DIY Santa Claus Picture

All month I’ve been wanting to make some sort of DIY Santa Claus artwork. At first I thought I’d do something with pallets, but never got around to grabbing an old pallet from work. But then I remembered I had this 1980’s print hanging around and decided to transform it into this DIY Santa Claus picture.

Today I’m going to show you how easy it was to make this DIY Santa Claus artwork!

 

1. Disassemble a framed print you don’t want anymore and paint the frame.

2. Tear out book pages being sure to the leave all edges a little ragged.

3. Mod Podge the pages over the existing print, laying pages in different directions.

4. Using Mod Podge again, apply a vintage Santa graphic atop the book pages, smoothing out wrinkles.

 

Grab Glitter Glue and start adding the glitter to strategic places.

 

I added white glitter to the smoke from Santa’s pipe.

 

Then I added silver glitter to Santa’s beard, hair, and coat to look frosty.

 

I sprinkled more glitter around the edges of the Santa print to add a little more interest and sparkle. When the glitter glue was dry, I placed the picture back in the frame, which I slightly distressed after painting it.

 

I layered my DIY Santa Claus picture on top of my repurposed shutters.

 

I dressed it up a bit with my Ho Ho Ho banner and some vintage tinsel and beads.

 

And now I finally have my DIY Santa Claus picture, although I still want to do something with a pallet. That might have to wait until next year since Christmas is less than a week away! Are you ready for the holiday?

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