Name Ornament

Burlap  Name  Ornament

What You will Need:

1. Your choice of paint, I chose red because it matched the colors of my tree.  

2. Burlap garland.  (Garland is thicker than your standard burlap ribbon 

      and will be helpful when layering additional ribbon.) 

3. Sparkly Christmas Ribbon

4. Hot glue gun

5. Staple Gun 

6. Letters, link here Build-A-Cross.com
7. cross, link here Build-A-Cross.com

Run a thin line of hot glue on the burlap to attach the ribbon. 

The next step is to paint the letters and cross.  You can use spray paint or regular craft paint.  I used spray paint because it dries very quickly. 

This step is optional, I just wanted to add something extra! 

( If you want to leave your letters plain then you can)

Use a bristle brush and black paint to lightly distress your letters and cross.

After your letters have dried, put a small amount 

of hot glue on the back of each letter and attach them to the ribbon.

 *This is only to keep the letters centered, not to attach permanently!

Next staple the letters, through the back, to the burlap.... 

And you are ready to hang your ornament on the tree!

 Enjoy! 

Merry Christmas!

Brought to you By 
Scarlett Brent 
Build-A-Cross Create Team Member

 

Christmas Tree Decoration

This is the unfinished MDF Christmas tree. You can special request this particular cut or visit our website for another range of options. You can view our website by clicking this link http://www.build-a-cross.com

The supplies needed to re-create this Christmas tree are 3 colors of green, black, red, and white paint.  You will also need a large brush to paint the majority of the tree with.  Along with a slanted brush for polka dots (this ensures that they are circles and not ovals when you spin your brush). You will need a smaller brush for the decorative garland on the tree, and also a very small brush for the writing.

I suggest you spray paint the whole tree green as a primer, this step is optional.  The next step is to paint your lightest green color on the top layer of your tree.  This may take 2 coats, depending on how thick you apply it. 

The next step is to take to next to lightest green color and paint the middle part of your tree.  (You usually don't even have to wash out your brushes between the three layers)

The next step is to take your darkest green and paint the last layer.

For the next step your will want to use the same brush you used to paint on the green and paint the white and black stripes on the bottom.  You will want to start by painting the bottom solid white, this will help to ensure that the black and white wont mix and smear.  After the white paint dries, you can then paint on your black stripes.  Next you can paint on the garland using red paint, also adding white dots in the middle to add detail, and the green paint used to paint the top of the tree. 

In this step you will take your angle brush and white paint and spin it to create the polka dots.  You can decide how many or little you want.

The next step is to begin painting on the lettering.  If you are nervous about this you can find a font on the internet you like and print it out and look at it while you are painting.  One of my favorites is, font. 
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This project is brought to by Build-A-Cross creator, Scarlett Brent

Christmas Ornament

For this project you will need:

                                                   1. red paint/ spray paint 

                                                   2. black paint

                                                   3. silver metallic paint

                                                   4. a very fine paint brush (for painting, a little goes a long way)

                                                   5. a thicker brush

For this step all you need to do is paint the ornament red, or whatever color you want. 

Next, paint the top of your ornament the silver metallic with the thicker paint brush.  This may take a few coats, depending on how thick you paint it.  

After this you can begin to paint the letters on.  This can be difficult, but I find it helps me when I print out a word and copy it.  One of my favorite fonts is font.

Merry Christmas Snowman

This MDF snowman can be purchased on our website by clicking this link, http://www.build-a-cross.com/product_p/snowman.htm, for $12. 

The supplies you will need for this are:

                                                   1. White paint

                                                   2. red paint

                                                   3. orange paint 

                                                   4. black paint

                                                   5. large, med., and a fine paint brush

1st paint the snowman white.  I used spray paint because it drys very quickly and with most colors it only takes one coat.  You can also use any craft paint, that you can purchase at your local Wal-Mart, Michael's, Hobby-Lobby, etc.

The 2nd step is to paint his hat, all this takes is black paint and a thick brush (after this dries you can add the red strip).

Then paint on his scarf, which is simple, the cutout if the snowman guides you to where his scarf should go, then paint two vertical strips on the left side as an extension of the scarf.  You really can't mess this up. If you feel like you have, just keep going and the finished product always turns out cute!

 Also apply the snow mans eyes in a very thick coat of white paint with an angle brush in swirl motion. If you would like to do something different with the eyes you can purchase wiggle eyes from a craft store or click this link wiggle eyes.  If you do this, you would skip the next step, if not, carry on!

The next step is to add black paint in the corner of the eye, the trace around the eye.  Make sure the white paint is dry first.  

For this step you will need an angle brush.  Take your angle brush and orange paint and slant it and make about 4 or 5 half circles to form the carrot nose.  You can outline this in black if you would like, but that is optional.

For this step you will want a polka dot brush or an angle brush, the polka dot brush is self-explanatory. As for the angle brush you will want to sit your brush on the desired spot and spin it, not hard, but still the polka dot brush is my pick because your circles will be more precise.  

After this is completes you can begin your lettering, from "Happy Holidays", Merry Christmas", Happy New Years" to whatever you would like on it.  I suggest finding a font you like on the internet then printing it out, so you can look at it then copy it.  One of my favorite is.. Merry Christmas Font

Two-Toned Sanded Monogram Letter

You can purchase your MDF monogram initial by clicking this link, Unfinished Monogram. 

For this project you will need:

              1.black spray paint

              2. color spray paint (your choice)

              3. sand paper

The 1st step is to spray paint your letter black, I used spray paint for convenience, but you can also hand paint. 

The next step is to spray paint the second coat, this can be done with whatever color you want.  I chose a robin egg blue and you can see I avoided painting it on the sides (it won't matter if you do).  If you stand directly over it while your painting it the sides wont be painted as much.
  

The next step is sanding. Start out sanding lightly, but you want to get parts of it all the way back to the wood.  You want to do this slowly though, so you don't take off too much paint.  Focus the more sanded parts on the thicker parts of your letter and once you've done that you can scratch your sand paper in different directions to get your desired look.

 

 

This project was brought to you by Build-A-Cross Create Team Member, Scarlett Brent!

Chevron pumpkin with wooden house numbers

We have another DIY project using our wooden pumpkin and numbers cutouts! For this project, I decided against the usual monogram because I just hung my monogram burlap wreath that I made a few weeks ago, and I didn't want to overdo it with too many letters, so I decided on house numbers.

For this project, you will need the following:


1) 18" or larger unfinished pumpkin cutout

2) 6" unfinished numbers - the font I used is Beltorian

3) Spray paint - white, orange and brown

4) Thin wire, twine, or burlap ribbon for hanging

5) Embellishments - burlap ribbon, raffia, etc.

6) Craft supplies/tools - scissors, hot glue/gun,
wood glue, sand paper, cordless drill or staple gun


First, spray paint your pumpkin orange and let dry. We used a pre-cut chevron stencil, but you can use painter's tape to shape out your lines and spray paint over everything white.

Next, spray paint your numbers brown.

Once dry, use a piece of course sand paper to sand edges to give a more rustic look.

Next, use hot glue and wood glue to attach numbers to the pumpkin. The hot glue will act as a temporary hold to keep the numbers in place while the wood glue will be the permanent hold once it drys.

Once your numbers are glued, use the sand paper to sand edges of the pumpkin.
I also sanded the chevron lines to take the shine out of the paint.

Next step is to drill holes for your wire or if you plan to use ribbon or twine, you can skip this step!

Now add a piece of burlap ribbon and raffia to the top and hang!

It looks great next to my monogram and freshly painted door

To see how I made this wreath, click here!!

I would love to see yours! Post to our facebook page and tag us!


{Michelle}