DIY Reindeer Wall Decoration

Hey all! Happy Christmastime! Who is feeling festive? We got our tree the other day, so tonight between taking turns snuggling our baby girl, the husband and I are stringing popcorn and watching these two movies back to back. I got most of my decor out yesterday and it’s so fun. I made this wall hanging to add to the collection this year and I am thrilled at how it turned out. It all started with the fabric – I found it at Hobby Lobby and had to have it, even without a project in mind. Then I thought it would be fun to do a freezer paper stencil of a bigger reindeer on it. It was super easy! Want to make one? Of course you do. Here’s what you need and how I went about it: 

Fabric
Tacky Glue
Scissors
Twine
Two 1-inch wood panels, each two feet long
Fabric or Acrylic Paint
Paintbrush
Large piece of cardboard or foamboard (optional)
Freezer Paper
Pencil
Printed Reindeer ClipArt
Iron

Step 1: Cut your fabric to desired size. I bought half a yard and then cut it to two feet long. Iron fabric before starting too if you don’t want creases in your wall hanging.

Step 2: Print clipart to desired size. I got mine from here.

Step 3: Trace clipart onto freezer paper.

Step 4: Cut out freezer paper stencil. For more detailed freezer paper stenciling instructions see this post.  Just a reminder: you’re cutting the image out, so keep the outline and surrounding paper as pretty as you can.

Step 5: Iron the freezer paper stencil onto fabric making sure all the stencil edges are really stuck to it!

Step 6: Put a piece of cardboard or foamboard down under your fabric (so the paint that comes through will have somewhere to go) then paint inside your stencil and let dry at least 2 hours.

Step 7: Iron both sides of fabric with half inch creases, then glue folds down to create a sort of ‘hem.’

Step 8: Glue wood panels to top and bottom of fabric.

Step 9: Attach twine to the sides of the top panel using pins or small nails, and hang!

Voila! Pretty simple, right? I hope you try it!