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    Home » Christmas » Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath

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    I gathered a few junky stuff from my hoard and turned a paddle ball racket into a Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath. Mod Podge Extreme Glitter is responsible for making the  wreath all sparkly.

    Rudolph Christmas Wreath Glittery DIY

    Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    Isn’t he just the cutest. Rudolph was fun to put together. The eyes are wood furniture knobs and the nose is a finial. You just never know when parts and pieces are going to come in handy.

    Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    The horns are made of decorative paper mod podged onto cardboard.

    supplies for Rudolph Wreath

    Wreath Supplies

    How To Make A Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    All the parts for the wreath were in my junk stash except for the roll of plaid paper. It came from the $1 bin at Michael's. I bought the paper a few months ago with no particular project in mind. The colors and design were calling my name.

    FolkArt Multi-Surfaces Satin Acrylic Paint

    FolkArt Acrylic Paints and FolkArt Brushes

    painting Rudolphs Eyes

    I painted the wood knobs with FolkArt Acrylic paint, color Wicker White. The eyeball color is Pure Black.

    painting Rudolphs Red Nose

    Rudolph’s nose is Imperial Red.

    Glitter and Matte Mod Podge and Mod Podge brushes and scissors

    Mod Podge Matte and Extreme Glitter Formulas and Mod Podge Tools

    Next comes the sparkly part. Did you know Mod Podge comes in an Extreme Glitter formula? Right up my alley. The Mod Podge brand color combination is so pretty…..orange and pink…..hello….Petticoat Junktion colors.

    Mod Podge glitter for Rudolphs Nose

    I applied one heavy coat of Extreme Glitter Mod Podge to Rudolph’s nose.

    Mod Podge to adhere decorative plaid paper for horns

    I made a template for the horns and cut two horns from cardboard. Next time I’ll do things a little differently. I should have Mod Podged the plaid paper to the cardboard then cut out the horns. Instead I cut the horns out and adhered the paper to the cardboard using Matte Mod Podge….then trimmed the paper around the horns. In other words, I did the job the hard way.

    put the wreath together with hot glue

    The JTS (aka Junktion Technical Specialist, aka hubby) cut the handle off of the paddle ball racket for me. He's sooooo handy.

    The grapevine wreath was wrapped really tightly. I cut the outer vine holding the wreath together then pulled and stretched on the vines until they fit the shape of the racket. I used wire to attach the grapevine to the racket. After the painted and Mod Podged parts were dry I hot glued them in place.

    Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer DIY Christmas Wreath

    He’s so darn cute. I’ll move Rudolph to the mantel when I start decorating for the holidays.

    Make A Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Wreath

    Supplies used in the Rudolph project:
    Mod Podge - Matte and Extreme Glitter Formulas
    Mod Podge brushes
    FolkArt Acrylic Paints - Imperial Red, Pure Black, Wicker White
    FolkArt paint brushes
    Plaid Design paper from Michaels
    Racket, Grapevine, Recycled Items

    Check out my Nutcracker Soldier made from Vintage Wallpaper here.

    See the repurposed Gumball Machine here....Gumball Winter Snow Scene

    What do you think of Rudolph? I can’t wait for Sofi to see him. Kids are so much fun, especially during the holidays.

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    1. Samantha

      November 29, 2016 at 10:06 am

      I can barely handle the cute! Love this so much!

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    2. Amber Harrop

      November 22, 2016 at 4:52 pm

      Rudolph is adorable 🙂 I have shared him

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    3. Marie from The Interior Frugalista

      November 16, 2016 at 10:39 pm

      Too stink'n cute, Kathy!

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    4. Dawn

      November 16, 2016 at 8:01 pm

      How cute and creative! It's just adorable.

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      • Kathy Owen

        November 16, 2016 at 8:51 pm

        Thanks Dawn!!

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    5. Lynda Nunez

      November 16, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      That is just too cute. Thanks for sharing. Now I have to find one of those racquets.

      Reply
    6. Gail

      November 16, 2016 at 9:33 am

      Oh my...you are SO creative! Love this...and your blog. Thank you ?

      Reply

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