Tissue Paper Printed Christmas Ornaments

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Tissue Paper Printed Christmas Ornaments is such a fun and sweet gift idea! I made these photo ornaments with our two furbabies, Ona and Mittens. But these would be great with family photos too. I’m so excited to share the details on how to make these personalized Christmas ornaments with you.

These Christmas ornaments take only minutes to make too, which is perfect during the busy holiday season.

Tissue Paper Printed Christmas Ornament Supplies:

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• white tissue paper
• clear tape
• white copy paper
• wood ornaments
• holly and berries
• mod podge
• paintbrush

You also need an inkjet printer to make these ornaments. Let’s get into how to make these fun ornaments. I personally use a cheap printer for craft projects, and I would recommend the same. Thrift stores are a great place to look for those.

How to Make Tissue Paper Printed Christmas Ornament

Choose Your Images

The first step is deciding what cute photos you want to use in making these photo ornaments. I picked our fur babies for this craft. You need to measure the width and height of your ornaments, so you know what size to print your photos. Three inches was perfect for the wooden ornaments I used.

You can use google docs, microsoft word, photoshop, or any program that allows you to insert your photos and resize them and then print.

Prep your Paper

Then it’s time to prep your paper.

Cut a piece of tissue paper about 2 inches wider and 2 inches taller than the copy paper – so 10.5″ x 13″. Center the copy paper, so you have an inch of tissue paper sticking out on each side.

Fold over the edges and smoothly tape them down with your clear tape. I used a 2-3″ piece of tape on each side, and a small piece of tape on the edges to make sure they lay flat.

Print on Tissue Paper

Make sure you insert your tissue paper covered copy paper the correct way into your printer, you want to make sure you are printing on the tissue paper.

Then print your paper, make sure to print in black and white. Let them sit a few minutes before removing the tissue paper from the copy paper.

Cut and Prepare

Then I used sharp scissors to cut the images out. I cut them into a circle shape since that was the shape of my ornament.

Here’s the tissue paper laying on top of the ornament after I cut it out.

Seal the Deal

Then use a paintbrush to paint on an even layer of mod podge on top of the ornament.

Place the cut tissue paper image on the center of the ornament on top of the mod podge. Gently press down.

Then brush mod podge on top of the images… gently! The tissue paper can easily tear. I found using plenty of mod podge and being gentle made this easy.

In a few minutes, it will dry and will smooth out.

Added touches

I finished off the ornament by adding the holly and berries through the opening for a little bit of color.

So cute! This is such a fun craft! I love that your can personalize it for the person receiving this fun tissue paper printed Christmas ornaments.

Are you ready for more ideas? Here are some great ones for your mantel, porch, table, plus handmade gift ideas and gift wrap ideas. Be sure to visit everyone to see all the details.

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