Welcome to the Heidi Swapp adn Xyron Blog Hop! All week long our teams have swapped product and challenged each other to create Christmas cheer and papercrafting inspiration. Today, I created an altered Christmas birdhouse in two styles, perfect for display on the mantle for the holidays.

Each altered Christmas birdhouse is covered with Heidi Swapp's “Believe” Paper Collection, applied using Xyron's line of Sticker Makers. I love using Xyron for “faux decoupage” because the feel of the paper is preserved–it doesn't have a sticky or brush stroked finish like traditional decoupage. Since these are staying inside, there's no need to seal them against the elements using decoupage medium. And because there is no drying time when using a Xyron Sticker Maker to apply paper to these wood and paper mache houses, this projects goes together lickety split! Here's how I created these houses:

Disclosure: I was provided product from Xyron, Pink Paislee, American Crafts, Clearsnap, and Maya Road for this project. This has in no way influenced my opinions about the products as covered in this blog post. The product links below may be affiliate links.

Supplies:

• Xyron 1.5″ Sticker Maker
• Xyron 3″ Sticker Maker
• Xyron 5″ Create – A-Sticker Max
• Xyron 3/8″ Dots
• Xyron 1/4″ Double Sided Adhesive Tape
• Xyron Glue Stick for Corners
• Heidi Swapp Believe Collection Paper Pad by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Believe Collection Glitter Borders by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Fabric Borders by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold Lame by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Chipboard Alphabet Stickers by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Flowers by Pink Paislee
• Heidi Swapp Embossed Paper Borders by Heidi Swapp
• American Crafts Gold Brads and Green Star Sticker
• Maya Road Chipboard Oval Bookplate
• Hydrangea Hippo Lace
• Hydrangea Hippo Custom Dyed Stick Pin
• Hydrangea Hippo Satin Leaves
• Hydrangea Hippo Laquered Holly Leaves
• Stampin' Up! Scalloped Oval Punch
• ColorBox Chalk Ink Cat's Eye in Charcoal by Clearsnap
• ColorBox Color Catcher by Clearsnap
• Hot Glue Gun
• Paper Towels
• Bazzill Cardstock
• Martha Stewart Fir Punch
• Acrylic Paint by Americana by DecoArt
• Unfinished Candlesticks by Darice
• Paper Mache Birdhouse from Michael's
• Wooden birdhouse from Joann Stores (clearance)
• Christmas Tissue Festooning by Bethany Lowe
• Emery Board
• Heat Gun

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Head back to the Ain’t She Crafty Blog to continue on the hop and don’t forget to check back every day through the middle of December for more inspiring projects with Xyron!

Thanks for stopping by!

Author: Jennifer Priest

It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.