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Stamped Wood Ornament
By
M. Elizabeth Lee
Rubber Roadsters
Publisher/Editor/Designer/Writer
Designing ornaments has
been a tradition for me since my childhood. They are small, manageable, and
capable of being completed in a relatively quick amount of time compared to some
other crafts. There is no boundary on the styles or themes that ornaments can
express. There is always a distinctive ornament waiting for you to craft and
please that someone special on your holiday gift list.
Supplies:
• Mona Lisa
Madonna Stamp (Ma Vinci)
• Blue VersaFine Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
• 6” Oval Wood Basket Base with
pre~drilled holes (S&S Worldwide)
• Sanding Sponge (3M)
• Tack Rag
• Winter Blue Acrylic Paint (DecoArt
Americana)
• ¾” Wash Taklon Paint Brush
(American Painter)
• Water Receptacle
• Heat Tool (Milwaukee)
• Fall Garden Stickers (Miss
Elizabeth)
• Star Flower Beads with center
rhinestones (Wal~Mart)
• Spray Sealer (Krylon)
• Polyurethane Satin Finish (Krylon)
• Paper Towel (Viva)
• Silk~Ease Royal Blue Silk
Ribbon (Offray)
• Tapestry Needle
• ProCraft Craft Gloves
(Wilshire Technologies)
Instructions:
- Sand the wood base
with a sanding sponge and lightly wipe down with a tack rag.
- Wet brush in water
and blot off excess on paper towel. Apply two coats of Winter Blue paint to
the front, back, and sides of wood. Allow the paint to dry in~between coats.
- Spray several light
coats of Krylon sealer to the surface of the painted wood.
- Ink up image with the
Blue Versafine ink pad and stamp the painted wood surface. Speed dry with a
heat tool.
- Apply the floral
stickers to the top and bottom of the Mona Lisa image. Spray seal with
several light coats of Krylon Polyurethane Finish. Allow to dry thoroughly.
- Cut a 2~yard length
of ribbon and thread a tapestry needle. Run the threaded needle through the
hole at the bottom adding a bead to the ribbon before proceeding to the next
hole. Refer to photo as a placement guide. Continue sewing around the wood
in this process. Tie off ribbon at the bottom of the oval wooden base.
- Cut 8 lengths of
ribbon 6” long and larkshead knot all at once to the bottom hole. Trim ends
as desired.
- Cut a 4” length of
ribbon, fold in half, and knot the ends for a hanging cord. Attach this to
the top hole of the oval wooden base with a larkshead knot. Utilize this art
piece as an ornament or a mini decorative wall hanging.
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