DecoArt Newsletter- Christmas

Advent Tree 

Picture Frame

The DecoArt Newsletter is looking at Christmas Celebrations

I decided to make an Advent Calender to countdown to the Christmas Celebrations

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I found a photo frame and due to its natural tree shape decided to turn it into an advent Calender Tree, you can still use the bottom frames for photos or Christmas Cards

I started by masking out the glass and appling DecoArt Media Crackle paste to the frames

 Once dry, applied DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Metallic Silver which covers beautiful and has a really bright metallic lustre

 Followed by a light coat of Carbon Black Antiquing Cream

 Then wiped back with a soft damp cloth, this product really accentuates the cracks and gives a fabulous distressed finish

 I cut the cards for all of the frames and stamped them using a a variety of stamps and inks

 Detail of one of the finished frames which has a really distressed galvanised metallic look

 Decorated date numbers

 The base was painted with two coats of Texture Fierro Iron Graphite

  The stars were all coated with Crackle paste and painted with Metallic Silver

I hope you have enjoyed my project

and all of the other projects featured in the Newsletter

You can find more information on the products used at DecoArt

Jools : )