Debbie Stapley recycles an old Christmas tree into rustic photo ornaments. Materials: Circular wood slices, about 1" thick, 2" wide and 3" tall (from wood trunk)
Color copies of favorite photographs
Eye hooks
Chenille tie or ribbon
Scissors
Decoupage medium or diluted white glue
Pen or rubber stamp
- Before beginning, cut all circular wooden slices and make color copies of photographs.
- Then, use scissors to cut photograph in a circular (or oval) shape to fit wooden slice. Cut photo a little smaller than the slice so that a small wooden border surrounds the photo.
- Apply decoupage medium or glue to the back of the photograph. Adhere to wooden surface.
- Next, coat the entire top surface -- including photograph -- with decoupage medium (figure A). Allow to dry.
- Apply several more coats of decourage medium, allowing medium to dry thoroughly between coats.
- Stamp or write the year of the photography on the back of the wooden ornament.
- Add tie through eye hook to hang the ornament.
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