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:

  1. First, I traced the ornament shape onto Embossed Tile & cut out
  2. Next, using a putty knife I popped off the metal piece at the top of the ornament
  3. Then I painted mod podge over entire ornament top
  4. And while mod podge was still wet, I sprinkled on cinnamon
  5. Seal the ornament topper with more mod podge & let dry all the way
  6. While that is drying, I glued the tile circle onto Ornament shape
  7. I painted the tile with red chalk paint & let dry
  8. After that was dry, I painted on a 2nd coat of red chalk paint
  9. After red was fully dry, I brushed entire piece with brown antique wax
  10. And before it had time to dry, I wiped off excess with baby wipes
  11. I then used matte black paint in various spots for added depth & interest
  12. Next, just for added texture and rusty look, I did varying spots with mod podge/cinnamon technique
  13. I ended up sealing the entire ornament with mod podge
  14. Next, I used the same black paint & brown antique wax to dab over ornament top piece
  15. I then used hot glue to reattach ornament topper onto ornament
  16. Then I hot glued pieces of greenery
  17. I tied 2 rusty bells to jute string and glued those down next
  18. 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
  19. I used hot glue to secure bow in center of greenery
  20. I then glued another rusty bell in center of bow
  21. As one final touch, I glued a few cinnamon sticks on top of greenery

I didn’t add a hanging string or ribbon, but you could easily tie one on the ornament metal piece at top!

This creation is perfect as a leaner, wreath attachment, or small door hanger!! Be Inspired & thanks for stopping by the blog!! –Summer :)

P.S. If you liked this idea, you may also love these ideas PIZZA PAN Ornament, Dollar Tree Tray PUMPKIN, Plastic Rusty Bells