Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas Blocks

I've made a bunch of these altered wooden blocks in the past, but it has been a while since I've revisited the idea...
I did a kit for the Bertram Inn, using Echo Park Christmas paper and a bunch of odds & ends embellishments.  To make it more interesting, I used Christmas photos from my past that had a lot of meaning...
I painted the plain wooden blocks on the corners and edges with red acrylic paint.  I sanded most of it off, allowing the project to look more worn.  Then I started layering.  For adhesive, I used the strong bond of the red-line tape.  That stuff works wonders!
I love how they turned out.  I've made a few sets for gifts this year, and I can't wait to share them...
And it has inspired me to revisit of my favorite crafts from past years.  I love that.

Enjoy your day!

4 comments:

jamie said...

these are great. seriously...just getting ready to work on some here. thanks, trish.

Rebecca In MI said...

Love these....I looked for plain wooden blocks today at Michaels and didn't find any....where did u get yours? Thanks.

Heather said...

Beautiful! What a thoughtful gift.

Debbi Tehrani said...

These are absolutely wonderful! Such a fun idea!