With the holidays just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to make some simple DIY ornaments that you can give as a gift, hang on your tree, or decorate presents with! 

The Sizzix Pearlescent Medium is the perfect medium for creating a frosty, pearlized snowflake ornament! In fact, it’s honestly just the perfect medium for any snowy, wintry, Christmas-sey project in general. It’s definitely something I reach for often for a hint of glitz and glam in my mixed media projects. And a little goes a long way so you get real value for the price. 

Enough of me gushing over the Pearlescent Medium. Let’s get right into this tutorial! The Redesign with Prima Frost Spark moulds are perfect for creating some beautiful snowflake ornaments. I use resin to create my moulds, but you can also use modeling material or paper clay as alternatives. I created two resin casts of each of the largest snowflakes, so I could create a double-sided ornament.

Once the snowflakes were fully cured, I painted each cast with White Gesso. Gesso is a primer. In other words, it has “tooth.” Tooth is what creates a grippy, porous surface that accepts other mediums without them flaking or peeling off. But it also makes a nice matte white paint!

After the gesso was dry, I squeezed a bit of the Creamy Matte Acrylic Paint in Arctic Sky onto my Multi Media Mat. I then applied the paint starting in the center of each snowflake, then feathering the paint out toward each spoke of the snowflake. 

After the first layer of blue paint was dry, I added a second layer of blue paint, again to the center, feathering it into the first layer of blue. This helps darken the center of the snowflake just a touch. It’s subtle, and easier to see in person, but definitely makes a difference!

After all of the paint was dry, I then dipped a paintbrush into the Pearlescent Medium, dabbing the excess off on my mat. I then brushed the highlights, or raised areas of each snowflake with the pearly medium. I added additional layers of this medium as needed.

Next I used the Sizzix Hot Glue Gun to adhere the matching snowflakes back-to-back. I looped some 1/8 inch white ribbon through the top of each snowflake ornament. Then I created a velvet bow for each ornament from some Tim Holtz velvet trim (I used the gray from the original Christmas set). I sewed a Prima Memory Hardware pearl to the center of each bow, then hot glued the bow onto the white ribbon. 

For a last touch of sparkle, I used Scrpabook.com’s Clear Craft Glue and added it in spots on the front of the snowflakes. I then dusted the glue in some Finnabair iridescent glitter from the Winter set. I worked in small sections so the glue wouldn’t dry before getting dusted in glitter. 

Now all that is left is to decide what to do with your new DIY Christmas ornaments! Until next time, happy crafting!

Adrienne

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