Thursday, October 26, 2006

Pottery Barn Kids Alphabet Ornament Project

I was checking out Pottery Barn Kids and clicked on their Style House link. They have a cute project for ornaments.

Alphabet Ornaments

1. Print out our downloadable letters to use as patterns. You might choose to make ornaments of the entire alphabet, your childrens' initials – or consider spelling holiday words, like "joy", "peace" or "merry."

2. Cut out the letters and use the patterns to trace shapes onto red and green card stock.

3. Brush clear-drying craft glue onto the letters, using a paintbrush, a sponge brush or a sponge. (If the glue is too thick to spread, you can dilute it with a little water.)

4. Dust glitter across the letters so they are well–coated. If there is excess glitter that does not stick to the letter, simply tilt the letter over a piece of paper or a garbage can. For an even thicker glittery effect, you can also use a paintbrush to paint the letters with glitter glue.

5. Once the glue is dry, punch a hole towards the top of the letter.

6. Thread thin wire or matching ribbon through the hole so you can hang the alphabet ornaments on the tree.

Letter Pattern Link opens as PDF

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4 comments:

Lady Montgomery said...

Sure! I was thinking about using felt instead of paper. Monti

Anonymous said...

I loooooove it, maybe spelling each family member's name and also Jesus! Thanks for sharing, I'm thinking of not doing our "usual" due to the little one...this may be what I need to do. Are you going to? Will you post pictures? Blessings!

Lady Montgomery said...

Hi Ashley! We're moving this month, so I'm not sure how much I will get done.

There are so many things I've planned to take pictures of and post. However, me with a digital camera it like Lucy in a chocolate factory. No good can come of it!!! I have trouble getting them off the memory card and resizing them-Please minimize screen while laughing!!!

Vallen said...

Thank you for the heads-up on the alphabet. The letters will come in handy this holiday season.