An Easy Santa Door Hanger

This Santa door hanger is an easy craft for the kids to make. Using acrylics and foam you can create a cute decoration to have Santa hanging around.
 

 

Materials:

• Americana Acrylics
• DAO78 - Flesh Tone
• DAO87 - Indian Turquoise
• DAO1 - Snow (Titanium) White
• DAO31 - Baby Pink
• DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black
• DA129 - True Red
• DA170 - Santa Red
• DA229 - Jack-O'-Lantern Orange
• Americana Spray Sealers
• DAS13 - Americana Matte Spray
• 3/4" flat brush
• #3 round brush #10 flat brush
• 1" split ball, Lara's Crafts #V10722
• 1 1/2" white pompon
• 1/4" and 1 3/4" round foam pouncer brushes
• Super Sharpie black permanent marker
• Foam plate
• Water
• Lo-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• 5" unfinished wood heart door hanger, Lara's Crafts #LAH100

Instructions:

1. Use large flat brush and Indian Turquoise to paint door hanger.
    
2. Use small pouncer and Snow White to dot on door hanger.
    
3. Use large flat brush and Flesh Tone to paint top of heart and split ball.
    
4. Referring to photo for placement, use large pouncer and Baby Pink that has been thinned slightly with water to paint large dots for cheeks on Santa face.
    
5. Refer to photo and use True Red to paint tip end of heart shape for Santa's cap.
    
6. Use small pouncer and Lamp Black to dot on eyes.
    
7. Use end of handle dipped in Snow White to dot highlights on eyes.
    
8. Use small flat and round brushes with Snow White to paint eyebrows, moustache, hat band, and sides of heart below hat, applying paint thickly for rougher texture. (Let dry after each coat.)
    
9. Refer to photo and glue on split ball for nose; glue Santa heart to door hanger.
    
10. Apply coat of Americana Matte Spray Sealer to door hanger.
     
11. Use marker to write words on hanger.
     
12. Glue pompon on tip of heart for cap ball.

 

Note:

• Let dry after each step.
   
• Before you begin, remove any labels or tags from surface.