Hello!
Today I’m bringing you something really beautiful and fun, and something that will keep the kids entertained in the lead up to Christmas. It’s a beautiful craft for kids using things you may just already have at home! I would love to take the credit for these, but I simply can’t. Magdalena from Unleash Creative has put together this tutorial for personalised faux metal Christmas ornaments. They’re so sweet, don’t you think?
Craft For Kids: Personalised Faux Metal Christmas Ornaments
What you’ll need:
Thick cardboard (such as an old packing box) – think sturdy
Alphabet pasta
Craft glue
Scissors
Spray paint
1/16” hole punch or a thick needle
Cotton thread, twine or embroidery floss in complimentary colour
Acrylic paint (optional)
The how-to:
? Draw your shape onto a piece of cardboard using a marker. Don’t use a pencil or pen as it will leave indentations in the cardboard.
? Cut out your shape. The side which you draw onto, will become the back of your ornament. You can create any shape you like such as a star, hear, circle, bell, Christmas tree. Then punch any decorative holes around the edges as well as wherever you’ll be attaching your string from.
? Work out your word spacing using the alphabet pasta alphabet. Measure how long each word is and draw a line onto your shape spacing and centring each one within the space in the shape. Attach your alphabet pasta to your cardboard shape using a firm-hold all-purpose craft glue. You may need tweezers for this part as the letters are quite small and once you add glue it can become a little tricy to get the placement right with your fingers. Leave to thoroughly dry.
? Spray the front of your ornament with your chosen colour of spray paint. Depending on the finish and brand of spray-paint you might need up to 3 coats of spray paint. Leave to dry in between each coat carefully following manufacturers instructions. Don’t forget to do the back too!
? Stitch into your decorative holes around the edges using either backstitch or blanket stitch. For added impact you can apply a little acrylic paint to the raised parts of your letters and lithely wipe across the letters to give it an authentic distressed metal look.
Have fun and enjoy getting crafty!
Such a cute idea. That lettering reminds me of the old label makers we used to have when I was little. Remember those ones that punched out the letters and if you made a mistake the whole thing was ruined? I might use this idea for gift tags – thanks!
Oh these look amazing!!! I’m going to make some with the girls ?
These are soooo stinkin cool! How awesome. Will try these with the kids these holidays xx
Well aren’t these just super clever!! Go you! x