Grab your nearest wood round or lazy susan to create this easy and festive oversized wood round Christmas sweater ornament with stencils! Perfect for Christmas decorating!
The Christmas decorating home stretch is finally happening here! The Christmas projects I’ve been making are finding their way onto walls, sofas and more. Yay!
And if you know me, you know I love to make all my own Christmas decor from scratch. Normally, from reclaimed wood.
One of my very favorite things to make are DIY wood Christmas trees you can see HERE.
However, much of what I make depends on what I find…
So while I was sharing my junk stash on social media, my eyes landed on a broken lazy susan stuffed inside a crate. Pulling it out, I found myself murmuring…
“Boy, that sure would look cool as an oversized Christmas ornament…”
I’ve made plenty of DIY Christmas ornament ideas in the past that are super quirky! But this one would take on a different twist! Fun!
So let’s make it happen!
Gathering a few other pieces to make this easy wood Christmas project work, a wood round Christmas sweater ornament was indeed born!
This project could also work with ready-made wood rounds found at most hardware stores. Or just make a lazy susan look pretty!
Regardless, this outcome turned out pretty adorable.
Here’s what I ended up doing:
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Wood round Christmas sweater ornament
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Supplies I used:
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14″ wood round (I used a broken 14″ Lazy susan wooden top)
Support board (for ornament top)
Heavy craft wire bent into a hook
See all the Christmas Sweater style stencils to choose from HERE
Homestead House Milk Paint in Barn Red (get 10% off)
Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk (get 10% off)
How-to:
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Painting the wood round
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1. Pick your red paint of choice.
This round, I’m featuring Barn Red, a milk paint by Homestead House!
Milk paint comes in powder form, and is very easy to mix with equal parts water and powder, although I go a little heavier on the powder.
Here’s how I mix milk paint:
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- Pour milk paint powder in a container.
- Add a little water.
- Stir it into a paste.
- Top off with more water as desired.
- Consistency should end up like whipping cream out of a carton.
- Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Give it one more stir, then paint!
Milk paint typically ends with a flat finish you may wish to top coat with hemp oil or furniture wax, but I really liked how the flat gave the ornament more aged character!
Stenciling the pattern
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Next up was to add the charming sweater pattern!
View Christmas Sweater stencil HERE
See more Christmas Sweater styled stencils HERE
How to stencil:
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- Center the Christmas Sweater stencil in the middle of the wood round.
- Load stencil brush with Fusion Mineral Paint’s Raw Silk. (a lovely off-white)
- Off-load most paint so brush feels dry-to-the-touch.
- Stencil the pattern, then continue the pattern on all 4 sides until coverage is complete.
- Protect and enhance the project with hemp oil if desired.
View the video at the bottom of this post to watch the stenciling technique used.
Attaching an ornament cap
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Next up was to create an ornament cap.
A small board (1 x 2) was positioned to the back of the wood round a couple of inches higher than the ornament, then attached with screws.
A bent wire acting as an ornament hook was screwed to the back of the board.
Decorating with evergreen branches
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Fresh evergreen branches were bundled together like a mini swag, then tied in the center with twine.
The swag was attached to the ornament wood tip with a screw.
Above is the ornament tip still in wood grain, which I later painted black, shown below. I think black really finished it off!
That Barn Red though… isn’t it amazing?
I also LOVE that the finish had sort of a gritty texture to it. (intentional) Milk paint is a whole different thing that can take on so many wonderful effects which I plan to start using more-so!
The finished Christmas Sweater Ornament!
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Isn’t it the cutest?!
This Christmas Sweater pattern looks SO good in red and white! Just like a real traditional christmas sweater!
And of course, red always looks amazing with evergreen branches. The more the merrier! The real branches really make the ornament come to life.
The wood round Christmas sweater ornament is a fun, Christmas decoration piece that adds a wonderful pop of vintage red anywhere desired!
Video
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Click above to watch how effortless it is to paint with Milk Paint without brush strokes, and to view stenciling the Christmas sweater pattern!
This Christmas Sweater pattern would make the sweetest lazy susan design as well!
But I have to admit, I’m rather glad I ended up with a broken one this round. Having an oversized wood round Christmas sweater ornament is one very unique Christmas decoration indeed!
Have a wood round handy? Think you’ll try an oversized wood ornament decoration of your own?
Learn more about milk paint:
New to milk paint? I suggest try THIS MILK PAINT STARTER KIT so you get everything you need!
Also a good read: All About Milk Paint HERE
.Other Christmas ornament projects you may enjoy:
Joy Christmas Sign with Buffalo Check ornament
Visit all my other unique Christmas decorating ideas HERE
Ok….that’s cute!!!
Donna,
You have visions for the coolest things. Love the ornament!
Thanks Nancy! It looks so adorable hanging up on some coat hooks. Thrilled with my new toy! haha
Beautiful! Love it!
I’ve saved a few metal wire clothes hangers for crafts. Do you think I can use that for the ornament hook? Love this so cute.
So simple, but just adorable and unique!!