Do you remember when I asked if anyone knew what I was going to use this for? One of my readers actually had a great suggestion, she said that she would use it to hang a quilt on! I think that was a super idea and I may just have to try to get another one!
But what I had in mind when I bought this hanger, was to put wooden blocks on it to spell out a word. My friend, Sue, that went with me to the Hobble Creek Boutique, bought one too and she and her husband cut out these blocks for me! They have a hole drilled through the top so we can hang them.
First, I did a wash around the edges with Raw Umber paint and a lot of water.
Then I painted these three colors on the front side of the blocks, after they were dry, I sanded the edges and did a wash with the raw umber/water mix to add the distressed look.
These are the products that I used. I used Ceramcoat paint: Light Foliage Green and Tompte Red. I also used Americana paint in Burnt Orange and Raw Umber. I used Mod Podge as a varnish and a sealer for the wood. It also helps the vinyl stick a little better. You may be wondering what I painted with the red…well, I painted the backside of the blocks with the red and the green..
I added some vinyl letters, some fall leaves and a little ribbon and whaalah!
Then on the back where I had painted the red and green, I added the letters for NOEL and used some red rhinestones for the berries on the holly. Now I have two different holiday decorations for the price of one! You can’t beat that! Of course for Christmas, I will add a new ribbon.
I love this, now I can use the fall hanging through Thanksgiving and I just have to turn the blocks around, add a new ribbon, and it is ready for Christmas!
Have you started thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas already? Sometimes I think we get ahead of ourselves. When my children were little, I used to have most of my Christmas shopping done in October! But boy, not anymore! I am usually making, baking,wrapping and buying until the last minute!
So for now let’s just enjoy:
Happy Halloween Hauntings!
Where did you get your hanger? So cute!