How to Create a Winter Wonderland Wooden Wreath with Perfect Paints: Day One of Our 12 Days of Christmas Projects
Hello, friends! It’s Walter here, and I’m thrilled to welcome you to our 12 Days of Christmas Gifts and Inspiration! The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to embrace the festive spirit than by creating something beautiful for your home? Today, I’m excited to share a delightful project that serves as a perfect decoration for Christmas, Chanukah, or simply to brighten up your winter. This stunning wooden wreath is not only easy to make, but it’s also customizable to fit your holiday décor theme. Using Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylics, Polishing Plaster and Shimmering White Stucco, we’ll transform simple materials into a centerpiece that radiates warmth and cheer. So, gather your crafting supplies, and let’s get started on this joyful journey of creativity!
I used the following Perfect Paints products to create it!
10 Round Wooden Slab Ornaments (I used 3"-4" rounds)
Scrapaholics Winter Trees Chipboard
49 and Market Winter Ephemera (for the deer)
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlit Holiday Word Dies
Small Snowflake Cutouts
Faux Winter Branches
Piece of 8.5"x11" chipboard
White Cardstock
Piece of Twine (for hanging)
Craft Glue
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Stapler
Directions
Start by laying out the wooden slab ornaments to find a placement that you like.
You may then use your hot glue gun to glue the pieces together. Apply the hot glue along the edges where the wooden ornaments touch each other and go around one by one. Once dry, I also used a fine tip to add craft glue as well to act as a second source of bonding them together.
Cut four 1" strips of chipboard and then cut them in half. Use the hot glue gun to put dabs of glue at each end of the chipboard strip and apply craft glue between those two dabs of hot glue.
Press the strip down to run between two ornaments. The strip will act as another way to connect the wooden ornaments and stabilize them. Then cut some smaller strips of chipboard and attach the same way to connect the remaining ornaments together. The pic below illustrates how I did this.
Next decide on the placement of the twine for hanging. Once decided, glue the twine down to the desired place and then use a stapler to further secure it.
Flip the wreath over and start to paint! Use Bohemian Blue Shimmering Acrylic Matte to paint the sky on the upper four wooden circles. Two or three coats of paint should do the trick.
Mix some of the Shimmering Stucco and Halo Shimmering Matte Acrylic together with a palette knife. Once thoroughly mixed, apply it to the bottom four ornaments to create the snowy backdrop. Then apply it to the other two ornaments that have not yet been attached to the sign. The application with a palette knife is so easy - just like icing a cake!
Apply a coat of Frosted Pine Polishing Plaster to your chipboard trees with a palette knife.
Use a paint brush and Halo Shimmering Matte Acrylic to add some snow to the trees with light taps.
Once dry, glue them into place with craft glue. Now you can die cut your sentiment. I chose to use the words Winter Wonderland but you may choose to use Merry Christmas, Let it Snow, or another phrase. I like the Sizzix Tim Holtz Holiday Word Dies because they are in a script font - but you may use whatever you have on hand or simply write it with a white acrylic pen. Die cut the words; you may choose to die cut them several times and glue them together for added stability. Once cut, apply craft glue to the back and adhere them down to the wreath. Adhere the snowflakes with craft glue as well.
Glue down your deer or other ephemera. I also chose to add some faux branches to each side of the wreath. I glued the branches into place. Once the glue was dry, I painted the branch with Espresso Shimmering Matte Acrylic and then added some Barely There Shimmering Acrylic Matte.
And there you have it - a completed wooden wreath with a beautiful winter scene! You may choose to further decorate it with a bow if you'd like.
Thanks for spending some time with me here on the blog today. Until next time . . . be well!
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