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Easy Wood Christmas Ornament Decor
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Wood Christmas Ornament Decor

Learn how to decorate a wooden ornament sign from the Dollar Tree and turn it into unique Christmas decor.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time1 hour 45 minutes
Dry Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Yield: 1 plaque
Cost: $2

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • Trace the wood shape on the back of the tissue paper using the pencil.
    Tracing a wood ornament shape onto tissue paper with a pencil
  • Cut out just inside the line with the scissors and trim to fit where necessary.
    Cutting the tissue paper with scissors along the pencil line
  • Paint your wood shape with the white paint. You don’t HAVE to do this, but I always do so that the paper “pops" off the surface. This is more important with thin tissue.
  • Mod Podge your wood shape and smooth down the tissue paper. You probably want to use a brayer just because tissue paper is fussy and it tends to wrinkle. Let dry for 15 – 20 minutes.
    Mod Podge applied to the surface of the ornament with the tissue paper smoothed down
  • Add Mod Podge over the top and let dry.
    Applying a top coat over the top of the christmas tissue paper
  • Add your letters! I made sure that mine were adhesive so that I didn’t have to do any extra gluing (though you can glue down if necessary).
    applying adhesive letters that say tis the season to the wood ornament
  • Add your holly leaves with glue. Press down and let dry.
    Leaves being glued onto the wood ornament
  • Add brads, painted wood circles, or buttons on top of the holly leaves for berries.
    Glitter red brads being glued onto the wood ornament
  • Poke holes through (where the holes were) and then thread baker’s twine to hang.
    Adding bakers twine to the top of the ornament to hang