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