12 Days of Ornaments: Day 5

 Hello, Rhonda here to bring you an ornament for day 5.

I used a paper mache spiral shaped ornament

and the Father Christmas paper line from Pink Paislee

    

These are the papers I selected. 

They are in the 6x6 petite paper pad and

available at the Little Blue House.

LETS GET STARTED!

 The first step was to make a template.

Since the ornament was an odd shape I used a sheet of

copy paper to make an impression.

 I outlined my impression so that I could see

where I needed to cut out my template.

(You can skip this step if your eyes are good.)

Once it is cut out, we're ready to make our panels.

(Sorry about the messy mat, it is what it is around the craft table.)

I drew my lines for the panels on the back of the paper, this way there

will be no pencil marks on the front of my project. 

(CAUTION! watch for directional images. My Santa would

not look right hanging on the tree upside down.) 

 Next, swipe some Mod Podge on the back of your panel and....

place them on the ornament, smoothing it down and

 removing bubbles from under the paper. If there is any overhang onto the

next panel section, trim down the panel being careful not to remove too much.

Once my panels were on and the paper was dry, I then grabbed my

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Using a blending foam pad

 to apply, this will add a little color and soften the edges of the paper. 

To give my ornament a little sparkle when on the tree, I

edged each panel with Platinum Stickles.  I did a light layer

 the first run so that it would dry quickly and then repeated

a 2nd time. This also helped to hide the seams of the

 panels too. (Especially the one that I may have cut

too short.  Please learn from my mistake....

I mean, Please use this opportunity to embellish!)

When the stickles is dry add a little ribbon to the top

of the ornament. I used a 1/4" cream colored organza ribbon

to make a double bow. I did so by wrapping the ribbon around

my fingers twice at about 2" in length, pinched the middle

 and cut off the excess. 

 I then took another 2" strip of

the same ribbon and tied it around the pinched middle

and pulled tight.  Using the ends of the later piece I then

 tied that around the ornament hanger. 

(Another CAUTION! If you pull the other two

ends you might pull your loops outs.)

Now all that is left is to go hang it on your tree!

Thanks for joining me, I hope you have been inspired to re-create this charming beauty!

Don't forget to leave a comment about my ornament and share with me your favorite tree-trimming traditions & memories! We are picking winners every day....and speaking of winners, here is the winner of Day 4's Ornament......

DONNA THORN
Congratulations Donna! Please contact the LBH to claim your ornament!

"Merry" Crafting!
Rhonda