One A Week {Scrapbook paper ornaments} Plus an announcement!

December 8, 2013 Chelsea | StyleMutt Home

Hi there! Continuing with the One A Week DIY Christmas decoration series are some pretty little homemade ornaments! If you missed them you can check out the previous projects if you'd like:

Pom-pom wreath, crepe flowers wreath, pom-pom garland, and a vintage sign!

Supplies for today's homemade ornaments:
Cardboard to cut your shapes (I used a cereal box)
Scrapbook paper (or wrapping paper or construction paper)
Scissors
Glue
String/Yarn/Ribbon to hang ornaments
Hole punch

I traced some shapes onto the cardboard and cut them out. Then traced them onto scrap paper, cut them out, and glued onto both sides of the cardboard shapes. Punch a hole and tie a short length of yarn through the hole. Trim the tree!

Decorating trick: I just grabbed these twigs from our back yard, wrapped them together in a long strip of white scrap fabric I had on hand, and stuck them in a glass jar! It's a fun way to group a specific collection of ornaments that you may want to keep together!

I had some fun making ornaments of my kids hand prints, too! Weird Mom thing, I know, but I look forward to pulling these little hand prints out in 20 years, holding them up to my own hands, and remembering these days.

Lovin' the short, round fingers of my little meatball, Mason!

And hello?! You guys are so creative!!! I've totally been enjoying seeing the photos some of you have sent of your own DIY Christmas projects! Please, please share any of your projects with me via email! I think I'll compile your handiwork into one post to share with all!

In other news, I've had the incredible opportunity to work with One Kings Lane on a crazy fun project! They contacted me early last week, I got right to work, and have something fun to share with you on Wednesday. Can't wait!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.

One A Week {Holiday sign}

December 2, 2013 Chelsea | StyleMutt Home

Hi friends! I hope you all had the most wonderful Thanksgiving! There is nothing I enjoy more than time with family; it's just the best..

As we enter the last few weeks before Christmas I'm excited to show you the remaining One A Week DIY Christmas decorations!

Today's is quick and easy - make a holiday sign!

For this project, I simply turned over a piece of canvas that I had used to paint a custom piece of art for our home.

I used Minwax 'Ebony' wood stain along the back of the frame to warm it up.

Then, I placed my letter stencils, (found at Michaels and used for countless projects), where I wanted my words to go. This took a few minutes because I wanted to line everything up so it looked straight.

Using a 1.5" paintbrush I dabbed the paint over the stencils. Don't dip the brush into the paint completely. If you want your sign to have a bit of a vintage feel you don't want the paint to be too thick. And it's okay if some letters are more covered than others - that just gives it character!