Tiny Snowman Shadow Box Christmas Tree Decoration

This is another idea that I came up with using the 50p Poundland Daler and Rowney  5cm x 5cm paint canvases I bought from Poundland the other week, but using the back instead of the front.

I started by painting the back of the canvas with white acrylic paint .........

....... I didn't particularly like the finish of the paint but quickly thought of a way to cover it up ……

..... but before that, I found a tiny, glittered, wooden Christmas tree embellishment that fit perfectly in the space at the back then made a little background scene using scraps of patterned paper and glitter card to mount it on.

I then covered what was now the front of the canvas, plus all four sides with a good dollop of Aleene’s Glitter Snow with an extra sprinkle of translucent ultra fine glitter for good measure ……..

……. and while the "snow" was still wet added a wooden Hobbycraft snowman (£1 for a pack of 6) and some tiny iridescent polystyrene balls along the bottom for added dimension, texture and interest.

I applied a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents to the snowman and then three small, black flat back domes for his buttons and eyes.

I had originally thought about putting a snowflake in the corner of the frame, but it was lost in all the snow, so instead used a confetti holly leaf with three red flat backed pearls for the berries. The last detail was putting a tiny star on the top of the tree.  I added a screw eye hook on the top of the finished decoration to hang by, soooooooo chuffed!