I found these flat wooden ornaments at my local craft store and they had a fun distressed look. I picked up one in white. I liked the textured surface and thought it would be fun to use ScraPerfect’s foil.
To begin, I selected a stencil and foil. Then I grabbed my bottle of the Best Glue Ever, a disposable foam brush, and a scrap piece of plastic. For foiling, you want to use a brush to apply the glue. These cheap foam brushes work well, and you don’t have to worry about clean up! I use a scrap of packaging that would otherwise be thrown away to hold my glue.
And you can see all the texture in this ornament — this is where I started.
To apply the glue, I first squeeze a good size amount onto a scrap piece of plastic packing or wax paper — about the size of a nickel for this project. Then I lightly dab the foam brush into the glue. You don’t want a lot of glue on the brush at one time. Next, lightly pounce the glue on the stencil while holding it in place with your other hand. Foiling works best when you have a very thin layer of glue.
Keep going back and forth, and move the stencil as needed to cover your entire surface.
Here’s the glue drying on the ornament while I’m off cleaning my stencil with the Best Cleaner Ever….
The Best Glue Ever dries clear and tacky. Now it’s time for the foil! I place the colored side up and rub, then move the sheet to the next area. After I’ve made an initial pass I use my fingers to feel for any sticky areas where I need to refoil.
Here’s the ornament once I was finished foiling. I like how the ridges in the surface texture gave me a distressed look in the foil as well.
I found a few felt and wooden embellishments to add on top for a bright pop of color. I used the remaining glue I had already squeezed out with the foam brush to attach my pieces. After that, I just tossed the brush for a super easy clean up!
