How to Make a Stamped Christmas Gift Wrap & a Joyeaux Noel Chalk Board

What you need;

1. Glue gun

2. Acrylic paint or craft paint in various color including gold color

3. Jute cord

4. Paint palette or plastic container

5. Brush

6. Gift wrap paper from dept. store or any plain paper that absorb paint

7. Christmas stamp (available at Michaels)

8. Christmas ornaments (available at Michaels; mine from last year) They are about USD 1.50 per bunch

How to,

1. Put some paint on paint palette

2. Using brush, brush the back of the stamp

3. Start stamping on a the paper randomly all over the paper

4. Then using different color take the different shape of stamp and stamp amongst the pattern you stamped before.

(note; you can use as many color you want)

Let it dry.

5. Wrap the gift box with the stamped paper

6. Decorate and tie with jute cord

7. Cut one or two leaves from the Christmas ornaments and cut one of the flowers or the berries.

8. Join them together and tie the stems with jute cord.

9. Glue the ornaments in the middle of the wrapped gift box.

(note; use your own imagination to decorate your gift)

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What you need;

1. Glue gun

2. Black craft or acrylic paint

3. Chalk

4. Brush

5. Paint palette or plastic container

6. Christmas ornaments (available at Michaels)

7. Old frame or new one (any frame will do)

8. Foam board

How to,

1. Cut foam board to the size of the back of the frame so it will fit the frame

2. Put a generous amount of black paint on the color palette

3. Using knife; scrape the side of chalk so that the chalk powder will fall into the paint

4. Mix the paint and the chalk powder

5. Using brush; brush the front part of the foam board. Cover the entire surface and let it dry about 10 minutes.

6. Take the chalk , draw the images. (Note; I used one of my Pinterest boards as an inspiration, here)

7. Cut one leave from the bunch Christmas ornaments and cut one of the flower berries. And wrap the stems with jute cord.

8. Using glue gun glue them together and last, glue on the area on the board as part of the decoration. I glued on one of the leaves drawing.

9. Insert the board in the back of the frame

10. It's done and ready to be displayed.

Note: most items are available at Michaels