Craft Punch Ornaments

Elegant Craft Punch Ornaments

Designed By: Vivian Perritts

How to make elegant craft punch ornaments for Christmas using craft punch cut outs and STYROFOAM* ornament shapes.

Typical Project Completion Time: 1 hour each

Materials

• MATERIALS NEEDED: STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
• Using photo as guide, choose desired shape(s):
• Ball, 3″ or 4″
• Egg, 3″
• Wreath, 3-1/2″ x 3/4″ x 1″

• Other Materials:
• Acrylic paints, colors of choice (designer used: off-white; metallic copper)
• Decoupage medium, gloss finish
• Wallpaper paste
• Metallic-finish textured papers, colors of choice (designer used: gold; copper; silver)
• Satin/wire-edged sheer ribbon, color of choice, 1-1/2″ x 2/3 yd. each
• Gold cord, 10″ length each
• White paper towels, one roll
• Thick, white craft glue

Tools

• Ruler
• Wooden skewer
• Paintbrushes: soft round; medium flat
• Disposable palette
• Water basin
• Scissors
• Craft punches of choice, various sizes
• (Designer used: extra lg. squiggle, sleigh bell, angel silhouette; lg. snowflakes, holly, primitive heart; sm. quasar [curved diamond shape)
• Optional: Decorative-edge scissors

Instructions:

Tear paper towels into pieces approximately 1″ square. Follow manufacturer’s instructions to coat paper towel pieces with wallpaper paste; apply paper towel sections to foam shape until completely covered. Gently smooth surface while working. Let dry.

Insert skewer into center top of ornament. Holding skewer and using flat brush, paint ornament with acrylic paint; place skewer in heavy glass or jar to dry.

Using photo as guide, punch several desired shapes from metallic papers. Ornaments feature following punched shapes (quantities are approximate):

• Top left and bottom center: two different snowflakes (16 each)
• Top center: squiggle (40)
• Top right: small quasar (16); primitive heart (25)
• Bottom left: angels (14); sleigh bells (eight); small quasar (16)
• (Angel heads overlap at center top and bottom (seven each), bodies fan out; overlap heads are covered by small eight-quasar cluster)
• Bottom right: holly leaves (40); 1/4″-wide strip cut with decorative-edge scissors

Follow manufacturer’s instructions to apply decoupage medium to back of punched shapes and decorative strips, one at a time; apply shapes to ornament as shown.

 Fold gold cord in half; knot ends. Apply glue to knot; use skewer tip to firmly push knot into hole at top of ornament. Let dry.

Apply several coats decoupage medium to entire ornament; let dry.

Tie ribbon into bow around base of cord.