Supplies:- Styrofoam balls (any size desired, these were 4”)
- white glue
- SnowFlakes (found at Michaels for about $3 a bag)
- chopsticks
- ribbon
- Clear Coat
- Hot Glue
Gently press a chopstick into each ball to serve as a handle. Paint your ball with a good thick coat of the white glue. The more the better as the glue soaks into the ball. Because the ball is white, and the snow is what, if you miss a spot or two don’t worry.
Now for the messy/fun part! Dip your ball into the snow flakes and coat everything. Use your hands to press and smoosh the flakes into the glue. This helps things adhere and means less flaking off later.Once everything is well coated, allow to dry for an hour or two. I found it worked well if you just stood the chopstick up in a hefty coffee mug.
Once everything is dry, give a quick and thin spray of some clear coat. This step isn’t completely necessary, but I did it to help prevent flake-off, my grudge against anything glittered.Allow the snow balls to dry again, for at least an hour. Do this in a well ventilated area, trust me.
Once dry again, pull your chopstick out. Fill that hole with hot glue and use your chopstick to help you push the ends of a length of ribbon in to hang your snowball from. Allow to set and hang on your try for a sparkly MeltFree Snowball for your Christmas tree.
Viola! Sparkly MeltFree Snowballs for your Christmas Tree!