Holiday DIY Guide

SEW YOUR OWN GOODIE BAGS

Little goodie bags make the perfect addition to each place setting for your holiday tablescape. Cut3" x 12" strips from the fabric of your choice. For each bag, use one strip. Fold in a 1/4" seam twice along the short ends of the strip and sew into place. Fold strip in half with the pattern facing in and sew a 1/4" seam along the two sides. Flip fabric right side out and you have the perfect little bag for holiday treats (adjust the strips larger or smaller for different bag sizes depending on your needs!) Finish each bag by tying them shut with twine or ribbon and a custom gift tag painted in Chalk Paint® colors to match your fabric.

These little goodie bags are also a great way to make your own Christmas Countdown! Make a set of 24 bags, numbered 1-24, and insert little treats for your loved ones to enjoy each morning as they eagerly await Christmas morning!

HOW TO DRY ORANGE SLICES

Dry your own orange slices for your holiday DIY projects! Simply cut oranges in approximately 1cmwide slices, place on a rack in the oven at 120°C (250°F) for 2-3 hours. Check and turn regularly to ensure they don't stick.

ON THIS PAGE: WALLS: Chalk Paint® in Old White; TABLE TOP: White Chalk Paint® Wax; TABLE LEGS: Olive and Clear Wax; CHAIRS: Country Grey; FLOOR: Old White and Matte Chalk Paint Lacquer; MAKES: Crackers in Old Ochre; Potato print gift wrap in Pure.; Gift tags in Olive and Pure; Pine cones and wreath in Bright Silver Gilding Wax; Advent calendar pouches in Ticking in Graphite; Napkins in Ticking in Olive; Photos by ©Annie Sloan Interiors, www.anniesloan.com

TIP: Use Gilding Wax on garlands, wreaths, baubles, pinecones and anywhere you want a little extra sparkle!

HANGING CENTERPIECE

Save space on your holiday table with a statement -making hanging centerpiece! This idea can be done with very little expense and customized to suit your decor and the event itself! Both

examples on page 33 and page 35 start with alarge branch suspended from the ceiling and then decorated with a variety of hanging items. Onpage 33, a chic, rustic look is created by hanging dried orange slices, pine cones, cinnamon sticks and fresh herbs using twine. On page 35, an ivy garland with a selection of Christmas ornaments creates a traditional look with a touch of sparkle. Other ideas might include a pine garland or twinkle lights - the options are endless! Use leftover decor pieces to keep it budget friendly!

ON THE RIGHT: WALLS: Chalk Paint® in Honfleur; TABLE, FLOOR: Burgundy and Matte Lacquer; CHAIRS, CERAMICS: Barcelona Orange and Clear Wax, WINDOW PANEL, CUSHIONS: Ticking in Olive, Dulcet in Old White; MAKES: Baubles in Burgundy, Olive, Primer Red and Amsterdam Green finished with Warm Gold Gilding Wax; Photos by ©Annie Sloan Interiors, www.anniesloan.com

POTATO STAMP WRAPPING PAPER

Turn simply white paper into chic, custom wrapping paper! Using a knife cut a potato in halfwidth ways to create two circles. Then cut the design into the flat surface. Remember that youwill be printing the design that is left on the design, and the areas removed will be negative space. Pour a small amount of Chalk Paint® in your desired colors onto a MixMat (be careful notto mix these together). Place the potato print into Chalk Paint® to load it with paint, dab it off on the MixMat so as to not overload the paper with paint. Clean your potato between turns, or concentrate on one color, leaving a space to go in with the other.

Potato stamping can be used to customize other decor items as well! On page 33, a brown paper becomes decorative wrapping paper and a matching table runner using the same ChalkPaint® technique!

ON THE LEFT: WALLS: Chalk Paint® in Athenian Black; FIREPLACE: Athenian Black and Pure mix, Clear Wax; BAR CART: Athenian Black, Emperor’s Silk and Clear Wax; MAKES: Potato print gift wrap in Pure, Barcelona Orange, Primer Red, English Yellow, Antibes Green, Giverny and Napoleonic Blue; Polystyrene balls in Napoleonic Blueand Barcelona Orange; Photos by ©Annie Sloan Interiors,www.anniesloan.com

FAUX BONE INLAY TRAY

Serve holiday beverages and treats on this stylish tray! Start with an inexpensive, unfinished tray froma craft store or an old tray if you have on hand! Apply two coats of Chalk Paint® in Athenian Black.Seal this with two coats of Chalk Paint® Gloss Lacquer. Once dry, lay the Annie Sloan Faux BoneInlay Stencil within the tray – this stencil is made up of three parts, the central motif is one stencil, the border another, and the corners are a third piece. Make sure you’re happy with the overall layout, and then apply 2-3 coats of Pearlescent Glaze to the middle part. Once that’s dry, apply the Pearlescent Glaze to the border design, and then the corners.

ON THIS PAGE: WALLS: Emperor’s Silk Chalk Paint® and Faux Bone Inlay stencil in Athenian Black; CHAIR, TABLE, FLOOR: Burgundy, Athenian Black and Clear Wax; DOORS: Old White with Ticking in Graphite fabric panels; CABINET: Graphite and Dark Wax; TRAY: Faux Bone Inlay stencil in Pearlescent Glaze and Athenian Black; CERAMICS: Pure, Burgundy and Clear Wax; NAPKINS: Ticking in Graphite and Linen Union in Old White + Graphite; BAUBLES: All colors above and Clear Wax; Photos by ©Annie Sloan Interiors, www.anniesloan.com