I've
been under the weather for what feels like months, with every case of
sniffles that wafts by. So when I had the chance to craft up some
holiday goodness using the whopping batch of Mod Podge & Plaid Crafts supplies I recently received, I knew I wanted to make something bright & cheery to greet me when I got home.
No joke about the "whopping batch" of Mod Podge, right? I'm in crafty heaven right about now...
Full disclosure: When I set out crafting up (what would become
my gingerbread man wreath) I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted
the finished project to be. I toyed with the idea of wall hangings,
wreaths, Advent Calendar, bound book, ornaments... but I had to start
somewhere, and gathered the following:
- A cereal box (for cardboard)
- My gingerbread man cookie cutter (other shapes were considered as well)
- A Sharpie Marker
- Scissors
- An ancient box of Christmas Origami Papers
- Whopping batch o' Plaid Products (see above)
I traced out 24 gingerbread men on the inside of my cereal box and cut them all out.
Note
- If anyone has a better way to cut out 24 gingerbread men (that
doesn't involve scissors and painfully dented hands) let me know!
Not
knowing where my gingerbread journey was taking me, I painted all of my
men with two coats of gold on the front, and two coats of red on the
back. A touch of gold may have gotten on my hands during this process.
I
liked the look of the golden gingerbread men, but wanted more color and
cheer, so I Mod Podged my Christmas Origami papers onto all of the red
sides, and most of the gold sides of my little cardboard army.
I
also used one of the Podgable shapes and ripped the pre-made Origami
bow off of the packaging that came with my decorative papers. (I don't
claim to be a master of paper folding, folks). At this point I was
weighing the options of an Advent calendar against wreath pretty
heavily. I arranged and re-arranged my colorful little men about 20
times before deciding on a wreath for our front door.
After
putting down some wax paper to work on, I laid out the Mod Podged
cardboard pieces and used a healthy amount of the Satin Finish to attach
the men at their feet and arms. I then added a second row of
gingerbread and smothered the whole wreath in Mod Podge to dry
overnight.
In
the morning, I cut out a few bows and buttons from my Podgable Papers,
and added touches of Folk Arts Chunky Glitter to the gingerbread men who
were originally painted with the Folk Art Metallic Gold paint.
In
the morning, I used a wire hanger from the Dry Cleaners to add a touch
of reinforcement to the back of my wreath, as well as a quick hook. I
attached the wire hanger to the back of the wreath using heavy duty
tape.
When
the entire wreath was complete, I hung it on our front door. If you
live somewhere extremely wet, and want to protect your wreath from the
elements, you could use the Outdoor Mod Podge to give it a good seal,
but since I live in an especially dry climate, the Satin finish was
perfect for my needs!
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NOTE:
This is a sponsor post and I received free product as compensation for
this post from Plaid Crafts and Blueprint Social. I believe in honesty
of relationship, opinion and identity and even though I was compensated
for this post, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or
experiences on products.
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