Hello friends! I hope you had a lovely long weekend! We spent the weekend up at our house in the pines with a nice mix of work and relaxation! It is coming together beautifully and I can’t wait to finish the decorating so I can have photos taken to show you the renovation. I absolutely love being up there because everything is brand new and exactly the style I am so into right now. I come home and want to organize and redecorate my whole house. (or maybe it’s time for a new one, again?) Ha! Anyway, back to Dream Tree decorating! In case you missed it, I participated in the Michaels Dream Tree Challenge this year and went with a “Let It Snow” white and silver tree. We styled and photographed it in my home office and I just can’t bring myself to take it down. It’s so pretty and gets me in the spirit of the holidays, which are right around the corner! Friday I shared the tutorial for How to Make a Christmas Tree Garland and today I am back with another tutorial to show you how to make these easy paper photo ornaments!

Supplies you will need (all available at Michaels):

• printed photo (cut to 2.5″ x 3.75″, including white border if desired)
• silver glitter cardstock (cut to 3″ x 5″)
• white heavyweight photo paper or cardstock (cut to 3.25″ x 5.5″ for backer and .75″ x 2.5″ for flag)
• stickos silver glitter alphabet stickers
• scissors or paper cutter
• small hole punch
• double sided tape roller
• foam dots
• 1/8″ white satin ribbon

Step One: Use scissors or paper cutter to trim cardstock to the sizes listed above.

Step Two: Use double-sided tape roller to attach silver glitter paper to white backer.

Step Three: Use foam dots to adhere photo on top of silver glitter paper.

Step Four: Add silver glitter stickers to the small white cardstock cutout for flag.

Step Five: Trim ends of name cardstock to create the two-point flag shape.

Step Six: Use foam dots (double layer to add extra dimension) to adhere name flag under photo.

Step Seven: Use small hole punch to punch two holes at top of ornament. For hanging, tie a ribbon bow and then feed ends through holes and knot on the backside.

Cute and easy, right? 

View my full tree for the Michael’s Dream Tree Challenge here!

Find the tutorial for the Merry Christmas Garland here!

 

PHOTOS BY RENNAI HOEFER, TEN22 STUDIO

THIS IS A SPONSORED POST. THE TOMKAT STUDIO HAS RECEIVED PAYMENT, TRADE AND/OR PRODUCTS FROM MICHAELS IN EXCHANGE FOR PROMOTING, HOWEVER ALL OPINIONS STATED ARE MY OWN AND I ONLY PROMOTE PRODUCTS I LOVE.