Christmas Tree Trio Mixed Media Home Décor
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Inspiration: I found a broken Christmas Tree décor piece on clearance last year. I wanted to fix it and breathe new life into it.
Description: The mixed media Christmas Tree Trio Mixed Media Home Décor features three wood trees measuring 14.5” wide 13” wide x 2.5” deep overall (Tree #1: 6” x 8” x .25”; Tree #2: 6.25” x 7” x .25”; Tree #3: 6” x 8” x .25” mounted on dowel rods on a 11.5” x 2.25” x .25” base).
I cut corrugated
cardboard to the rough shape of each tree, then removed the top paper layer of
the cardboard to reveal the beautiful corrugation beneath affixing them to the
surface. I painted the trees with three different colors of greens blended into
one another. I selected trinkets and mechanicals for the “ornaments” and attached
them with Heavy Body Gel. I covered the ornaments with white gesso then painted
to match the base colors.
Next waxes were used to highlight the rich textures of the ornaments followed by a light touch of glitter. LED lights were added to give the piece wonderful sparkle. I took small springs and stretched them and mounted them to the trees with miniature wood screws to give a steampunk inspired garland effect to finalize this magical wintery holiday home décor piece.
Products:
- Wood Christmas Tree décor piece (broken upcycled)
- Finnabair Art Basics Heavy White Gesso
- Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Body Gel
- Prima Marketing Finnabair Mechanicals Embellishments Tin Hearts
- Prima Marketing Finnabair Mechanicals Hardware Accents
- Prima Marketing Finnabair Mechanicals Steampunk Gears
- Prima Marketing Finnabair Mechanicals Vintage Trinkets
- Found and repurposed objects
- Mechanicals
- Embellishments
- Trinkets
- Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax – White Silver and Vintage Gold
- LED Light Set (Battery powered)
- Small springs
- Wood screws
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| This project was so much fun! |
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| I found this broken item on clearance last year and decided to revitalize it! |
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| Three shades of acrylic paint were blended for the base color |
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| Trinkets and mechanicals added as ornaments |
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| Waxes were added to bring out the beautiful details in the ornaments |
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| Small springs were attached with miniature screws as steampunk inspired garland. |
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| LED Lights were added to give the trees additional sparkle |
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