DIY Christmas Silhouettes!

I came across an old Mom and Pop’s store a while back that was full of silhouette art using all sorts of mediums as backgrounds. One of my particular favorites was a framed newspaper article that had the shadow of charming birds flying around printed on top, which later inspired me to create something similar of my own.

With Christmas around the corner and decorations coming out of the attic, something reminded me of that little Mom and Pop’s store. I decided to try something else with a holiday-inspired twist. I was delighted to find free, printable, vintage, sheet music on Flickr that I used to paste a silhouette onto of a girl decorating a Christmas tree! With the addition of some sequins for a 3-D effect, this project turned out ah-may-zing. In fact, two neighbors have asked me to consider making more to sell! Which got me to thinking… this could be a really cool gift to give to friends! And it’s basically free if you already have a frame! If you don’t, your local thrift store is the first place you should check out. 🙂

I don’t have a fancy shape-cutter-outer (also known as a Silhouette or Cricut machine) so I drew my shapes by hand and uploaded them so you can download and print them for free, for your own personal use. That is, if you like my drawings! 😉

Supplies:

• Light Brown Card Stock
• Sheet Music (Jingle Bells, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger)
• White Paper for the Tree and Girl Printables
• Black Card Stock (optional)
• Sequins or small sticker rhinestones
• Frame
• Glue Stick
• Glue

Instructions:

Step 1) Print your choice of sheet music onto the Light Brown Card Stock and print the drawing of a Tree and Girl on the White Paper.

Step 2) Color them yourself or print them out and then use as a stencil and trace them out on to Black Card Stock.

Step 3) Once your silhouettes are cut out, glue them to your sheet music. I used a Glue Stick so the paper wouldn’t wrinkle with a wet glue.

Step 4) Add Sequins sparingly to the tree using liquid glue and add one to the girl’s hand or use the small sticker rhinestones and then top the tree with a nice star.

Step 5) Frame your picture!

I love the way this picture glows in candle light! It’s hard to capture on camera (or maybe my photography skills are just lacking… that’s quite probable) so you’ll have to make one and try it for yourself! I am sure you’ll love it!

Happy Crafting! We hop you enjoy making this DIY as much as we did!

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