On the 6th Day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me: the most glorious RELICS & ARTIFACTS® treasures! Seriously. If you have not tried coloring an R&A archival cast piece, yet, you are going to be delighted when you do! Available in every style, shape, and design you can imagine, they're cast from real-life souvenirs Sandra collected as she traveled the world. They're classy, beautiful, and perfect for your holiday crafts. Today we've joined with Sandra's brand-new design team to bring you beautiful ornaments, cards, and tags. We hope they inspire you to join in our 12 Days of Christmas challenge! (Details at the bottom!)

Our very first exquisite piece is by Sandra herself! This holiday angel ornament would add her sweet angelic presence to adorn any tree! An R&A Figurehead, a wood base for security, plus a touch of gold Dresden trim for her crown and wings...that's all it took to create this heirloom-quality keepsake. Customize her by switching out the lace and trim color for a beautiful addition to your tree!

Is she not the most beautiful royal angel you've ever seen? This would make the perfect teacher's gift, a special something for your best friend, or make several to add a magnificent vintage quality to your own tree this holiday.

Just switch out the fabrics, laces and trims for a totally different result. This snow white angel uses the same Figurehead and wood blank, but Sandra switched to silver Dresden trims and white lace to create this frosty angel! Full directions to create your own are below!

Angelic Christmas Tree Ornament/Topper Directions:

NOTE: You will follow the same exact instructions to create both Holiday Angel Ornaments/Tree Toppers.

Adhere R&A Figurehead to wood torso support with 3D gloss gel.
Add color to figurehead with oil pastels. Blonde hair, blush, etc.
Use a 4 ½” wide x 16” long strip of lace to create the angel's “dress.”
NOTE- for silver angels dress I stitched 3 layers of Memory Hardware trim petite rosette together.
Use needle and thread and loosely stitch all the way across the top of your lace, then cinch it in to create ‘”ruching” effect, tie it off, and glue this around the neck area. This creates a pretty, laced “collar” on the dress.
Adhere Prima flowers & trims to dress where desired to fancy it up even more!
Note: I painted all the R&A Dresden trims with Finnabair's Antique Gold and Silver Crackle Pastes to “age” them, then highlighted it all with touches of Prima's Eggshell Chalkboard Paints to give them a more ethereal look.
Cut a 3 ½” strip of R&A Dresden (pre-painted) trim. Adhere a 3 ½” inch strip of Prima Ecru wire thread to the back of the dresden, roll into a circle, and glue the ends together. This creates the crown. Glue crown on head.
Embellish crown with Chalkboard paint “jewels” using the end of a toothpick dipped into the paint.
Cut R&A (pre-painted) Dresden wings in half, and glue 2 wings to each side of “dress” to create a “fluttery” effect!
Adhere (pre-painted) R&A Dresden trim Rosette to the back of angel to create a lovely “halo!”
Lastly, slip a 10” piece of gold wire through the wire loop on the figure to hang your beautiful new ornament!
These are sweet little gifts for friends and family...even the postman might enjoy one! And don’t forget to make a bunch for yourself!!

Prima Supplies: RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Figureheads with wood support #941864 (2 of each), RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Dresden Trim Gold # 942489 & Silver Rosettes #942496 (1 of each), RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Dresden Trim Wings Gold # 942625 & Silver #942632 (2 sets of each), RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Dresden Trim Border Gold #942465 & Silver # 942472 (1 of each), Memory Hardware Trim (white) petite rosette #990459, Antique Crème toned lace, White thread & needle, Scissors, Toothpicks, Gold craft wire, Prima Flowers #557964, # 577322, Prima Trims Magnolia #583033, Prima Trim Ecru Wire Thread #576981, Prima Chalkboard Paint Eggshell #577162, Prima Chalkboard Paint Jewel Blue #577223, Prima Chalkboard Paint Plum # 577179, Finn Texture Paste- Antique Silver Crackle # 961510, Finn Texture Paste Gold Crackle # 961558, Finn 3D Gloss Gel (as adhesive) # 961381, IOD Oil Pastels #814328, Finn paintbrush set

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For Milagros C. Rivera, Christmas is her favorite season and she loves making ornaments as gifts. She has created each card embellished with a RELICS & ARTIFACTS® ornament that the recipient can use to hang on the tree or other festive decoration!

The empty space on the card can be used as a photo frame that is already embellished with flowers and berries. Who wouldn't love to receive a special gift with their card?

See how Milagros created her ornament card right here:

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOlSEUDgwEc&feature=youtu.be

Prima Products: 941628 RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Figureheads, 941710 RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Rising Spirit, 942403 RELICS & ARTIFACTS® Dresden Trims, 990527 Le jour de Noel paper, 990480 Pere Noe paper, 507888 Victorian Christmas stamp, 508033 Red Stocking, 583408 Peace and Holly flowers, 583439 Christmas Eve flowers, 962661 Glass Beads, Ruby, 962524 Mica Powder Gold, 573805 Color Bloom Gold Foil

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Louise Nelson used the wonderful RELICS & ARTIFACTS® chandelier pendant and silver Dresden trim to create a simple and beautiful snowflake decoration.

Recreate your own sparkling, gorgeous snowflakes in just three FUN steps, using the Dresden trim as your base! Hang on your tree, a stocking, on garland, or anywhere else your heart desires for instant frosty cheer!

Directions:

After adhering the Chandelier Pendent to the Dresden rosette, coat the Chandelier Pendant with Crackle Paste.
When dry, spray paint the ornament with silver spray paint.
To complete the look, highlight the crackle effect with Cobalt Color Bloom Spray Mist and add a final touch of bling with SIIC's and silver glitter.

Prima Products: 942694 R&A Archival Cast: Chandelier Pendant II, 942496 R&A Dresden Trim -Silver Rosette, 961596 Art Ingredients-Glitter Set - Luminous, 961503 Art Extravagance -White Crackle Paste, 573157 SIIC, 573898 Color Bloom Spray Mist – Cobalt

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Is this cherub not the cutest face ever? Camilla Ekman kept him as her tag's focal point, adding lots of festive flowers, pearls, and glitter to surround him in Christmas glory! Simply color your R&A piece with Palette Markers for beautiful, realistic results.

Product list: 910853 Tag Pad, 941659 Relics &Artifacts Archangels, 576424 Prima Palette Set Blonde, 576462 Prima Palette Set Light Skin, 990558 A Victorian Christmas A4 Paper Pad, 582371 A Victorian Christmas Alphabet Stickers, 961640 Art Ingredients Glass Glitter Copper, 990381 Memory Hardware Pearls, 572006 Wire Thread, 583453 A Victorian Christmas flowers – Joyeux Noel, 583446 A Victorian Christmas flowers - Rudolph’s Nose, 583439 A Victorian Christmas flowers - Christmas Eve, 583392 A Victorian Christmas flowers – Twelfth Night, seam binding, cheese cloth

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"Can you believe this was my first time playing with the Relics & Artifacts ®?! I quickly learned that the best way to get an aged & “found” look to the pieces is by a process of adding & subtracting...just like all other mixed-media work. I applied layers of paint, mica, micro-beads & soft gloss gel, then I used a Q-tip dipped in Paint Thinner to remove some of the layers in certain areas, which helps the deeply grooved design at the side & top of the heart to really stand out!” Helen Tilbury