Instead of storing your favorite holiday cards in a shoe box, make a home decor project that allows you to put them on display for the holiday season. Designer Dawn has a great home decor project using your favorite holiday cards, a wooden block, paint, paper, Glue Dots and few embellishments.
Designed by: Dawn Mercedes Barrett
Time: Approx. 1 hour, not including drying times
Level: Intermediate
Size: 1.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches
Are you a sentimental holiday card saver? If you can't bare to part with a special card, here is a grand way to reuse and display your favorite cards for years to come!
Here's what you need:
- Pop Up Glue Dots®
- Ultra Thin Glue Dots®
- Mini Glue Dots®
- Holiday card
- Americana DECOR Chalky Finish in Everlasting
- Americana DECOR Creme Wax
- Americana acrylic paint
- Ribbons and/or silver cording
- Buttons, jingle bells, and other embellishments (optional)
- Cardstock
- 1 - 2" x 6" board cut at a 5.5 inch length
- Sponge brush
- Sand paper, medium grit and fine grit
- Scissors
Here's what you do:
- Using fine grit sand paper, lightly sand the wood block. Wipe clean.
- Mix a small amount of Americana DECOR Chalky Finish and Americana multi surface acrylic paint. You may want to use more than one color to create the perfect shade. Here I used Deep Turquoise and Baby Blue acrylic paint.
- Using a sponge brush, paint your wood block. When it is completely dry, apply a second coat of paint and allow to dry over night.
- Use medium grit sand paper to distress the edges of your block. Wipe away the excess dust.
- Apply Americana DECOR Creme Wax onto your block in a circular motion. Wipe up excess. Then, use a new clean rag to buff the block. This seals your paint. Allow to dry over night.
- Trim your card front so that it fits on your block. Create a mat and other additions to decorate the front. Use Ultra-Thin Glue Dots to adhere your card front and mats to the block. Use Mini Glue Dots to secure corners.
- Create a large bow by layering three smaller bows together using Pop Up Glue Dots. Add other embellishments as desired, such as bells, buttons, rhinestones, etc. to finish your Holiday Block.
Tip: Check the hubby's scrap pile after home improvement projects. You are bound to find scraps to use in your home decor projects!
Now, instead of keeping cherished cards in a box, they can shine on mantles and on side tables. Keep those holiday memories alive year after year.
~ Dawn
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