Christmas tree and decorations

Another DT project for Blockwallah - this one is a stamped and painted Christmas tree with paperclay ornaments. Although, as I cut out butterflies, it could be for all year round!

Showing the stamp and a closeup of the painted, glittered twig

Stamped gift wrap tissue paper, using gold acrylic with glitter thrown on while wet

Paperclay ornaments, a twig and decoupaged tissue paper on the pot

Tear up the tissue, and layer on over the pot using decoupage glue

Paperclay ornaments

I stamped onto paperclay first, then cut out each image twice using pasty cutters. Next step was to paint them using acrylic paint. I then rubbed over with gold paint and threw on glitter while the paint was still wet (the glitter will stick when dry). Finally stick the two layers together with a piece of string in between, to hang them. Alternatively, use hot glue to stick the string to the back of a single layer, then disguise the glue with more acrylic.

I also added fake snow (structure paste) with a palette knife. The fake snow inside the pot is polystyrene beads.