Tuesday, December 17, 2013

{Book Page & Washi Tape Decorated Ornament}

Hey, y'all!  I know what you're thinking.  "Two posts in two days from Pitter and Glink?"  Yep.  It's your early Christmas present from me.  Just kidding.  ;)  I did a lot of Christmas crafting lately, but in usually Bethany fashion, I didn't really plan ahead to spread out my posts evenly.  So here we are with a week and some change left before Christmas, and I have quite a few tutorials to squeeze in before the big day.  I mean, you don't expect me to post an ornament tutorial in January do you?  So today I want to share a cute ornament I made my handmade gift exchange partner, who just so happens to be an English teacher like me.  (I posted the DIY Christmas Pendant I made for her yesterday.)  
Decorate a plain paper mache ornament with book pages and washi tape--A Tutorial from Pitter & Glink #ChristmasCraft #DIYOrnament
I must admit to you ahead of time that I got into the "zone" when making this ornament, and I didn't exactly take pictures of each individual step.  #BloggerFail  But I promise the pictures I do have are more than enough to explain the process of making this ornament.  So here we go…
Decorate a plain paper mache ornament with book pages and washi tape--A Tutorial from Pitter & Glink #ChristmasCraft #DIYOrnament #HandmadeChristmas
This ornament began its life as a plain paper mache ornament from the craft store.  I painted the edges with primer (gesso), and then I traced both sides of it on book pages.  (Be sure to trace both sides of an ornament like this because the shape is not uniform.)  I cut the traced shapes out.  I used Mod Podge to attach the book pages to the ornament, and I brushed a coat of Mod Podge over the paper to seal it.
Decorate a plain paper mache ornament with book pages and washi tape--A Tutorial from Pitter & Glink #ChristmasCraft #DIYOrnament #HandmadeChristmas
When that dried, I painted the edges of the ornament with metallic gold paint.  (It would have been easier to do this before I Mod Podged on the book pages, but I often seem to enjoy doing things backwards.) I then made washi tape "stripes" on the ornament.  I applied the tape to the ornament and then used a craft knife to carefully trim off the excess tape.  I used hot glue to attach a felt poinsettia that I bought at the craft store, and the ornament was finished.
Decorate a plain paper mache ornament with book pages and washi tape--A Tutorial from Pitter & Glink #ChristmasCraft #DIYOrnament #HandmadeChristmas
I thought it was so funny that my gift exchange partner knew what book the book pages came from!
Decorate a plain paper mache ornament with book pages and washi tape--A Tutorial from Pitter & Glink #ChristmasCraft #DIYOrnament
The cool thing is that she actually teaches the story to her students!  Serendipity, my friends.  Christmas serendipity.

1 comment:

  1. The book pages with washi tape is a lovely combination! The ornament looks great!

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