dot art ornaments

{The Dot Art Ornament}

I found some glass ornaments at the dollar store, first of I have to tell you how much I love the dollar store, it's the perfect place for crafters to get their creativity on. Anyways I decided to pick up a few ornaments and see what I could come up with. A few days before I found them I had actually posted about my Australian Dot Art obsession and figured I should give it a try with these ornaments. 

When I got home and started looking on Pinterest guess what I found??? ----------------------->

The woman who makes these is amazing! I would totally recommend checking out her Etsy shop.

Pearle's creations helped me gain inspiration and I couldn't wait to get started. Ok, now nice thoughts only. Keep in mind these are my first attempts so no comparing mine to Pearle's beautiful artwork ok? ;)

I first started with a base coat of a solid color

Then proceeded with the dots

After I was finished I spray-painted the tops silver

and coated the ornament with a glaze finish

Ta da! Here are the finished products:

SWIRL design

WRAPPED PRESENT design

FLOWER POWER design

It was such a fun project, I encourage everyone to give it a shot. But, in the meantime, if you feel so inclined, these and a few other designs are now available on our Etsy shop. Just click on the "Etsy" tab at the top of the page. :)

australian dot art

Last summer I visited a friend in Seattle. 

While he gave me with an awesome tour around the city, 

we went to an art museum. 

I realized it was my first time ever being in one. 

I loved it all, but there was one piece that really caught my attention. 

It was Australian Dot Art painted by whole groups of people

on huge animal hides. 

The one I saw looked similar to this one.

I loved the idea so much, I decided to come home and try it myself. 

Here are a few pieces I was able to finish during that summer. 

 "When the Stars Go Blue"

 "Star-Spangled Banner"                   "Just Keep Swimming"