These are the paint colors and wax that was used for this project.
Next, I took some small and large popsicle sticks to make a fireplace.
I started with the large.
Then layered the smaller sticks. For the top of the mantel, I cut a large popsicle stick down the middle of the stick.
I used a few molds to add to the front of the mantel as well as the top of the mantel. For the wreath I just made a circle with the same mold until it looked like a wreath. For each side of the wreath, I added garland as well.
I let the clay dry overnight.
I mixed green paint with gold metallic paint to get a metallic green.
I did the same with red paint to get metallic red paint.
I painted the wreath, the two-sided garland, the garland on the mantel and the ribbon. (I decided to add presents on each side of the fireplace and a ribbon to the wreath.)
I wanted to create a brick fireplace by using puff paint.
I printed out a scaled down brick pattern I found online. I next added the puff paint to each brick on the paper, giving a raised look.
Once the puff paint dried, I painted the entire brick paper white.
Then add dark wax and wipe it back with a baby wipe.
I decided to add an ornament on each side of the wreath. Then painted the ornament and the ribbons on the present’s metallic gold. Then lightly add dark wax to the entire project.
I took out my Merry Christmas mold and let it dry.
I then painted it metallic gold.
Then add red paint on top and wipe most of it off.
Once my brick paper was dried, I added some glue to the back.
Then added it to the fireplace. Then painted the outer box with the metallic gold.
At the top center of the box, I hot glued the Merry Christmas.
On the top left of the box, I drilled a small hole. This is where I will thread the fairy lights through.
I hot glue the fairy lights to the side of the box.
