Do you have a couple of people on your gift giving list that you are stumped what to get? Or maybe you want to dress up your presents with an object along with a big decorative bow!? Friends, I’ve got you covered with this quick, easy, inexpensive , yet so thoughtful ornament DIY! I wanted to add a couple more personal touches to our tree – and lets be real, I’m craving a real one too.. so might just have to put up two trees this year!! (Give me all the twinkle lights!!) So I came up with a DIY Photo Christmas Ornament to add some more personal touches! And I knew you all would love it too. So I hope you enjoy this DIY today! A quick trip to Michaels or your local craft store and a picture printed from your own computer is all you need for this DIY!

Materials

–Blank ornaments from Michaels

-White multi purpose paint (I use Acrylic) from Michaels

–Mod Pudge Glue from Michaels 

-Small acrylic paint brush

-Newspaper to protect your work surface

-Pictures for each ornament printed on regular paper, adjusting the size to fit your ornament

Process

  1. Paint your ornaments front and back using your White acrylic paint. (You can paint your ornament any colour.. I advise to make it as light coloured as possible!). Let dry!
  2. Once your ornaments are dry, use the ornament over your Picture to draw a circle around your desired space to have on your ornament. Using scissors cut out your circle picture for your ornament. I advise to cut just inside your pencil lines, to ensure your pencil lines aren’t visual on the cut out and your circle fits nicely on the ornament when we lay it out!
  3. Now that you have your pictures cut for your ornament, you can start the sealing process. Before you lay your picture on the ornament, we are going to coat that side of the ornament with your Mod Pudge. Not a crazy thick layer, but enough that you have covered your whole surface with the Mod Pudge. Working quickly, place your photo ontop of the Mod Pudge surface, ensuring it is correctly laid out (remember where the top of the ornament is!). Once you are happy with your layout, you can apply another coat of Mod Podge ontop of your photo. Ensure the surface is evenly coated without any ridges etc (especially on the outer sides of the ornament.. I almost coated the whole lip of the ornament too) and set aside to dry! It’s going to dry perfectly clear!
  4. This formula dries very quickly! So you can set aside for an hour or so before your piece is complete.
  5. Ensure piece is dry to the touch, and ta da! You now have your own custom ornament as the perfect gift 🙂
  6. Insider Tip: Make sure you clean your brushes quickly too! Don’t want the glue to set on your fav brush!

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy DIY my friend! I know I would love to receive such a thoughtful and personal gift! Thanks so much for stopping by A&T today.. Happy crafting!

Talk soon,

Sam xx