25 Days of Christmas Ornaments - DAY 13

Wow, I have had such a productive day!  I finished some much needed Christmas shopping, prepared gifts for my daughters' classes (tomorrow's the last day before break), and made these ornaments

 

These are going out with some niece/nephew gifts, and I'm thrilled with how they turned out!

 

I started out with these plain wooden letters

I painted both sides with bright red acrylic paint, and then I dipped into some "Caramel" paint from Creative Inspirations Paint to give them a shimmery look.

 

Here's the finished look

 

 

The biggest dilemma I had was deciding how to finish them off.  It's tempting to really dress them up, but I wanted something clean, yet rustic.

 

Here's what I used

 

 

I hot glued some jute to the back of each letter for a hanger.

 

Even though they won't be hanging on my tree, I still count them as one of my "25 Days" ornament designs.

 

I will definitely make these again, with letters from my little foursome.

 

Tomorrow I'm planning a quick, not-too-messy project - let's see if it turns out that way...