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DIY Christmas Wall Art: Reindeer Specimen Art

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If you are sick of Christmas posts around here, I am sorry.  I cannot help myself.  This time of year is just SO fun and I have too many projects to share – like this DIY Christmas Wall Art that graces my Christmas mantel this year.  

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

You’ll love how easy this is to make. Let me show you.

DIY Christmas Wall Art Supplies

These are the supplies I used to make this reindeer art as shown in this post. Feel free to substitute anything to make the project your own! Also, this post contains affiliate links and you can read more about those in my disclosure policy.

How to Make DIY Christmas Reindeer Art

First, I used my cutting machine to cut nine reindeer head silhouettes on different pieces of Christmas pattern scrapbook paper.  

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

If you don’t have a Cricut or cutting machine, Google “reindeer silhouette,” print an image you like, and trace it onto your cardstock to cut.

Next, I put a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the backs of each of the reindeer.

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

I pressed them onto the canvas and tried to keep them equidistant from one another. It wasn’t perfect but it was close enough!

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

Once they were all in place and had dried, I added a thin layer of Mod Podge to the top of each reindeer to seal them into place.

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

After that, I glued a red pom pom onto the last reindeer’s face, because obviously Rudolph needs a red nose!  

Then I used a green Sharpie to write each of the reindeers’ names, just in case anyone was confused about who was who.  (And yes, I had to Google the song lyrics so I would be sure to spell their names correctly.  Who knew it was “Donner” and not “Donder?”)

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

And I love my reindeer art!  It looks great next to my DIY Reversible Wood Sign, too!

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

This DIY Christmas wall art adds such a fun look to my mantel that’s filled with other DIY art and thrift shop finds.

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!
Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

I’m happy every time I look at it.  (My husband – not so much.  He says it’s too cluttered.  But what does he know?)

Average But Inspired's holiday mantel is filled with thrift store finds and DIY art. Get the tutorial for the fun reindeer specimen art right here!

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  3. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    This is adorable, Bre! I saw it in pics on another post of yours and didn’t know it was DIY. I remember thinking how cute it was and wondering where you got it. I think your mantel is gorgeous too and definitely not cluttered!

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    • Bre says

      Aw, thanks, friend! As for the clutter, basically anything I own is clutter. I think my husband would like to live in a jail cell where there is no decor of any kind. 😉

    • Bre says

      Thanks, girl! I REALLY wanted to add label holders around the names, but I did not have time to get them before the post went up. That may have to be an after-the-post addition. 😉

    • Bre says

      Thanks, Kimm! 🙂 I had to make those reindeer special. They needed some pizzaz. 😉 Happy holidays!

  11. Keri says

    I love this reindeer canvas art!! It looks fantastic on the mantel, next to the believe sign! And I agree with Roxanne, you can never have too many Christmas posts. 😉 Nice job!!

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Thank you SO much, Roxanne! Yes – you definitely need one. Make sure Santa puts it in his bag for you! 🙂

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