Rustic Makeover on Dollar Tree Christmas Ornament -

With a little imagination, you can totally transform any decor piece!!…..and the Dollar Tree certainly never dissapoints with their selection!

I grabbed this ornament blank & embossed wall tile and got to work! This project would look great in a variety of colors to match your decor! I’m a rustic vibe kinda girl, so this deep, rusty red gives me all the vintage Christmas feels!

To help make inspiration easier for you, I’m including a SUPPLY LIST, STEPS & VIDEO TUTORIAL below!

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Here are the SUPPLIES I used: (I’m including referral sources online for some of the products I used….they are highlighted in RED so click on those if you need a source. Hope that helps ya!)

Ornament Shape (Dollar Tree)
12in Square Embossed Wall Tile (Dollar Tree)
Red Chalk Paint (“Rustic Red” by Dixie Belle)
Antique Wax (Waverly Brown)
Ground Cinnamon
Mod Podge
Cinnamon Sticks (Hobby Lobby)
Rusty Bells (Hobby Lobby)
Greenery (Hobby Lobby)
Matte Black Paint (Folk Art Licorice)
Ripped Drop Cloth Canvas
Ripped Red Striped Fabric
Jute String
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Putty Knife
Paint Brushes
Marker

Here are the STEPS to go along with the short Video Tutorial:

First, I traced the ornament shape onto Embossed Tile & cut out
Next, using a putty knife I popped off the metal piece at the top of the ornament
Then I painted mod podge over entire ornament top
And while mod podge was still wet, I sprinkled on cinnamon
Seal the ornament topper with more mod podge & let dry all the way
While that is drying, I glued the tile circle onto Ornament shape
I painted the tile with red chalk paint & let dry
After that was dry, I painted on a 2nd coat of red chalk paint
After red was fully dry, I brushed entire piece with brown antique wax
And before it had time to dry, I wiped off excess with baby wipes
I then used matte black paint in various spots for added depth & interest
Next, just for added texture and rusty look, I did varying spots with mod podge/cinnamon technique
I ended up sealing the entire ornament with mod podge
Next, I used the same black paint & brown antique wax to dab over ornament top piece
I then used hot glue to reattach ornament topper onto ornament
Then I hot glued pieces of greenery
I tied 2 rusty bells to jute string and glued those down next
Then I made a scrap fabric bow using strips of ripped canvas drop cloth & ripped red ticking fabric. I used 3 strips of each fabric and criss crossed them and tied with jute string
I used hot glue to secure bow in center of greenery
I then glued another rusty bell in center of bow
As one final touch, I glued a few cinnamon sticks on top of greenery