A Paper Christmas ornament

A paper Christmas ornament project can produce some surprisingly beautiful tree decorations. With minimal supplies, you can create sophisticated and glitzy Christmas ornaments. Paper Christmas ornaments are wonderful fun for kids. They can use their creations to decorate a small tree in their own room. Depending on the age of your kids, you may want to supervise the activity.
Here are a sampling of supplies you might look for when planning your paper Christmas ornament shopping trip. Craft, party, and art supply stores carry these items:
poster boarda small utility knife or scissorsa jar of acrylic clear gloss mediumcolored markersmetallic markers in gold, silver or bronzeposter paintglue gun and glue stickssmall beadsglitterrick-rackstickerssmall dried flowerssmall lace doilies
Gather your purchased supplies together on your work table. Choose a shape, such as round, diamond, star, snowman, or gingerbread man. Draw your master template on ordinary paper, and cut it out. Place on poster board and trace around the outline. A tree decked out in paper Christmas ornaments looks best when each shape is uniformly sized. Use your utility knife to cut the poster board
Using colored markers, decorate the shape as you like. Look at your gathered supplies, and let your imagination guide you. You might color a round shape in a single color, place a lace doilie on top and paint with the acrylic gloss. Snip a mini-bouquet of dried flowers, and quickly center on the ornament before the gloss dries. A single color also works well with a sticker in an Angel or Santa motif. Paint with the acrylic gloss and immediately sprinkle with gold glitter.
Acrylic gloss serves a couple of purposes in a successful paper Christmas ornament project. It serves as glue for lightweight decorating elements like glitter, and is transparent.
Gather some fresh flat green or red leaves. Hold the leaf on the paper ornament with your fingertip and apply the acrylic gloss, gently removing your fingertip to completely seal the leaf under the gloss. The leaf will retain its original color for years, as it is not exposed to oxygen.
Another unusual paper Christmas ornament is made with colored sand. Put sand in several small containers and get out your food coloring. Use a small amount of water to wet the sand. Leave until the desired tint is achieved. Drain the water and allow the sand to dry. Coat the poster board with acrylic gloss and quickly sprinkle your choice of colored sand.
Small children should not use utility knives or glue guns. You can help them cut out and glue their creations together. Glitter is also not recommended for young children – they have a tendency to end up on fingers and eyes. Glitter can be applied last, after they've painted their paper Christmas ornament masterpiece with acrylic gloss medium.
I'm sure you'll have dozens of ideas of your own to create many beautiful paper Christmas ornaments. Have fun!

Anti Bush Sticker

Hey, before you slap that harsh political bumper sticker on your vehicle, you may want to be certain of what you're doing it for. Are you aware of all that's going on in politics these days? Do you keep up with your current events and watch the world news daily? One thing that I've noticed regarding the Bush presidency is how he's constantly attacked. Now, I do realize that this is to be expected since he is the nation's leader. The truth is there's no way to have this position and not get dogged by certain individuals and groups. That's just part of the package. Take our current president for example. One thing he's not is articulate. He certainly has trouble forming his arguments verbally. This doesn't make him a horrible leader. There are many factors to consider. So don't peel that back off that anti bush sticker just yet. You may be tainting your car or SUV.
I live in Middle America. You see plenty of stickers on vehicles out here. Now I'm not talking about the anti bush sticker; I'm referring to "Support Our Troops" stickers. I like seeing this. Whether you agree with the war or not isn't the issue. The fact is we have tons of Americans over there fighting for our country. They're doing what al lot of folks over here would never have the guts to do. Therefore let's offer them support in any way we can. It's the right thing to do. You don't have to have your PHD to see that there is a great deal of controversy surrounding politics. This all starts with opinions. We all have them and we all think we're right. Some of us are out looking for an anti bush sticker to voice our position, and others are doing the opposite. One thing I can tell you is that you may want to think about your environment/community before pasting an anti bush sticker on your ride. Like I mentioned, around here that probably wouldn't be the best idea. That is, unless you want to be ostracized and possibly worse.
If an anti bush sticker is what you're searching for, you'll have no trouble finding one online. You can take your pick from a whole slew of anti bush trinkets, stickers, apparel and more. However, I would keep in mind that Bush is our president, and though he may make a few mistakes; he is just human like the rest of us. How well would you do in the White House?