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Vacation Photos Ornament

November 16, 2015 By Kelly 12 Comments

Last year, Michelle of Weekend Craft and I shared our Christmas crafts with you during our Holiday Craft Party. This year, we’ve invited three awesome bloggers to join us. Please welcome Emily of Two Purple Couches, Christine of Where The Smiles Have Been and Tiffany from The House Down The Lane to the Holiday Craft Party! My family loves to travel and we went on several memorable trips this year. I re-live our good times every year so I created this vacation photos ornament. Don’t miss the giveaway for Michaels and Minted.com gift cards near the end of the post.

Create this vacation photos ornament to re-live all your vacation memories every time you decorate your Christmas tree!

Supplies

  • links in this supply list are affiliate links
  • Celebrate-It cube paper mache ornament from Michaels
  • DecoArt Americana Paint in Tuscan Red
  • Modge Podge – gloss finish
  • oil based Sharpie in metallic gold
  • white gesso
  • foam brush
  • masking tape
  • scissors
  • ornament stand (optional)

Instructions

Hang the paper mache ornament on an ornament stand for easy painting and drying. Apply two coats of white gesso (as primer) to the paper mache ornament. Then apply two coats of red acrylic paint to the ornament. Remember to allow for adequate drying time in between coats of gesso and paint.

Use Modge Podge to add a photo to each square except for the top square. I have read that humidity can affect the application of Modge Podge so do this somewhere that is not humid.

For each square:

  • add Modge Podge with a foam brush
  • place the photo
  • smooth the photo down making sure there are no air bubbles underneath
  • use the foam brush to apply Modge Podge over the photo

Create this vacation photos ornament to re-live all your vacation memories every time you decorate your Christmas tree!

The bottom right photo is the square after the Modge Podge dried.

For the top of the ornament, I hand wrote the year and my name using an oil based Sharpie. Then my husband and kids wrote their names too. The Sharpie worked really well on the acrylic paint. I waited about 20 minutes before I applied two layers of Modge Podge with a foam brush to finish off the vacation photos ornament.

Create this vacation photos ornament to re-live all your vacation memories every time you decorate your Christmas tree!

When I hang this vacation photos ornament on our tree every year, I’ll remember all the great vacations we took this year!

Create this vacation photos ornament to re-live all your vacation memories every time you decorate your Christmas tree!

Here’s a closeup view.

Create this vacation photos ornament to re-live all your vacation memories every time you decorate your Christmas tree!

More Ornaments

Check out the awesome collection of ornaments from the Holiday Craft Party.

Holiday Craft Party Day 1 Ornaments
Vacations Photos Ornament by Simply Kelly Designs
How To Make Mercury Glass Ornaments by Weekend Craft
How to Make a Yarn Ball Ornament: Two Methods! by Where The Smiles Have Been
Glittered Sheet Music Ornament by Two Purple Couches
DIY Medallion Christmas Ornaments by The House Down The Lane

Giveaway

Me and the other Holiday Craft Party bloggers are giving away two separate $50 gift cards to Michaels. Minted has also generously provided a $50 gift card for an additional prize. You can enter to win in the Rafflecopter widget below. (Email subscribers will have to click through to the post to enter.)

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Check back tomorrow when we will be sharing holiday gift tags!

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Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. That means if you order through the link I receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting Simply Kelly Designs.

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Filed Under: Crafts, Giveaways Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday Craft Party, Modge Podge, Ornaments

Comments

  1. Michelle from Weekend Craft says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    Love this idea. It’s a way to look back every year and reflect on the memories you guys have made. So thoughtful

    Reply
  2. Christine | Where The Smiles Have Been says

    November 19, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    This is just took cute and a great way to remember fun family trips!

    Reply
  3. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    November 17, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    I often buy ornaments from the destinations that we visit on vacations, but I love this idea even more!! Thanks for sharing it ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Amy C. says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:00 PM

    I love the shopping for the perfect gift!

    Reply
  5. Helen Gullett says

    November 16, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    This is a fun ornament, Kelly. A wonderful way of remembering the vacation ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you for the tutorial!

    Reply
  6. Tiffany says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    Hi, Kelly ~ This is such a great way to remember vacations! We have a lot of ornaments that are associated with memories, and it’s so much fun to unpack them each year and talk about the experiences. I can’t wait to make a couple of these!

    Reply
  7. Laura Ingalls Gunn says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    What a clever and creative way to showcase a memory!
    Have a wonderful week!

    Reply

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