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Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments #SwellNoel

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Each Tuesday and Thursday throughout November and December, I’ve invited some of my favorite friends over to share some of their best holiday-inspired ideas in the 2013 Swell Noël series. For a complete guide of all of the projects shared throughout the series, be sure to follow the Swell Noël 2013 Pinterest board, and check out the hashtag #swellnoel on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram. Angie from The Country Chic Cottage is here today with a truly darling idea to make sparkly Christmas ornaments to adorn your tree!

I am thrilled to be here on Positively Splendid today.  My name is Angie and I blog at The Country Chic Cottage and Crafts with Jars.  I thought I would share a fun quick and easy ornament tutorial with you today that anyone can make.  I have recently become infatuated with shrink plastic and the ease of creating things with it.  Grab one sheet and make my DIY glitter deer shrink plastic ornaments today.
What a terrific idea! Make Christmas ornaments with shrink plastic and glitter! #swellnoel

 
Start with one piece of white shrink plastic film and a few deer silhouettes that can be printed from the internet.  Don’t like deer?  Then absolutely choose another shape.  This tutorial will work with any shape you love.  Choose BIG shapes as the plastic will shrink up when baked (there is a picture a few steps ahead of how much shrink to expect).

 

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Trace your shapes onto the shrink plastic using a pencil.  I actually used a gold sharpie so y’all could see this better but that is not needed.  My two deer took up almost an entire sheet of shrink plastic.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Use just regular old scissors to trim your shrink plastic around your lines.  It is really as easy as cutting paper.  The kids will love helping you make these shrink plastic ornaments.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Be sure to punch a hole with a standard size paper hole punch BEFORE baking your shrink plastic.  You won’t be able to add the hole afterwards.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Bake your shrink plastic according to the package directions (3 – 5 minutes usually).  The plastic will shrink up and thicken.  It is really AMAZING!  You can see in the photo below just how much it shrinks.  Your kids will love this part.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Allow your shapes to cool completely then give them a quick coat of paint on the areas you are going to apply glitter.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Allow your paint to dry then add decoupage medium and glitter.  Allow that to dry and add on another layer of decoupage to make sure your glitter stays put.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Once your ornaments are dry completely, add a string to hang on the tree.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.

Your DIY glitter deer shrink plastic ornaments are ready for your tree.  Enjoy making these with your kids this holiday season.

DIY Glitter Deer Shrink Plastic Ornaments -- a quick and easy ornament tutorial to show you how to make these great glitter deer.
 
 

Thanks so much for having me Amy!  Y’all come visit the cottage anytime.
Angie

Angie is honestly one of the most genuinely nice, incredibly creative people I’ve had the privilege to meet through blogging! She always has the best ideas!

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  2. Crystal says

    I used to do this when I was little. I totally forgot about them. Kids will love it!! Thanks for the tutorial! Pinning 🙂