Sizzix - Mistletoe wreath

You might think that making a mistletoe wreath is a little bit out of time but for me a mistletoe wreath is always timely.

For making this, first I wrapped a styrofoam wreath with a green IKEA ribbon. I used hot glue to attach the ribbon to the wreath.

Then, I cut out with my Sizzix Big Shot the mistletoe branches from Rayher Crepla foam sheets. 

Generally I could cut out 8 branches from one sheet but when I was a little bit more skilled I could cut out 12 pieces :-D

I fixed the branches to the wreath with hot glue.

I added white pearls on the mistletoes because they were supposed to be the mistletoe berries. 

What I used:

Sizzix Original Die, Mistletoe by Rachael Bright (656726)

Rayher foam sheets

IKEA Framstalla ribbon

styrofoam wreath

hot glue

white pearls

Styrofoam owl for Halloween

I always wanted an owl as part of the Halloween decoration on my mantelpiece. So I decided to prepare one. For this I bought a styrofoam owl. 

I painted many coats of brown acrylic paint to hide the tiny holes. I used sandpaper to sand the protruding lines on the sides of the form. (But just if you painted at least two coats.)

I used gold paint to highlight the eyes, the feathers, the ears and the beak. In the end I put Schmincke acryl fluid-meduim.

And here is a not too fearsome Halloween mantelpiece with the owl.

I also show you my last year Halloween mantelpiece without the owl.

My other blogpost on this subject:


Styrofoam owl decorates with decopatch technique