Vintage Christmas Post Card Ornaments

Oh boy...I have been wanting to get started

on my Christmas ornaments and decorations

for months..At last this week I decided

to just jump in and get started.

One of the tutorials I bought earlier this year

was a sweet set from Dawn over at

Sew Many Roses

Here is a link to her

Etsy store

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewmanyroses?ref=seller_info

I have a huge vintage

Christmas Post Card Collection

and that is what I decided I was going to use

for this project.

Before making the commitment of 

my old cards I thought it would be

best to make a prototype set.

(and just fun)

The set in these pictures are

the prototypes

First I gathered all my supplies

Dawn has provided a large selection

of vintage images from

her collection in her tutorial.  So I started

with them because they are just the right

size and I had purchased them.

Something new I tried this time is using

a spray adhesive.  I chose the Elmers Craft Adhesive.

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and it seems to work great (except if you get it on your hands

and then pet the cat) 

I do advise using a flat box to spray into 

(not your hand

and do not pet the cat )

Wow!! Now I have a new addition to 

my magic craft kit

I love this stuff 

Why haven't I ever used it?

Anyway

I started out by cutting  pieces of 

heavy chipboard

spraying  it with adhesive

and  covered it with a beautiful

Christmas paper.  Father Christmas Berries

from BoBunny

The backs are vintage music paper

Next I used Ranger Distress Ink

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Old Photo to shade  both sides of the base

to give it a vintage feel.

  I cut another piece of chipboard and

applied it to the back of the post cards to raise

them from the base.  Then added grommets so

the holes looked finished.

I decorated the post cards with Stickles

then dusted with a fine glass glitter.

I usually do a prototype set with newer materials

before jumping in with my vintage papers.

The tutorial called for extra fine glitter 

and honestly that is the only thing I would 

change on this project.

The fine glitter is just

not fine enough but it 

is what  I had on hand

So...Extra fine glitter is

on my shopping list for my next

craft store visit.

My next sets will be more

embellished with tiny mercury glass

beads and rhinestones and old buttons.

These have been a real pleasure

to put together and I am already

itching to start the next one's