Tree Trunk Ornaments

1. Drill a small hole at the top of each section of wood.

2. Draw a design freehand with different-colored craft paints. We chose a retro design in white and gold to match our kitschy display.

3. Pull twine through the hole and tie it off at the top.

Candles

1. Tape off the glass candles in different patterns. We chose plaid, chevron, horizontal stripes, triangles and a faux bois.

2. Apply a layer of white craft paint as primer over the entire surface of the candleholder. Allow the paint to dry completely, according to the instructions on the paint bottle.

3. Apply a layer of metallic gold or silver paint over the primer. Allow it to dry overnight.

4. Carefully remove the tape from the glass.

Glass Ornaments

1. Tape off the ornaments in different patterns. We chose chevron, triangles, stripes and halved.

2. Apply a layer of white craft paint as primer over the taped-off portions of the ornaments. Allow it to dry thoroughly, according to the instructions on the paint bottle.

3. Apply a layer of metallic gold or silver paint over the primer. Allow it to dry overnight.

4. Carefully remove the tape from the ornaments to reveal the two-tone finish.

Here is the end result. For a mantel display, casually arrange evergreen boughs on top of your mantel. Stagger the heights of the candles around the boughs by propping some up with extra trunk sections. Nestle painted ornaments and wood sections between the candles. Tuck a large found branch into a vessel and hang your finished glass and wood ornaments on it.

To round out our display, we piled some firewood and leftover boughs into a patterned basket and taped the other glass ornaments at varied heights under the mantel.

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