Santa Claus Silhouette Centerpiece

Santa Claus Silhouette Centerpiece

Posted by DecoArt on Nov 3rd 2015

A centerpiece vase with an old-fashioned silhouette of St. Nick will add a formal element to your holiday décor.

SUPPLIES

    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • rubbing alcohol
    • scissors
    • painter's tape
    • #8 round brush
    • Contac® paper
    • 1" painter's tape
    • black fine-point permanent marker
    • glass vase
    • cosmetic sponges

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let paint dry between steps.

    1. Wipe the vase clean with a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Trace the oval shape on Contac paper and cut with scissors. Center and the press Contac paper into place on the vase. Use a cosmetic sponge and dab with White Frost Gloss. Peel off the Contac paper.
    4. Use painter's tape to mask off a 2" band all the way around the vase. (The width will depend on the size of the vase.) Refer to photo. Use a cosmetic sponge and dab the masked-off band with White Frost Gloss.
    5. Use painter's tape to mask off 1" stripes within the band and paint alternating stripes in White by dabbing with a cosmetic sponge.
    6. Use a #8 round brush to paint thin stripes between the White stripes in Tuscan Red.
    7. Print off the Santa silhouette and holly and place inside the vase. Use a black fine-point permanent marker to trace the Santa silhouette and holly into the middle of the oval. Use a #8 round brush to paint with two coats of Black.
    8. Instruction #6
    9. Use a #8 round brush to paint the holly berries in Tuscan Red and the leaves in Festive Green. Use a #8 brush to outline the holly berries and leaves in Black.
    10. Use a #8 round brush to outline the dotted line and dots around the oval in Black.
    11. Use a #8 round brush to add dots in Festive Green around the top and bottom of the band, all the way around the vase.

    DOWNLOADS

    Santa Silhouette Pattern