Twelve Day of Ornaments: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our 12 Days of Ornaments!

Thank you for joining me today. I am so excited to show you

my ornament.  I had a great time making it. Especially because 

my son, who was home from college for the weekend, 

was a willing photographer for the steps.

I love handmade ornaments.  I have made ornaments for 

my Christmas tree every year since my kids were little. 

 Usually with my kids but now with the Little Blue House.

 I will never tire of this.

Today I have a lovely little Christmas tree

ornament to make with you.  It seems like a lot of steps

but it didn't take long to complete at all.

  

List of Supplies used:

4" round paper mache ornament

small print paper by Authentique

green paper for tree by American Craft

Fiskars leaf/petal punch

Pencil

tweezers(optonal)

Heat gun(optional)

 craft paint:Folk Art Metallic Gold

gold wired tinsel trim

Maya Road star pin

paint brush

Quick Quote Chalk Inks: Limeade, Biscotti

Helmar 450 or a quick dry adhesive

Mod Podge

cork, scrap piece of  for trunk

Here's how I made it...

Paint the edge of the ornament

 with the Metallic Gold paint and let dry.

(You can speed up the dry time with a heat gun)

 Using the ornament as a template,

draw 2 circles with your pencil and cut out.

Coat both, the back of your paper circles and

the ornament with Mod Podge.

This will give you a slick surface to better 

position the papers. 

Trim excess paper and ink the edges with

the Biscotti Chalk Ink.

To make the tree I used the Fiskars

leaf/petal punch. The smaller leaf

is what I used to make the tree.

I'll save the larger leaves for another project.

Ink the edges of the pieces.

Using a pencil or your paint brush, give

the leaves a little curl by pressing and rolling

in your hand.

Next, attach the trunk and place the star to

 give you an idea of the placement for your first 

tree piece. Start from the top and work down.

Place a little dollop of your quick dry

 glue on tip of leaf, 

 and layer.

The great thing about the tacky glue

is that it is forgiving and will allow you 

time to adjust the leaves of your tree.

Time to trim the tree.

Place your star.

Measure out the tinsel and clip.

Place a little glue under branches,

and adhere your tinsel trim.

Oh, Chrsitmas tree,

how lovely are your branches...

Now, the next step is to hop over to the 

Little Blue House blog and leave a comment

for a chance to win one for yourself.  

I made an extra just for a lucky comment-er.

The LBH gals appreciate you so much and enjoy

creating for you, and this is our way of saying thank you for 

being a part of our crafting world.

Merry Crafting everyone.

Rhonda