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Christmas Pringle Ornament

By Sue Smyth

Ahh Christmas time, my favourite time of year.

I love making little hand made ornaments and gifts

and the humble pringle tin is a great place to start.

As you know I have used just a little before lol.

Of course I have made a little snowy scene in the middle 

Couture Creations Christmas dies.

Add a pearl brad and lots of soft white ribbon to hang

your ornament and everyone who receives this

will be filled with the joy of the season.

Here is a little step by step for you to follow 

Step 1

Cut down a pringle tin, I use a small hacksaw and trim

up with Couture Creations scissors 

Step 2

Cover the outside and inside of the tube with

double sided tape.

Step 3

Trim patterned paper for outside to 3 cm, and

plain white cardstock for the inside to 3 cm.

Carefully adhere them both to the cylinder.

Step 4

Die cut 2 medium scalloped circles from

white cardstock.

Recut the second scalloped circle with a smaller 

nested circle die to create a frame.

Next cover with dimensional magic and 

drench with white glitter. 

Step 5

Use the cylinder to cut a circle from acetate. I find

that scoring on the acetate with the Couture Creations

pointed tool works a treat to create a guide for cutting.

Step 6

Die cut Reindeer twice from white cardstock.

Snip off one of the deer from both and glue together.

 

Step 7

Dab a small amount of brown ink to the rump of the deer.

Add dots of white ink or liquid paper over the brown ink.

Also add 2 mm and 4 mm red rhinestones to the baubles

hanging from the antlers.

Draw in eyes etc.

Step 8

Adhere pringle tin to the scalloped circle

with hot glue to hold in place.

Step 9.

Add a continuous line of PVA glue to to the outside

 and inside of cylinder to fill 

in any gaps, and avoid any glitter escaping from the ornament later.

Step 10

Scrunch up a tissue and adhere to bottom of ornament.

Paint the sky with a little blue or turquoise spray ink.

Add a few flicks of white ink for snow.

Step 11

Adhere a row of small pearls to the inside of 

the scalloped frame, and add 2 mm red 

rhinestones to the edge of the scallops.

Step 12

Build a scene inside the ornament, add glittery trees. to 

the background and place the deer in the front. 

Secure in place with hot glue. 

You can add a spoonful of white glitter and 

mica shards to the snow, to form a 

shaker ornament.

Adhere acetate top to ornament, again

use PVA glue to seal the edges.

Step 13

Adhere the decorated top over the acetate, and check

for any glitter leaks.

Add a strip of glittery washi tape or ribbon around

the outer edge, insert a pearl brad into it first.

Then tie a piece of organza ribbon around the brad 

to hang the ornament

Couture Creations Materials 

C0724427 Couture Creations Christmas Eve collection Santas Reindeer

C0724149 Couture Creations 2mm Maraschino self adhesive rhinestones

C0721986 Couture Creations craft-tools-accessories

Happy Crafting.