DIY Frosty and Faux Gold Filigree Christmas Ornaments
If you scroll down, I will show you how I made the ornaments.
The chipboard on this first ornament has been transformed into faux gold filigree using gold embossing enamel.
These are the papers I used from Maja Design:
Maja Design – I Wish collection
I Wish Ephemera
I wish for a Holly Jolly Christmas
This short video shows how the ornament looks from all sides.
Photos simply cannot capture the dimension and angles of the project.
Instructions for DIY Ornaments
So how did I make these?
You’ll need two packages of Creative Embellishments chipboard – Small Intricate Frames. The great thing about that is you can now make two ornaments like I did or save the unused frames for other projects.
Step 1. Emboss or paint both sides of the chipboard. You’ll need one oval and two matching square frames/diamond frames.
Step 2. Using the square frames as your sizing guide, cut paper to fit behind the squares and then cut two more pieces a little larger to use as side panels. Once again, I used the Ephemera page from Maja Design – I Wish collection
Step 3. Glue paper to each of the square chipboard frames. Then fold the chipboard to form a 45degree angle.
Step 4. Glue the square chipboard frames to the oval. You will only be gluing the top and bottom of the square to the oval. At this point, the squares are not really secure enough and need more support.
Step 5. Glue the paper squares to the sides of the ornament. This now
This short video shows how the ornament looks from all sides.
Photos simply cannot capture the dimension and angles of the project.
These are the Maja Design papers I used:
Maja Design – Joyous Winter Days collection
Ephemera
Chilly
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6 Comments
WOUW this is soo cool and it looks absolut amazing. I absolutely LOVE these ornaments and thanks sooo much for sharing the tutorials for how to make them too. Both these looks soooo fabulous with these papers.
These are gorgeous! What size are the frames and the finished ornament? Thank you.
The ornaments are sized 4in x 3 in ( 10cm x7.5cm). Thanks for such a kind comment. The frames are the same size.
I am so sorry to bother you but I did go to that site and all the intricate frames measure 6 x 6. I do not see any frames in the 4 x 3 size?
Oh great followup question. Take a zip to my blog. You’ll find the links to the exact chipboard pieces and Maja Design papers. I want to lead you on the right path. I know this will help make your search easier.
https://scrap-escape.blogspot.com/2018/09/frosty-and-faux-gold-filigree-christmas.html
Love these tree ornaments, they are so pretty.