A twist on tradition

Craft with Resene from Woman magazine

Whether it’s a table setting, for the tree or a shelf display, use Resene FX Metallics to create your own modern Christmas decor.

Create your own modern Christmas decor

You will need

Pencil, ruler and Resene craft knife
5mm-thick balsa wood
Resene testpot brush
Resene artist brush set
Papier-mâché and wooden baubles
Quick-set glue
Resene trade advance masking tape

Step by step instructions

How to create your own modern Christmas decor...

Use the full width of your balsa wood and cut a triangle around 23cm high (B). You can make various heights for added interest, like we did on our table.
Using the outside off-cut pieces, glue the straight edge and place it on the centre of one side of your complete triangle, with the points meeting at the top. Repeat on the other side once the first is dry so it stands evenly (C).
To create our multi-coloured version, start by painting large strokes of Resene Lucky Point with your Resene testpot brush. Paint all sides leaving enough space for the rest of your colours (D). Let dry.

Photo (A)

Photo (B)

Photo (C)

Photo (D)

Now do the same with Resene Wavelength using one of the larger Resene artist brushes. Let dry and repeat the same technique with Resene Blue Moon and finally Resene Paper Doll. Overlapping parts of each colour creates dimension and makes a more painterly, layered effect. It doesn’t need to be perfect. The aim is for each side to have a good mix of colours using different strokes (E).
Once all your colours have been applied and are dry, use one of the small Resene artist brushes from your pack and overlap smaller strokes to create flecks of Resene Gold Dust metallic paint.

Photo (E)

Photo (F)

Photo (G)

Photo (H)

Art baubles

We used the same technique as above as well as the following for our larger baubles.

Paint the entire bauble in two coats of Resene Lucky Point and let dry between each coat.
Use random, medium-size strokes of Resene Kalgoorie Sands and then Resene Magma in between. Apply two coats of Resene metallic paint so it really pops.

Resene Colour Tip

Experiment with your favourite Resene colour combinations using different patterns to create your perfect Christmas look. Use Resene low tack masking tape to mask off patterns and add Resene metallic paint features. Two coats of metallic paint is best. Use the recommended Resene basecoat colour on larger areas for the best metallic effect. Merry Christmas, everyone!