Every year i make it a point to make ornaments. Just a small batch or two. We have a small slender pencil tree this year and I had to make a few ornaments. My ornaments don't necessarily go with the color scheme of the tree, but I don't care. (haha, don't tell my mother) I don't do a lot of personal decorating for the holidays and always buy clearance items after the holiday for the next years holiday. (shaking my head) Let's see what i came up with..
I always buy little wooden ornaments. They are also good for more then just ornaments on your tree. Glue a magnet on back and put a motivational message on front and the little ornament can become something you can use all year long. I buy enough that I still save some left for Christmas though! I get a pack of Christmas napkins, wooden ornaments, small embellishments and HELMAR!
- wooden or paper mache ornaments
- some napkins (with holiday pictures)
- light weight sand paper
- Helmar Decoupage and Craft paste
- Helmar Super Tac
- ribbon, trim and other embellishments
- small jar/condiment dish
- soft brush (for glue application)
- couple of teaspoons of water
I grab my Helmar's Decoupage and Craft Paste and to be totally honest with you, it comes in full strength ready and waiting to decoupage the heaviest of card stock. I don't need the paste to be so thick for a layer of tissue. So I drop a little paste in small container I can see through and add water.. about a teaspoon at a time, then stir it till it's more so a creamy consistency.
I separate my layers of the napkin, only using the top layer with all the color and images.
Brush some of the diluted paste on the ornament; take some of the napkin and let it lightly fall to the wet surface. Tap your hand or fingers across it lightly, to make it adhere to the glue mixture. Make sure you add glue to the sides, then tear off the access paper. If the tissue tears, don't worry you can patch with a small piece of from scraps.
Coat the ornament with a second layer of the glue mixture.
Once its dry you can, if you want to, use a small bit of sand paper to smooth any rough edges. Don't forget to paint the backside a solid color. Finally add any embellishments you want!! I added trim to the sides, paper leaves to the top all with Helmar's Super Tac!
Used some Helmar's 450 Quick Dry to add the metal bit and......
Tadaaa!!! I love my little kinda vintage type of ornaments, don't you?
I hope you take a moment to get some Helmar's adhesive in your home, just in time for the holidays!
Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate you and your time!! Happy Holidaysss!!! (never to early to say that!!!)
