Learn how to Make DIY Classic Christmas Body Ornaments | Thrifty Decor Chick

Learn how to create sentimental and exquisite customized ornaments with these tiny DIY
classic frames.

These picture decoration concepts are really easy to DIY and add a private contact to
your Christmas tree! I am sharing a couple of I’ve finished through the years, together with
my most up-to-date (and favourite!) model. 

I like celebrating the occasions and particular moments of every 12 months by including
images to our vacation decor, and the tree is the proper place to show
them. 

EASY PHOTO TREE

Years in the past I did the best model of this by printing out images from my
telephone and simply tucking them into the tree: 

I imply…you’ll be able to’t get simpler than this! 

For a nostalgic contact, I edited them with a sepia tone earlier than
printing. 

This tree decorated with photos
was so candy and I beloved trying by means of the images all through the season.
It was surprisingly fairly on the tree too!: 

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You know the way while you put up the tree, it is so fairly with simply the
lights that you simply think about leaving it that method? Is that simply me? 🙂 

Nicely this can be a good way so as to add a bit one thing sentimental that does not
overwhelm the tree or your decor. 

ACRYLIC DIY ORNAMENTS

A pair years in the past I added some
DIY photo ornaments
to our mud room chalkboard. This was a enjoyable one and was tremendous cheap and
simple to do!

I took some spherical acrylic ornaments from the craft retailer and used Mod Podge
to attach the images to the again: 

It was SO easy to do and the ornaments are a steal! 

I draw a snowy forest on this chalkboard yearly, and I hung a number of the
ornaments from the “bushes” that 12 months: 

MINI ORNATE FRAME ORNAMENTS 

My most up-to-date model is a bit more refined. I LOVE how these turned
out! 

The set got here with 5 completely different shapes — rectangle, sq., circle, oval and
coronary heart formed. The oval was a bit too small, however I stored them for a future
undertaking. 

These ornate frames got here in additional of a rose gold coloration, so I did an excellent fast
and light-weight coat of this gold spray paint to present them a bit extra sparkle:

I beloved the end result! 

Subsequent up, I wanted to determine easy methods to grasp these from the tree. I may have
tied some ribbon by means of the opening, however I desire utilizing hooks so I can place
them wherever I need. 

I did not take care of the heart-shaped frames, so I used one as a check to see how
a small drill bit would work with the resin materials: 

It went by means of with ease! I used this technique to drill holes into every little
body. 

Then it was time to determine the sizing for my little images. The frames are
all completely different shapes, however all of them have been round 1.25 to 1.50 inches on the
widest level: 

I resized my images and printed all of them off on one sheet of paper: 

I performed round with every picture to determine the perfect placement with the
completely different frames: 

I used thick card inventory for my images, however subsequent time I do that undertaking I’ll
both laminate them first, or place a small piece of flat plastic on the
entrance first to guard the images. 

For now I will must wrap these up with care once I retailer them away every
season. 

I reduce the paper to dimension, leaving some room to attach them onto the again of the
frames. I ended up simply utilizing common scotch tape for a couple of since that caught
rather well: 

As you’ll be able to see, I threaded the decoration hook by means of the outlet I drilled into
the body, and simply wrapped it round. 

That is it! They’re so small, however I LOVE THEM. I stored displaying my household “look how teeny tiny and CUTE!” Lovely. 

We obtained them up on the tree:

I used to be tickled by them. I solely did ten for this spherical, so my plan is to do a
set yearly. I can put the 12 months on the again of them with a Sharpie.

What a good looking and mawkish method to bear in mind the significant moments of the
12 months!:

Glue some magnets to the again to make fairly framed fridge magnets. 

Or use a push pin to hold them from a bulletin board!

My son and I have been saying how they’re like little “Easter eggs” on the tree
that we are able to search for yearly. I simply love how detailed and dainty they’re.

These could be an important undertaking for a artful night with household or buddies.
Simply have everybody carry their small images printed out and you will not want a
entire lot extra!

After all you do not have to make use of images for these…fairly wrapping paper,
scrapbook paper and even printed sheet music (Christmas music maybe?) would
be beautiful as effectively.