Happy Holly Days

Christmas is my favorite time of the year,

and this weekend we’re decorating the house for the Holidays!

Being a crafter, I like to make a few new decorations to add to the mix every year.

The black and white buffalo plaid “Merry” letters are a quick Holiday project

made even easier with the help of my Xyron Creative Station®*.

(FYI…make sure to read to the end for a chance at an awesome giveaway)

Materials Used:             (*affiliate link)

• Xyron® Creative Station*
• Xyron® 9″ Permanent Adhesive Refill for Creative Station*
• Xyron® Multi Stick Glue Gun*
• 5″ Wood Letters (Michaels Store)
• Wood Board
• DecoArt Black Tie Multi Surface Paint*
• Paint Brush*
• Simple Stories Make It Merry Scrapbook Collection* (black plaid paper)
• Paper Cutter*
• Craft Knife* and Cutting Mat*
• Sanding Block* and Emory Board*
• Gray and Buffalo Plaid Ribbon (Hobby Lobby)
• Greenery* and Red Berries*
• Wire
• Red Twine* and Jingle Bells*
• Scissors*

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• Directions:
• After choosing the word to use, lay and space out the letters. Measure the length of the board that you will need for your base. Cut a groove into the center of the board the thickness of the letters.
• Paint the board and wood letters with black acrylic paint.
• Cut pieces of scrapbook paper that are slightly larger than the letters.
• Place the paper, design side up, into the Xyron® Creative Station*.  Turn the handle of the Xyron® Creative Station* to run the paper through the machine.  As the paper goes through the machine it adds a complete layer of adhesive to the back of the paper.

• Remove the paper from the backing and stick it directly onto the letters.
• Smooth over the letters to make sure that everything is stuck down.

• Place the letters on a cutting mat* and cut around the letters using a craft knife*.
• Smooth out the rough edges of the letters using a sanding block*.  For hard-to-reach areas, an Emory board* works nicely.

• To make the bow, you’ll need approximately 24” of ribbon.
• Fold the ribbon in thirds.

• Gather and wrap red twine around the center of the ribbon a couple of times and tie tightly. Add jingle bell to the twine and tie again.

• To create a pine swag for the front of the letters, gather real or faux pine sprigs and secure them together with wire.
• Use the Xyron® Multi Stick Glue Gun* to attach the bow to the top of the greenery.

It’s a great decoration to add to the mantel or any place that you want to make it Merry.

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“Making It Merry with Xyron” is Day 4 of Xyron’s Holly Days.  

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