How to Make Blue and White Chinoiserie Christmas Ornaments

Today I’m making blue and white chinoiserie Christmas ornaments for my office French Country Christmas Tree.

I’m working with Dixie Belle Paint Company and I chose a blue and white chinoiserie decoupage paper from their new releases to create some DIY chinoiserie Christmas ornaments. 

The Christmas tree in my office is always decorated in blue and white to match my Country French decor. When Dixie Belle offered me the opportunity to use one of their new transfers, stencils, or decoupage papers, I jumped at the chance.

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Working With Dixie Belle

When you head to their website to see these new releases you will see that most have a very beautiful classic Christmas look. I chose to do something out of the ordinary. I’m not a fan of red and I don’t decorate with it for Christmas.

This blog post is not just about my blue and white chinoiserie Ornaments. It is also a giveaway.

You, too, can grab some decoupage paper, transfers, and more from Dixie Belle Paint. Enter for a chance to win $200 in Dixie Belle products at the end of this post.

Five other talented ladies are sharing what they created with their Dixie Belle products. These ladies are truly professional DIYers so you’ll want to see what they did. If you visit them, you will also have an opportunity to enter the giveaway 5 more times.

How to Decoupage

I’m not a huge DIY person but I do enjoy an easy craft that produces high-quality results. Decoupage is one of those projects that is so simple and creates some stunning results.

1. Choose what you want to decoupage. I’ve found that white or clear works best so that the original color doesn’t show through.
2. If it’s an old piece, be sure to clean it thoroughly. I love Dixie Belle’s White Lightning for cleaning.
3. Tear or cut the paper into appropriate-sized pieces. For the ornaments I made I started with strips but ended up with small square pieces. It just worked so much better.
4. I created a drying station with a floral form. I used wooden skewers that I pushed into the form to hold the ornaments while they dried.
5. Pour a small amount of Mod Podge onto a small plastic plate or bowl.
6. Using or small brush (or your finger) apply the glue to the surface of your item then place a piece of the decoupage paper and cover that with more of the glue. Work around the whole piece until you are done.
7. Let dry!
8. For the gift box, I use the paper as a whole sheet. I did cut it to size to fit the box. I wrapped one sheet around the flap, top, back, and part of the bottom. Then with the second piece, I finished the bottom and then cut the paper to size for the sides.
9. I let the first sheet dry completely before I continued to finish the bottom and sides.

A BIG thank you to Dixie Belle Paint Company for sponsoring today’s post.

What is Blue and White Chinoiserie?

In 1670, King Louis XIV had the Trianon de Porcelaine erected at Versailles. It was a small structure-a pleasure house built for the king’s mistress-and it was decorated with chinoiserie and faced with faience tiles with a blue and white chinoiserie pattern. The building persists in history as the first major example of chinoiserie-the English word is borrowed straight from French, which based the word on chinois, its word for “Chinese”-but the trend it began long outlasted the building itself, which was destroyed a mere 17 years later to make way for the Grand Trianon. Chinoiserie itself was popular throughout the 17th and 18th centuries and enjoyed a brief revival in the 1930s. And people still enjoy it today. Merriam-Webster Dictionary

What is Decoupage?

Decoupage originated in France in the 17th century as a means of artistically decorating pieces of furniture with pictures. It took a few centuries, but by the mid-20th century, decoupage became a household name in American interior decoration. The word is fashioned from Middle French decouper, meaning “to cut out.” Decouper, in turn, pastes together the prefix de- (“from” or “away”) and couper (“to cut). Merriam-Webster Dictionary

It’s interesting that both the chinoiserie and the decoupage are both derived in France. They were made to go together.

Beautiful Christmas Ornaments & Gift Box

The end result is some really beautiful ornaments and a beautiful custom gift box at a fraction of the cost of purchasing them already made.

Handmade Christmas ornaments can become family heirlooms just like some of the handmade ornaments we have from “Handy’s” Mom.

Now for the Fun Giveaway

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $200 WORTH OF DIXIE BELLE PRODUCTS. TO ENTER, FOLLOW THE PROMPTS IN THE RAFFLECOPTER BOX BELOW

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The winner will be randomly picked and announced on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, right here on the blog. The winner has 48 hours to claim their Dixie Belle Giveaway before another winner is selected so be sure to check back. Good Luck to Everyone who enters!

Denise from Salvaged Inspirations

Cindy from Reinvented Delaware

Christy from Confessions of a Serial DIYer

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Natalie from A Ray of Sunlight

Dixie Belle Paint Company

Dixie Belle Paint Company is my go-to source for just about all of my furniture refinishing products. You can see how beautiful my china cabinet make over turned out HERE. I also used Dixie Belle Paint to turn black lacquered shelves in my dining room into white shelves that are much more in line with my home decor.

The addition of transfers, stencils, and decoupage to their offerings is a great way to enhance your DIY projects. It’s also a way to dream up even more fun projects. Happy Creating!

Peace and Love,

You can find another fun decoupage project HERE

And the Winner Is!

Tracey Alvernaz – Tracey please respond to my email within 48 hours to claim your $200 shopping spree

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