Welcome to the 2016 Ornament Exchange & Blog Hop! This year, there are 11 pairs of partners or 22 talented ladies participating in the exchange. The rules of the challenge were simple – create a handmade ornament for under $15 to exchange with a partner and create a tutorial to share on the blog hop!
This year I’m exchanging ornaments with Kati of Houseful of Handmade. Kati’s tree is decorated with natural, rustic elements in cranberry red, taupes, and creams. She likes materials such as burlap, wood, and gold/copper metals. I made DIY Antique Star Ornaments using these cute paper mache star ornaments I found at the Hobby Lobby. These are perfect to paint in gold metallic then compliment with a distressed cream layer. Learn how to make these beautiful stars using the tutorial below. It’s easy!
Erlene ⋅ My Pinterventures Kim · Made In A Day Amanda · The Kolb Corner
Shirley · Intelligent Domesticatons Michelle · Our Crafty Mom
Robin ·Redo It Yourself Inspirations Sherry · Olives-n-Okra
Nicki · Sweet Parrish Place Sherry · Savvy Apron Megan · C’mon Get Crafty
Jelica · A Pretty Fix Emily · Two Purple Couches Christene · Keys to Inspiration
Kati · Houseful of Handmade Beverly · Across the Blvd.
Jeanie · Create and Babble Erin · Suburban Simplicity
Terri · Christmas Tree Lane Maureen · Red Cottage Chronicles
Debra · Shoppe No. 5 Donna · Two Chicks and A Mom
Pamela · Home On The Corner
DIY Antique Star Ornaments Tutorial
These DIY Antique Star Ornaments can be made for under $10 and in a couple of hours. I picked up the paper mache star ornaments (5 in a bag) at Hobby Lobby along with the FolkArt metallic and acrylic paints for about $6. These items are readily available in the craft section of most discount stores and craft stores.
MATERIALS
- paper mache star ornaments
- gold metallic craft paint
- acrylic vintage white craft paint
SUPPLIES
- paint brush
INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1: Paint each side of the ornaments with the gold metallic paint. Let dry completely.
STEP 2: Using the vintage white paint, apply a light sketchy coat of paint on top of the gold allowing the gold to shine through the gaps in the white paint. Let dry completely.
NOTE: If you apply too much white paint, let dry then touch up with the gold paint. Don’t use sandpaper to create a distressed or antique look. The sandpaper will also remove all paint and damage the paper mache underneath.
DISCLOSURE
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It looks awesome, thanks Sherry!
love the star very nice and I believe this will be very easy to make
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I love what you have done to these stars. They are gorgeous!
At first I thought these were made of wood. The paint on this is so deceiving and it looks great!
Very pretty! This would look great on any tree!
The stars are so beautiful. I love the paint technique. I thought you had distressed wooden stars. They are just lovely.
Wow these are gorgeous~ I think I need some of these for my tree!
Kim
These days I am on the lookout to make some ornaments for the holidays and your stars are so beautiful. I will definitely be trying these out for Christmas. Thanks Sherry.
So pretty. I have that exact same ornament at home, it’s in raw form, waiting for something to happen to it. Maybe I’ll get around to it this year! Thanks for sharing at The Crafty Corner link party. I hope to see you there again this week!
Love your star ornament. Thanks for sharing your ornament at Craft Frenzy Friday on Mom Home Guide.
I’m sure she will LOVE this ornament, I certainly would!! Beautiful!
Your star is beautiful, I’m sure it will be much loved, and there’s a world of inspiration in the other blog hop links. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party this week. Pinned!
Sherry, your star ornament is lovely. I want to make these. Thanks for the tutorial!
These are beautiful Sherry!
I love the gold star. So pretty!
I love this idea for a blog hop! Your gold star is beautiful and thanks for the tutorial. Crafts aren’t my strong suit but I think I can handle this one.
Hi, Sherry! Your start ornaments are beautiful. I will have them for my extra feature this week at Family Joy Blog Linkup for just my blog readers who leave a comment! Come see it Sunday!
Really cute! Thank you so much for joining the party at Dishing It & Digging It! Hope to see you share with us again this week 🙂