Okay, this is it guys! I’m jumping into lots of Christmas projects, so brace yourself for posts filled with snow, Christmas treats, and, of course a little bit of magic. For my first Christmas diy, I decided to hop on the mud cloth bandwagon. Some of my favorite bloggers have been sporting this fun print on their blogs and I’m loving it. Here are two of my favorites: Mud Cloth Pumpkins from Homey Oh My and Mud Cloth Napkins from Almost Makes Perfect. I decided to draw this print onto some simple black ornaments with to create some mud cloth ornaments. I just love how the white print pops against the black! These little ornaments would make the perfect addition to your Christmas tree or you can even attach them to gifts and use them as gift tags.
Materials:
-Alphabet stamps
STEP 1: Taking your white paint pen, begin drawing your pattern. I find it helpful to practice on a black piece of paper before drawing on the ornaments. This way you can test out different patterns. I purchased these ornaments from Michaels but couldn’t find them online, so here are some heart ones from Amazon that would also work. In my previous post (see it here) I mentioned how I was looking for a better white paint pen since the one I was using was dry and streaky. Well, I’m excited to announce that I have found one that is far superior! These pens from Uni Posca are super pigmented and creates such smooth lines. You guys will be seeing these pens in future projects!
STEP 2: I chose to only cover only half of my ornaments since I wanted to stamp on some Christmassy words, but you can completely cover your ornaments in this pattern and call it a day. This paint pen dries fast, so you don’t need to wait very long for it to dry before moving on to the next step.
STEP 3: Take your favorite set of alphabet stamps and stamp on some Christmas phrases or words. I didn’t have a white stamp pad, so I simply took the paint pen and drew on top of each stamp. It worked pretty well; the only thing is that the pen does dry quite fast so you have to stamp it on quickly!
Now your mud cloth ornaments are complete and ready to spread some Christmas cheer!
Ahhh these are SO cute!! I need a Christmas tree in my vicinity STAT so I can start decorating haha
Awww thanks Christine! I’m making all these cute ornaments, but I actually don’t have my Christmas tree up yet either 🙁
They turned out beautiful!! Lovely idea.
Ahhh can’t believe I’m getting the nod of approval from you Amy!! Thank you so much! Your blog is such a big source of inspiration!
These are just my style! In love! They are absolutely adorable, you are so creative Andrea! Thanks for sharing at Share it Link Party this week!!!
These are so adorable, I’m pinning them to our DIY Sunday Showcase Party Talent Board!
Thanks Marie! So happy you like them!
Love these! They look so simple and the stamped words – perfection 🙂
Pinning to share.
Thank you for linking up with us at Brag About it!
~Laurie
Thank you Laurie! I love using those little stamps and thank you for hosting the link party!
I love the strong, contrasting colours – definitely feel inspired! Now I just need to figure out what is mud cloth in French…
Thank you Margaretha!
These are so cute! You really have an eye for creativity! I can’t wait to try them myself!
Thank you Kristi! Your comment is too sweet! Please send me a pic if you make them!
They look great! Simple too! PInning!
Thank you Pamela. So sweet of you to drop by and leave a comment!
I had never heard of mud cloth before this post popped up. I enjoyed your tutorial so much and now I’m obsessed with researching more of the designs. Thank you!
It’s such a beautiful and fun pattern! Glad you enjoyed it!