Hi everyone! You know what time it is… It’s time to decorate your Christmas Tree!! Today I am going to show you how to make your own DIY Christmas Ornaments and your own Stamping Roller Table Runner 🙂
I am going to be using air-dry molding clay that takes about 24 hours to harden. You can grab some here: https://amzn.to/2QnKjWs
Let’s get started…
 DIY Christmas Ornaments
Step 1 – Molding Clay!
You will start out by tearing off some molding clay. To prevent it from sticking to any surface, I decided to work on a serving tray covered in Press’n’Seel. I even wrapped my rolling pin in Press’n’Seel to prevent it from sticking as I rolled out my molding clay. Now you will go ahead and roll out the clay like you are rolling out cookie dough! I rolled the dough to about ⅛ of an inch but you can leave the clay a little thicker if you’d like to.
Step 2 – Let’s Roll!
After you have rolled out a chunk of clay, you will want to roll through with one of my Decorative Art Rollers. You will want to use a little bit of pressure as you roll through so that it leaves a nice impression into the clay. The first roller I use in this video is one of the new patterns I just got in, Mermaid Tail. I have about 40 different options available on my site. You can find them at: https://shop.artisticpaintingstudio.com/collections/decorative-art-rollers
Step 3 – Cookie Cutters!
After the pattern is rolled through your clay, you are going to want to grab your cookie cutters! Again, just press into your clay like you would with cookie dough. Wiggle the cutters a little bit to separate the cutter from the excess clay.
If you rolled out enough clay, you may be able to cut out a couple of shapes. After you have cut out your shapes, you can remove the excess clay. Save the excess to reuse and reroll out to make more shapes. I got the cookie cutters I am using from Hobby Lobby. You can also snag some here: https://amzn.to/2QmI5qh
Step 4 – Hanging Your Ornaments!
You won’t be able to hang these beautiful ornaments on your Christmas Tree without this step! After removing the excess clay, you will want to make sure you add a little hole in the top of each of your ornaments so that you can hang them. I was able to use one of my stencil brushes to cut out a tiny hole in the top of each ornament. Since not everyone will have one of those lying around, you can really use anything around your house: like a pencil, straw, toothpick, etc.
Step 5 – Dry Time!
Wait for the clay to dry! The instructions say 24 hours, but you can speed up the process a little by placing them next to a fan, portable heater, or even baking them @ 200 degrees.
Step 6 – Paint & Decorate!
Now it’s time to paint and decorate your ornaments! This part of the creation is completely up to you. I painted each ornament with a base coat before adding extra details. Then I used DIY Paint by Debbie’s Design Diary: Gypsy Green and Carnival Red.
After I have painted all of my ornaments a base color, I want to add some extra details. In the video, I add some red dots using an embossing tool and give the tree a decorated look. For the gift, I added some white paint to give it the look of being wrapped with a bow on top.
I hope you enjoyed the video, now it’s time to go create your own! Get your family together, grab the kids or grandkids and get creating!
Are you more of a visual learner?? Check out the entire step-by-step video below!
 Stamping Roller Table Runner
Are you looking for something to make your table stand out this Christmas? Let’s get to making that happen with a custom, self-made Christmas Table Runner. Today I am going to show you how easy it is to make a beautiful table runner with one of my Patterned Paint Rollers (Chrysanthemum Pattern) and some burlap.
Step 1 – Grab your burlap!
I got my burlap from a local fabric store, but you can grab some here: https://amzn.to/2PzNiWJ Because burlap does not lay flat, you will want to tape down the edges. This way it won’t move too much as you are rolling.
Step 2 – Thin down your paint!
To allow the paint to soak into your roller sponge easier, we want to thin down our paint a little bit. Start by pouring out your paint into your paint tray. I am using DIY paint, Carnival Red, and a serving tray covered in Press’n’Seel in the video above. Don’t have a paint tray or Press’n’Seel?? You can grab them here: https://amzn.to/2QrW0v8 & https://amzn.to/2QpnjWV
After you have poured some paint into your tray, you will want to add a little bit of water. You can use a spray bottle or just add a little from a water bottle.
Step 3 – Load the Roller!
Before adding paint to your sponge roller, you will want to load the roller into the handle. You will want to place the sponge pin into one side, place that side onto the table and then lift the other side of the handle to get the other pin in.
I also like to spray my sponge with a little bit of water when loading it up with paint. Now grab your sponge roller and roll it through the paint.
Depending on the size of your project will determine how much paint you need to load onto the sponge.
Step 4 – Insert Patterned Roller and Test it Out!
In the video, I am using the Chrysanthemum roller. Again like adding the sponge, you will want to load the Patterned Paint Roller head by placing in the bottom pin first and then lifting and sliding in the other pin.
Now that the Handle is all loaded up, you will want to roll on some scratch paper to get the Patterned roller all loaded up. It doesn’t take much pressure when rolling with these Stamping Rollers because the blue rubber is a softer rubber. If you press too hard you may get the paint onto the base of the roller and not just onto the pattern.
Step 5 – Roll onto Burlap!
Now that everything is prepped, it’s time to roll! My biggest goal is to roll as straight as I can. On the first roll, I picked out a seam to follow and it worked out well. On my other rolls, I looked at my previous roll and tried to keep a consistent distance as I rolled down the table runner.
Wow, that was really easy. Once everything is prepped it only takes a few minutes to actually roll onto the burlap!
Are you more of a visual learner?? Check out the entire step-by-step video below!
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