Wooden Gingerbread Cookie Christmas Wreath

If you've been following along this Christmas season you've seen that I had a whole bunch of wooden ornaments that were made by a special family member. 

I literally had about 30 of them and wanted to find a way to celebrate these ornaments and give them new life. 

I made a very cute hanging decoration but I only used 5 of the ornaments. 

So I had another idea...

Gingerbread cookies! 

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If you didn't see the sentimental ornament hanger I made you can find it here.

I was going to decorate some of the remaining wooden ornaments like gingerbread cookies! I mean they were already stained a dark color so they will be perfect. 

If you'd like to make this project, you'll need to start with unfinished wooden shapes and stain them. 

Next, I used white craft paint and the back of a paintbrush to create "icing" on all my wooden cookies. 

I traced around the shape on some and got creative with lines using a thin paintbrush on the angels and Christmas trees.

For the next part you'll need some kind of wreath form. I'm using one piece of an embroidery hoop with a wire attached for hanging. 

I decorated a few of the wooden cookies with tiny bows and bells then used hot glue to attach them to the wreath. 

I overlapped the cookies as I went along putting down the larger ornaments first. 

I kept piling them on all the way around the wreath until I got the look I wanted. 

At the end I tied a simple gingham bow on the wire hanger. 

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I think this little wreath is the perfect way to display these ornaments and something I can cherish and save forever. 

Like I said before you can duplicate this with wooden ornaments, they are readily available at the craft store and probably on sale right now! 

I think they look like gingerbread cookies and hanging on the wreath they just look delicious! 

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