This year we decided to get a jump on Christmas and turn our centerpiece project into two sessions. For session one we made our gift wrap print that would cover our boxes. Session two, still to be completed, will have us covering boxes with our original papers and adding ribbon and a star to the center. That session will happen in about two weeks, giving us a session in between to create a holiday gift for giving or something for Thanksgiving.
At home, a few days before the session, I made up samples, using red, green, and gold acrylic paint, of what the paper could look like. I used simple stamping tools that included cardboard tubes from paper towels, corks, and strips of cardboard that were dipped into paint to make lines and dots. The samples looked like this.
If it's one thing I've learned over the years of doing projects with seniors, is that their ability to interpret projects takes creativity to new levels. Their stamped papers looked like this.
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For the sample box I cut the paper into two inch squares and pasted on the squares, overlapping as I went along. For our group session we'll cut their creations into large enough pieces to cover an entire side of a box to better exhibit their work.
Enjoy your holiday projects!
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