Hats off to all the professional bloggers who up-keep their blog during
this busy holiday season!
How do you do it ?!
(It's a good thing I'm not a professional blogger ;)
So, the very day I saw Taryn's DYI Wooden Reindeer project
So, the very day I saw Taryn's DYI Wooden Reindeer project
I found this branch in my backyard.
It is actually one branch split off into two, but my huz said it looks more like antlers if I used it like this. And he trimmed it down.
(I think he was right :)
With this branch, I thought of doing a larger/modified version of Taryn's craft.
Ultimately, I did faux-wood.
This is just painted cardboard to look like barn wood!
I love it!
This is the awesome tutorial I found online that will teach you how to paint the cardboard to look like wood
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0FslTNyU4)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0FslTNyU4)
I just taped the antlers to the board after painting and
used a shiny red plastic Christmas tree ornament for the 'nose'.
You could hot-glue the ornament, but I just used the blue tacky poster stuff.
It should store easier that way as well.
Supply List:
brown cardboard, branches, tape, black craft paint, white craft paint, lg paint brush, small paintbrush, red ball ornament, blue tacky or hot glue
Hope you are having a great holiday season so far!
