This video will show you how to create beautiful Christmas decor using thrifted items and how to incorporate a few things from outdoors into your Christmas decor! I was recently inspired by another KZread creator, Lisa from Our Shabby Cottage, to create nativity scenes for Christmas. Although she used wood scraps to create hers I was inspired to create some of my own! For my nativity scenes I used thrifted signs from Goodwill! Using these old signs is an easy way to recycle and repurpose cheap items with minimal effort and cost. See how I flip these signs to the back side, give them a fresh coat of chalk paint, and decorate them with stencils, twigs from outdoors, and Christmas floral sprigs. As you will see in my video flipping these signs around gives a great backdrop for a Christmas stable perfect for creating a rustic nativity scene. The addition of stencils keeps this project simple and cheap and allows you to personalize each piece to fit your own decor style and color scheme. See how I gave a couple of the items a high end look by adding gold beaded trim to the corners to bring a little glam and sparkle for Christmas! To create a rustic look the use of sticks and twigs from outdoors was an easy addition - I only needed to measure and trim the sticks to create a "roof" for the stable and twigs were used to create a rustic cross for one of my pieces. You might also incorporate additional items from nature such as pine cones, evergreen sprigs, holly limbs, etc.
Lisa's video inspiration from Our Shabby Cottage: • Easy DIY Scrap Wood Na...
Some of the supplies I used may be found by accessing my Amazon link: www.amazon.com/shop/karoleenacottage
Stamp used is Floral Script by Prima Redesign.
Floral sprigs and other supplies are listed under each category there such as painting supplies, stenciling/stamping, etc.
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I am not sponsored by any of these suppliers, companies, or individuals but am listing these items as a resource for you:
Hobby Lobby for floral supplies, crafting supplies, stamps, and ribbon/trim.
Iron Orchid Designs (IOD) stamp used was from the Farm Animal stamp set. You may order IOD products from Cindi at www.mybluestarantiques.com and tell her Johni sent you!
Music from Epidemic Sound.