Although you may have Christmas ornaments and decorations galore, sometimes it's fun to do your Christmas tree decorations a little differently. Hand painted Christmas ornaments provide a way to do just that, with the added bonus of creating unique ornaments that make your tree a real stunner, in a brand new way. It's also a terrifically fun way to get all of the family into the spirit of the season. For kids and adults alike, hand painted Christmas ornaments may soon be a new family tradition. Let's see how you can organize an ornament painting activity everyone will enjoy!
You'll easily find everything you need for this project at a crafts shop, fabric store or the hardware department of most retail department-type stores. Don't forget the dollar-type stores, where you can purchase much of what you need at economical prices. You don't need all of the supplies listed here let your imagination be your guide!
When making hand painted Christmas ornaments, you will need a few small jars of acrylic paints, or a mini-set of assorted colors, small vials of glitter, a box of crafts beads, as well as one jar or spray can of acrylic clear (gloss or matte) finish to seal and protect your finished ornaments. A glue stick or plain school glue is useful in affixing the 'extras', such as ribbons and glitter. Discount and crafts shops are the go-to places for these 'ingredients'. Remember, you don't need every one of these to complete your ornament project. At the fabric shop, a few lengths of trims, such as ribbon, lace, rick rack, and wired ribbons help you put a little extra zip and glitz in your finished ornaments. Now, to the hardware store or discount style department retailer: here, you can find small gauge, flexible wire which you can use to form three dimensional shapes, threading the wire with some colorful beads, then gluing paper as a backing, ready to paint.
You may also want to organize an outing to collect found objects, such as leaves or small pine cones, that you might glue to an ornament after painting. Kids find this type of outing fascinating.
Now, you're equipped to begin creating your unique, hand painted Christmas ornaments. The only item left on your to-do list are the 'forms' for the ornaments. You can use the regular, boxed Christmas ornaments, round foam balls from a crafts shop, or even Play-Dough(TM) for small ornaments that won't weigh down the tree too much.
You can also make salt dough ornaments that, while not edible, do last for years. You'll find tons of recipes on the net. Get out your cookie cutters and get baking!
Making hand painted Christmas ornaments is creative, lots of fun, economical and, best of all, adds so much to your tree decorations, as well as lovely window hangers. Have fun and Merry Christmas!
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