Picture Ornaments

I told you, I was busy this Christmas season.  Making many gifts.  Including these beauties.

I got the idea from Pinterest.

So I went out looking for the wood.  Not as easy as I thought.  I found these at Michaels, but realized that it was a bit too big and too heavy for someone to put on their tree.

Then I found these.  They were a lightweight balsa; perfect for crafting and hanging on a tree.  Plus they weren't too big.  Best part was, I got 4 in the package for $4.99. It was the only thing I purchased to make these! BONUS.

When I got them home I painted the wood with a gold shimmery paint.  Then I inked the edges with an old black ink pad, so it was a nice, soft border.  

Then I Modge Podged the photos onto the wood.  

Once they were dry I took old sand paper and roughed up the edges of the photos to give them a more vintage look.  I had printed these pictures from the instant Kodak printers you see in Wal-Mart or the grocery store.  They're not the highest quality but great for a quick project when you need pictures NOW.  

Then I got to embellishing. That was the fun part.  I wanted to make sure that they were all different but also traditional.  

Jill helped me, of course.  I did use a lot of goodies form her stash so it was only fair!

She made this one with the copper flower.

I really liked this blue one.  I made the rosette out of ribbon and then used the ribbon on the back.

These two white ones were for my Mum and Gramma.  They were so beautiful I didn't want to give them away!

I gave these to all the ladies in my life (Sister in Law, Mum, Gramma and Mother in Law) as a wedding keepsake that they could hang on their Christmas trees every year.  Another project that I loved making (and not breaking the bank).  They were just so hard to give away!

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