Tag: tree decor

Snowman Ornament Makeovers

Supplies Needed:

  • I decorated two different snowman ornaments. One is a snowman head and the other is a full snowman body. I got both from Michael’s.

Painted Snowman Face Ornament Supplies:

  • Paint Brushes
  • Orange, Black, and White Paint
  • Mod Podge
  • White Glitter

Decoupaged Snowman Supplies:

  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Scrapbook Paper, I used two different kinds of embossed paper
  • Mod Podge
  • Black Paint
  • Paint Brushes
  • Cloth or Parchment Paper
  • Iron
  • Black Buttons
  • White Craft Wax
  • Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

Painted Snowman Instructions:

There are so many ways that you could decorate these ornaments, which is part of what makes it so fun! You can make it your own!

First, I painted the snowman face ornament. I love the texture look of the wood and didn’t feel like I needed to add a lot of embellishments. I first painted the black hat and orange nose.

Then I painted the face with white paint.

Once the paint was dried, I brushed over the white paint with mod podge. Then I sprinkled glitter over the mod podge. Once the area you want is covered with glitter you can shake off the excess glitter from the face.

Some of the glitter did stick to the hat of the ornament. But I love how it turned out.

Decoupaged Snowman Instructions:

First I traced the outline of the snowman and hat on the paper I picked for this project. Then I cut it out.

I painted the hat black before decoupaging it. Then I brushed mod podge on the wooden ornament and placed the snowman cut outs on top.

Instead of brushing mod podge on top of the paper as well I used the ironing technique. All I did was put a piece of cloth over the ornament after I put the paper on top of the mod podge. Then I ironed the ornament until the paper was secured to the ornament. I went over the ornament several times with the iron and then checked it to make sure the paper was secure.

I wanted to add this white wax to the body of the ornament. I had never used this before but thought it would add to the look. I just used my finger to rub the wax on.

Then I used my awl to make a hole in the hat where the twine hang originally was and added the twine hanger. Then I used hot glue to add the black buttons!

Hope these makeovers gave you some additional ideas for your ornament makeovers!!

DIY Trees With Embossed Wallpaper

I enjoyed this project so much!!! I love how both trees turned out! One tree I made with art board and the other with a wooden triangle tree. I was originally inspired to do this project when watching another crafter, the owner of Hammons Nest, used embossed paintable wallpaper to decorate faux winter skates. I knew I wanted to try making a tree with these materials!! Check out the tutorial below!! This post contains my Amazon referral link.

Supplies Needed:

  • Wooden Tree, I got mine from Hobby Lobby
  • Art Board, I got mine from Hobby Lobby
  • Embossed Paintable Wallpaper
  • Mod Podge
  • Antique Green Chalk Paint
  • Paint Brushes
  • Cloth to Wipe Excess Paint
  • 3 ivory or Brown Cloth Strips
  • Brown Paint
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

Instructions:

To start this project I first worked on the tree made from art board. I drew a Christmas tree in pencil on the board. It doesn’t have to be perfect and it can be any size you want! You can see by all my eraser marks that it took me several tries until I liked how it looked.

I used regular scissors to cut out the tree. It was a little bit difficult to cut it out because the board was so thick, but it worked pretty well!

Then I traced the cut art board tree and the wooden tree on the wall paper and cut them out.

Then I brushed mod podge on the board and wooden tree and put the cut out wallpaper on top. I did press down on both projects for a little bit to ensure the wallpaper was secure.

Then I used this antique green chalk paint to paint both projects. To do this I brushed the painted over the wallpaper until it was completely covered. Then before it could dry fully I wiped the excess paint off with a scrap piece of cloth. I love how this technique brought out the details of the wall paper!!

I did not paint the stand of the wooden tree, but I did add a trunk to the art board tree. I braided three strips of plain ivory fabric and used hot glue to attach it to the trunk. Then I painted it with brown paint.

I love how these turned out!! Comment below if you give this craft a try!

DIY Denim Flower Tree

This was such a fun project and a great way to use your tree cones! These are the supplies I used for this project:

  • 17-inch Tree Cone
  • Jean Scraps
  • Lace
  • Brown Paint for Base
  • Hot Glue Gun & Sticks
  • Scissors

I cut the lace to the general shape needed to cover the tree cone and trimmed it as needed. I used mod podge to attach the lace to the bottom of the tree above the trunk. Then I mod podged the seam closed.

I painted the base with dark brown paint.

I then covered the tree with denim flowers! I will explain how I made the three types of flowers I used below!

This is a really simple flower to make! I first learned how to make this flower with felt. You can see how to make this type of flower at the link below!

https://atomic-temporary-170538561.wpcomstaging.com/2022/01/25/heart-wreath/

Here is a gallery that depicts the steps to making a rose. I first fold the end and start rolling the denim from the bottom. Then when you get mid-way up the fold you can start twisting and wrapping the denim around itself to make the flower body. Once you get to the end of the flower use hot glue to secure the fabric.

To make this flower I cut scraps I had from the other denim flowers into the shape of petals. I cut smaller petals for the inside of the flower and glued those to the felt ball center first. Then I glued on the bigger petals all the way around after. You can add as many layers as you want!

Summer Tree Decor

I love trees and it is so fun having a tree to decorate all year!! This tree is one that I made with a tomato cage and garland!

https://atomic-temporary-170538561.wpcomstaging.com/2021/11/14/tomato-cage-tree/

I wanted to redecorate it for the summer! I used artificial summer flowers that I got at Michael’s when they were 60% off. I love these colors and how they blend together!

I also made a bow with left over straw hat material I had. I used hot glue to make it.

Then I decorated the tree and tried the bow in a couple different positions!

I would love to see your favorite tree decorations for this time of year!