Gingerbread Man Postage Stamp Ornament Craft Kit Tutorial

Today I’m going to show you a creative way to craft our Gingerbread Man Postage Stamp Ornaments! This kit comes in a set of three ornaments and includes the laser cut MDF wood bases only so you can add your own creative embellishments to these to make them truly one of a kind! These are super fun seasonal decorations that make cute gifts and can smell SO good with added cinnamon! Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Gingerbread Man Postage Stamp Ornaments Craft Kit Bases — COMES IN SET OF 3
ModPodge
Ground Cinnamon
Acrylic paint (Tan, Barn Red, English Ivy Green)
Paint sponge or paint brush
Sand paper
Dixy Bell Antique Wax & Blending Tool
Stickfast Glue
Fabric material strips or ribbon for bow
Small buttons
Hot glue gun & glue sticks
Twine or ribbon for hanging
Black permanent marker

Step 1: Cover Gingerbread Men with ModPodge and Cinnamon

Apply a layer of ModPodge to the gingerbread man pieces and sprinkle ground cinnamon on top. Shake off excess cinnamon and let dry. I used my hair dryer to make the drying process go a little faster.

Step 2: Paint the Background Pieces

Next, paint the background postage stamp pieces. I used tan for the smaller rectangle pieces.

Then for the bottom rectangles with the jagged edges, I painted one of them Barn Red, and another English Ivy Green. I painted two coats each, making sure they were dry in between each layer, to get a good solid color.

Step 3: Sand the Background Pieces (Optional)

Next, to give these postage stamp ornaments a rustic look, I took some sand paper and my sanding block to sand some of the edges and surface of my ornaments. This is totally optional.

Step 4: Apply Antique Wax (Optional)

After sanding, I used some of my Dixy Bell Antique Wax and applied it to my rectangle pieces with my blending tool.

Step 5: Glue Ornament Pieces

Now it’s time to assemble your ornament pieces. I used Stickfast Glue and glued the tan rectangle pieces on top of the green and red pieces.

Next, I used some hot glue to add rustic fabric bows and the buttons to my gingerbread men and hot glued the gingerbread men to my postage stamp backgrounds.

Step 6: Add Twine

I strung some twine through the little holes at the top of my ornament so I can hang it. I double knotted the twine at the back so it wouldn’t slip back through the holes. Wire or ribbon would work as well.

Step 7: Draw Faces

Lastly, I used a Sharpie extra fine tip Marker to draw some cute faces on my gingerbread men! Done!

If you decide to make this DIY I’d love to hear from you! You can drop a comment below or message me on any of my social media pages. Hope you have a blessed week! Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube