I put together most of the Many Merry Stars Simply Created Kit (138104) a while back, but I didn’t do the glitter stars. I love the look of glitter, but it can be so messy to work with, especially for a klutz like me. But I decided my ornament tree needed a topper, and I thought one of the glitter star boxes would look great.

Here are the three parts of the star box. It’s super easy to assemble. The sides come as one long pre-scored strip with adhesive tabs. Fold all the score lines before you start. Just peel the adhesive liner off and stick to the back side of stars. I did one star point at a time, then moved on to the next one before peeling off any more adhesive liner.

I had heard about using Aqua Net hair spray to prevent glitter from falling off a project. I decided to try it, so off to the supermarket I went.

I took my assembled star outside and placed it on several sheets of Grid Paper (130148.) Then I sprayed the heck out it. I doused it with a couple layers. Be careful because I almost got it too wet at one point. It’s best to let each layer dry before applying the next.

And it works! Well, I mean, it isn’t magic, but practically no glitter comes off on my hand now.

Once it was dry I scraped off a bit of glitter with my Paper Snips (103579) so the dimensionals would have a better chance of sticking.

I used Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430) and Liquid Multipurpose Glue (110755) to adhere the embellishments. I weighed it all down with the glue bottle while it dried.

Check back later to see it on the tree!

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