Simple DIY Acrylic Picture Ornaments to Protect Recollections | Thrifty Decor Chick

Learn how to make simple DIY acrylic photograph ornaments to your tree or decor. 

These candy acrylic ornaments have been so simple to make, and so they remind of us of a few of our favourite reminiscences from this yr. 

We’ll have them to look again at for years!

I LOVE including sentimental ornaments to the tree yearly. I all the time buy one for our son and that marks one thing he loves at that age. 

This yr his was churro decoration — his favourite deal with after we’re at Disney.  😂 (He is cherished them since our first journey, and now he is 16!)

I’ve since added these images to our photograph albums, and I needed to create some completely different ornaments that might maintain up over time. 

I had a plan in thoughts that modified up a bit in the course of the course of, however total this was nonetheless an easy Christmas craft!

At first I assumed they’d be that softer matte end. They’re truly very clear and glossy. 

I printed off some images from my telephone to the scale I wanted (these are 3.5 inches) and began to determine the best way to adhere the paper to the ornaments. 

My first strive was unsuccessful: 

I attempted utilizing a sprig adhesive on the images first, however as you possibly can see, you see all the little spray marks. 

No worries! I peeled off the paper and washed these off to make use of once more. 

However dries good and clear. It additionally acts as a protecting coat if you’re completed. 

I used a little bit an excessive amount of for the primary few: 

However they turned out tremendous!

Gently flip your decoration over — it might be lumpy like this: 

You should utilize your fingers to therapeutic massage the bubbles out, however I discover {that a} flat edge works finest.

I used our pan scraper from the sink: 

The paper is simply fundamental printer paper, nevertheless it held up nicely! Simply take your time. 

These things dries fairly fast. I checked on them as they have been drying and continued to easy out the again right here and there. 

Once they have been fully dry, I used my X-acto knife to chop the surplus paper off across the decoration: 

After which added a coat of the Mod Podge to the again to guard it: 

The extra coats, the extra it can cowl the paper. 

I used to be going to hold these on certainly one of our Christmas timber, however had a cuter thought in thoughts!

As a substitute, I hung them with actually small nails onto the “branches” of my chalkboard evergreen timber in our big mud room chalkboard: 

So cute!! It is a enjoyable little show that reveals off a few of our latest household reminiscences. 

It is onerous to get an in depth up of them as a result of they replicate every little thing (they’d look so nice on a tree with lights!), however you possibly can see how clear the acrylic is: 

I really like that our family and friends will be capable of verify them out once they come on this door: 

And now I need to add extra, however in smaller sizes as nicely. 

These would make a enjoyable little reward for shut household and pals — perhaps as an alternative of Christmas playing cards? I simply love that concept!

At first I used to be going make these with black and white images, however I am glad I went with colour as an alternative. You could possibly do a sepia tone like I did years in the past too. 

What a enjoyable solution to look again on the yr:

I’ve 16 ornaments (I’ve extra to make) for $5 since I had the opposite objects in my craft provides. Even when it’s important to purchase the glue and cutter, you will be on this for lower than $15 for all these ornaments. 

This is able to be an excellent craft to do with pals or household as nicely. Even the children might get in on the gluing half…in case you do not thoughts the mess. 😉 

Have you ever ever made photograph ornaments to your tree? I might love to listen to how you have completed it!