Make Stenciled Glitter Snowflake Decorations

As soon as I saw My Favorite Things’ Delicate Doily stencil, I thought, “gotta make that into a snowflake.” With this idea in mind, I designed a simple scalloped background for the stencil and got to work.

Now, I love me some glitter, but I do not love the mess that it can make. Cue the embossing paste! Embedding gobs of glitter in translucent embossing paste gives you all of the sparkle without any of the glittery mess. Gotta love that. Once the paste is dry, all you see is glitter and, with the exception of a stray sparkle here and there, it is not coming off of the paper. Like, at all.

The result? Simple, modern snowflake decorations that you can hang in windows, on walls, or pretty much anywhere that you’d like to add a little sparkle. Did I mention that it’s easy to make bunches and bunches of these, too? Yep, you can get it going assembly line-style, one glitter color at a time, and you’ll have a stack of these babies in not much time at all.

Here’s what you’ll need:

My Favorite Things Delicate Doily stencil
offset palette knife
Wendy Vecchi translucent embossing paste
Martha Stewart Rich Essentials glitter (I used Azurite, Blue Sapphire, and White Gold)
Scalloped Circle SVG file (download here)
white cardstock
Silhouette Cameo
low tack tape (painter’s tape or washi tape)
a large acrylic block (or other smooth surface for mixing)
baby wipes and/or paper towels
metallic thread or twine

DIY Stenciled Glitter Snowflake Decorations Instructions

Step 1 : Cut the scalloped circle shape into white cardstock with a digital die cutting machine. Line up the stencil over the die cut shape and tape the stencil onto a smooth surface over the shape with low tack tape (I used painter’s tape).

Step 2 : On a large acrylic block or similar work surface, add about two teaspoons of the embossing paste (this amount will be enough for 2-3 snowflake decorations). Then, sprinkle the glitter over the paste and mix with a palette knife until the glitter is completely incorporated. If, after you’ve finished mixing, you find that you need to add more glitter, simply sprinkle more glitter over the paste and mix again.

Step 3 : Spread the glitter embossing paste over the stencil with a palette knife, frosting-a-cake-style. Then, use the edge of the palette knife to smooth the paste and to remove any extra paste, and clean up any mess with baby wipes or paper towels.

Step 4 : Remove the tape and stencil, and set the decoration aside to dry. Wash your stencil and acrylic block as soon as you’re finished with the embossing paste, because it can be tough to clean off if you let it dry.

When the snowflake decorations are completely dry – I usually leave them to dry overnight – tie metallic thread or twine through the holes at the tops of the decorations to hang.