter House

For the past three years I have been fascinated with glitter houses. This year I picked up a couple at Target and that got me thinking I should try making my own. After doing a little research online I found a few patterns and went to work.

Would you like to see my first creation?

I tell you, it was really easy, so easy in fact I have four others in the various stages which I hope to finish in the next couple days. I'm completely obsessed, it's just so darn FUN!

Here's how I did it.

Found a pattern here, enlarged it to 150%, cut it out and then traced it onto cardboard. For cardboard I use cereal boxes and for the base I picked up canvas covered chipboard at Micheals.

Cut out all the pieces with a Xacto knife.

Using my glue gun, I glued it all together and this is how it looked. Then I painted it.Then the fun part began. Glittering and fake snow. So much fun!

Here's another view of the finished house.

The kids even got in on the action. Here's little Ms. Z's creation. How sweet!

If you have never made one, I high recommend you start saving cereal boxes, get yourself some glitter and give it a try - you won't regret it.

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