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I've had reversible block art on my holiday bucket list forever. I was so excited to finally complete this project. I did it while my 2-year-old took a long, long nap on a rainy day. My mom joined me and we had a nice afternoon creating and de-stressing. The project is super easy and I totally love the fun, funky, modern vibe it lends to my Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations.
The blocks were sourced from A.C. Moore, painted and then decoupaged with my favorite craft tool: Modge Podge! I made a reversible set to cover both Thanksgiving and Christmas. And I think I might try to Modge Podge a side with a Valentine's Day message on one side and maybe get crazy with something Easter-y (He is Risen!) on another side.
I used "We Give Thanks" and "Merry + Bright" as my phrases. You can write anything you want. Try "Gobble Gobble" and "Jingle Bells" or "Happy Thanksgiving" and "Merry Christmas." If you have extra letters for one phrase, just use that block as a spacer or use a scrapbooking embellishment to jazz it up!
Here's what you need:
- Wooden Blocks of any size (I used 2 inch blocks; but my mom choose 1.5 inch blocks and if you want something bigger, grab the 4 or 6 inch blocks!)
- Acrylic paint (white or another neutral color)
- A variety of scrapbook papers in two palettes (one for Fall/Thanksgiving and one for Winter/Christmas)
- Scrapbook letter stickers
- Modge Podge
- Paint brushes
1. Paint all sides of your wooden blocks with white acrylic paint.
2. While the paint dries, cut out squares from your scrapbook paper. I measured the squares to be about an 1/8" smaller than the blocks. I also cut a bunch of extra squares, so I could play with the placement and pattern of the papers on the blocks.
3. When your blocks are dry, arrange the scrapbook paper squares on your blocks. Rearrange again and again until you have your papers in a pattern that is pleasing to you!
4. Spread some Modge Podge on your block, place the paper square on the block and then use a paintbrush to cover it with Modge Podge.
5. Let the blocks dry for a few minutes. Then add your scrapbook sticker letters and cover in Modge Podge again.
6. Let dry. And repeat steps 2-5 for the reverse side.
Happy crafting!
I love these blocks! I need to add them to my "wish to complete" list!
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love!!! I am going to try this with vinyl on my Silhouette Machine
ReplyDeleteI think these are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! You made it sound so easy
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