Can someone explain these glitter ornaments to me - LIP

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I've been obsessed with these since I first saw them.  I have a few questions and maybe someone here that's done them can give some answers.  What is it about floor cleaner vs some sort of adhesive spray?  Is the floor cleaner sticky, how does the glitter not just fall to the bottom of the ornament after it's dry?  Can any floor cleaner be used (or any cleaner for that matter) or does it have to be Pledge?  WTH do you find this cleaner, I've looked at 2 Walmart's (since that's where the blogger said she found it), Target, and Home Depot.  

TheBridesMom

I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but after reading comments saying that people used other floor cleaners than the Pledge, I picked up one mentioned from the dollar store.

petiesmith

http://amandasarver.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html

This person used mop and glo.  I think you just need an acrylic based floor cleaner. 

WishesSheCouldCook

I use pledge with future shine.  Make sure you roll the ornament around so the wax gets all over the inside or you will have bald spots.

mah482

You know, I don't normally like glitter (it gets everywhere!!!), but those are really cute. They'd look nice with the Christmas lights.

maryandkirk0909

I'm sort of obsessed too.  I have the glitter and the Pledge (there were coupons in the paper a couple of weeks ago and a Target coupon on the site- I paid $2ish), just waiting for a store near me to come out with the clear glass ornaments.

cymru

I did them 2 years ago. I got the floor wax at target. The glitter really does stick to the wax. They looked just as good when I took them out of storage last christmas.

Very easy and very pretty.

islelily

I should have tried the floor cleaner!

I went ahead and bought the specific glitter glue thing from Michaels (about $4.99).  I made two ornaments and the second one turned out better than my first try!  The glitter glue gets tacky really fast and so you have to work really fast in swishing the glitter around inside, otherwise, you'll end up with bald spots and extra glitter.  

I'm torn on trying to do more of them.  Maybe a smaller ornament than I've tried, but it's definitely a quick craft.

Good luck! They're pretty!! 

islelily

#1 - it still has glitter and liquid in it after two weeks. Don't know how to get the glitter to stick and cover more.  Adding more glitter glue doesn't seem to help.

 

#2 - Worked a lot quicker in adding the glitter.

 

LaurenSweat

I made these two years ago and could not find the correct floor wax for the life of me.  So I just used an old can of hair spray that I had.  I sprayed it in for a few seconds, rolled it around to coat and then put the glitter in.  It worked really well and two years later the glitter is still all stuck!  I think hairspray is a good solution if you already have it on hand.

I also did the same technique with clear plastic bulbs so that I can hang them lower on the tree ( for baby proofing) and they turned out just as cute. 

ariel06

LaurenSweat:

I made these two years ago and could not find the correct floor wax for the life of me.  So I just used an old can of hair spray that I had.  I sprayed it in for a few seconds, rolled it around to coat and then put the glitter in.  It worked really well and two years later the glitter is still all stuck!  I think hairspray is a good solution if you already have it on hand.

I also did the same technique with clear plastic bulbs so that I can hang them lower on the tree ( for baby proofing) and they turned out just as cute. 

Me too.  I bought a bottle of hairspary from the dollar store and it worked great. 

WishesSheCouldCook

I found the floor wax at Walmart.

JackieO1114

I did this last year with hairspray.  I liked the way it turned out, but it was a lot more involved and messy than I thought it would be.  I've had the ornaments packed away for the past year, so I don't know how they've held up since last year.