Santa’s Christmas Tree
Welcome to the October monthly Creative Craft Hop!
Thank you so much Sara from Birdz of a Feather for hosting
Are you coming from Blue Sky at Home ?
Weren’t Carol’s pumpkins adorable!
If you’ve been to the craft stores and stores like HomeGoods lately,
you know they are loaded with Christmas!
With Halloween on the horizon, Christmas isn’t far behind
so today I’m going to share a fun holiday decoration
that you can use to decorate your home or crafty space
We all know that Santa has magical powers,
but did you know he could paint?
Yep, the other day he painted a Christmas tree in my art studio!
I showed him some things he could use from my craft stash
He asked me to prep the canvas
while he changed into his painting outfit…
I used my artist acrylic, but craft acrylic will work just fine
I dabbed my brush into a mix of ultramarine blue,
cerulean blue and white
I wanted the background to be a snowy blue
like on a winter day
Santa put on his red Santa hat
Then he dipped his beard into some green acrylic paint
and practiced his strokes
Then he painted the tree using quick strokes
curving slightly outward from the center
Next he flocked his tree with a little snow,
loading his beard brush with white this time
and dabbing it on the branches
Next he delivered some packages,
securing them with a glue gun
Then he decorated the tree with clear glass beads and red berries
He hung a garland of gold stars and declared it done!
He put on his white felt mustache and added cotton balls to his hat
He put on a little make up with a paint pen
and added a wreath to look extra festive
And took his place at the top of the tree!
When December rolls around I’ll put my pumpkins away
and add more decorations to the kitchen
and this tree to my easel in the corner of my studio space
Thanks so much for your visit!
Next up on the hop is Purple Hues and Me with her fabulous Fall wreath
You can visit all my talented crafty friends on the links below:
Purple Hues and Me, Minimalist Evafoam Oak Leaf Wreath
My Thrift Store Addiction, How to Craft Velvet Mushrooms (That Smell Like Christmas!)
Paint and Patina, Santa Mugs and Bottle Brush Trees
Birdz of a Feather, Hamsa Wall Decor
Modern on Monticello, Wood Bead Garland With Pom Pom Pumpkins
Life as a Leo Wife, Halloween Porch Sign with Free Designs
Apple Street Cottage, The Haunted House
Decorate and More with Tip, How to Make an Easy Christmas Swag
Blue Sky at Home, How to Make Wood Block Pumpkins
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
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I love your Santa brush tree topper Jenna! So creative and fun, especially the your 3D accents on and under the tree! 🎄🎅
Thank you Mary, ho ho ho 🙂
How festive and beautiful, Jenna, though I am not ready just yet for the X’mas.
I’m not either Angie, but I just had to share this Christmas craft!
Santa is very talented lol and is adorable as your tree topper Jenna! Who knew he could paint too? What a fantastic addition to your studio space 🙂
Thanks so much Sara!
This is one of your cutest, Jenna! And it’s a fabulous idea! I hope I can carve out the time to do something similar — it’s a gem!
Thanks so much Jeanie!
Wow! Santa did an amazing job creating this Christmas tree! How creative and unique is this post, Jenna! Well done!
Thank you Gail 🎅🏻
Jenna, This is absolutely adorable and may be my favorite craft of yours to date! I love the painted canvas and every whimsical detail–pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks so much Cecilia!
It’s the perfect touch for a jolly art studio! You’re on Santa’s good list for sure!
Thanks Leslie Anne 🎅🏻
So creative! I love the project and the cute way your wrote about it!. Great job. So cute!
This is absolute the cutest tree ever! I love how Santa painted it and I love how cleverly written. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you so much Tammy!
This is absolutely adorable, Jenna! I love how you told the story and then made Santa as a paintbrush tree topper. You are very talented!
Thanks so much Ann!
Jenna, this is amazing. The Santa brush tree topper is darling and the 3D accents are the perfect adornments for the tree. Love, love, love this! Happy Thursday!
Thanks so much Pam!
Jenna, that is the cutest ever! Girl, you made it look easy but I can already see me struggling with the tree! LOL! Love it. Saved it on Pinterest. Maybe……Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Hi Cindy, you should give it a go, I’m sure you could paint the tree!
Jenna, I love this Christmas tree painting that you and Santa made. It looks great in that space!
Thanks so much Julie!
Ho, Ho, Ho – you and Santa are very creative!
Thanks so much Mary!
Jenna you make me wish for Christmas in October….so cute and innovative my friend. The 3 D effect is perfectly adorable.
Hugs and Blessings
Kari
Thank you Kari, I’m really not thinking about Christmas yet, but just had to share this Christmas craft!
Jenna I am not sure what is more adorable the painting or the paint brush tree topper. I love it and wish I was talented enough to do that. Very pretty, love how it looks.
Thanks so much Terrie!
Oh my, I love that Tree so much….you are so very artsy and clever. Always something so fun to see on your blog. Thanks so much, Jenna.
Thank you so much Diane 🎅🏻
Santa did a great job with a little help from his friend. That is a really cute idea!
Thank you Linda 🎄
Oh, this is so cute! You are so talented and it are nice of you to let Santa do some painting. Love the mixed media idea.
Thanks so much Carol!
I just love this! You are very talented and the way your decorated the tree is just darling. Thanks for sharing the idea. Pinned for inspiration.
Thanks so much Donna!
Adorable!
Thanks Rita 🍁
I think I have as much fun “watching” you paint as I do in seeing the finished product! And the paintbrush as a Santa topper is creative genius – who would have thought. Love the tree decorations! Thank you as always for sharing your wonderful creativity!!
Aren’t you the sweetest, thank you Kim!