I love retro or vintage funny memes. I frequently buy them as magnets and put them on my fridge. I decided to make some of my own as Retro Meme Christmas Ornaments.
You can find these types of images These are printed images I cropped into circles and then added snarky little comments. I like to print them out on regular copy paper and decoupage with Mod Podge.
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What do you need to make these Retro Meme Christmas Ornaments?
- 4-6 plastic disc ornaments
- Mod Podge
- Vintage Printables
- Ribbon scraps
- Tulle scraps
Tools
- Paint Brush
- Scissors
Get the Files
How do you make these Vintage Christmas Ornaments?
Remove all the metal ornament toppers and set aside until the ornaments are dry.
Cut out the images from the printables. Take one image at a time and paint it with a thin layer of Mod Podge.
Center the image on one side of the disc ornament starting with the middle of the image and work outward using your fingers to gently flatten the image to the disc.
They are made with plastic disc ornaments. The ones available at Dollar Tree are about 5 inches in diameter. You’ll also need some Mod Podge. For this type of craft, I like to use the Mod Podge made for paper.
Some wrinkles are ok. Try to keep the wrinkles away from the main image or the person’s face. You can get most of the wrinkles out with rubbing your fingers, so they are at just the outer edges.
Take the paint brush and add a second layer of Mod Podge to the back side of the image, especially close to the edges. Use your thumbs to continue to smooth out the image more.
If needed, the larger images sometimes go up a bit on the neck of the ornament.
Allow the ornaments to dry completely before adding the metal ornament toppers back on.
Finish by knotting pieces of scraps of ribbon and tulle in Christmas colors on the loop of the metal topper.
Can you add glitter to these Christmas ornaments?
I tried it and DO NOT recommend it as really hides the images. However, I have found if you use more of an iridescent glitter and use it very sparingly, you can hide the snarky little phrases if you don’t want those noticed as much.
If you do want to try it, I used Mod Podge spray sealer and sprayed a puff or two inside the ornament, added a little paper funnel to add about 1/2 teaspoon of glitter and shook it around and poured the leftover out.
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