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    Home » Home Decor » Christmas Decor

    Our Vintage Inspired Glam Christmas Mantel + Make Glittered Canvas Art

    Published: Dec 3, 2017 · Modified: Oct 24, 2022 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 8 Comments

    This year's Christmas mantel decor is almost a throwback to my 2014 Christmas mantel. I found decorating for Christmas a little hard this year, so I went back to my decor roots - rustic glam in my favourite shades of warm blues! I dug up my glittery "JOY" DIY artwork and our Anthropologie inspired stockings, added some fresh greenery, used a couple of old and thrifted items and topped it all off with some twinkly LED lights to complete the look. Come have a look at our mantel decor this year, see how YOU can make this glittery DIY art, and get a free printable to do it!

    This post was first published in December 2014 and has been updated with new text & photos.

    Rustic Glam Christmas Mantel Christmas Living Room Decor

    One of my favourite parts of this mantel is my DIY Joy to the World artwork on a vintage map.

    Here's how I made our glittery Joy to the World canvas.

    How to make large vintage map glitter Joy to the World canvas art

    Materials:

    • Mod Podge
    • 24 x 36" stretched canvas
    • medium sized nylon craft brushes (small enough to paint the letters on your artwork)
    • 24 x 36" large artwork printed on medium weight paper - you can download my free Joy to the World art here and print it at Staples
    • black acrylic or latex paint
    • glitter (I used a coarser gold glitter)

    How to make large vintage map glitter Joy to the World canvas art

    Directions:

    Click here or on the image below to download for FREE the Joy to the World 24 x 36" art I made & print it via a large format printing service like Staples (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY):

    DIY Glitter Vintage Map Canvas for Christmas

    How to make large vintage map glitter Joy to the World canvas art

    Paint the edge of the canvas and a little bit of the top edge with the black paint.

    Spread Mod Podge on the back of your printed artwork with a large foam brush, and then carefully turn the artwork to its right side and smooth it onto the large canvas. Smooth out any creases or bubbles.

    How to make large vintage map glitter Joy to the World canvas art

    Once the art is completely dry, take a fine craft brush, dip it into mod podge, and paint over the letters on the art that you want glittered. Do one letter at a time so that the Mod Podge doesn't dry out.

    Sprinkle glitter over the wet Mod Podge. Allow it to dry, and then shake off the excess glitter.

    That's it; you're done!

    DIY Glitter Vintage Map Canvas for Christmas

    I used my own artwork that I made myself with Photoshop that you can buy here, but you could do this with any large artwork that had words that were easy enough to paint with Mod Podge.

    In case you missed it, I've also used vintage maps to wrap my Christmas presents:

    Wrap Christmas presents in vintage maps that you find or print, and accent them with green, teal and gold ribbon

    Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Michelle M

      December 22, 2014 at 10:45 am

      Seriously cool! Dreamy colors! Love your Christmas decorating!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        January 03, 2015 at 8:41 pm

        Thanks, Michelle!

        Reply
    2. Kathy

      December 28, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      Love this !! It is gorgeous but where did you get the the vintage map?
      I would love to make one next year but have never seen the vintage map. Approximately how large is the finished project? Thank you for sharing. You have quite a talent.
      Kathy

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        January 03, 2015 at 8:39 pm

        Thanks so much, Kathy! I made the artwork myself, and I have it for sale in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/208264286/joy-to-the-world-christmas-vintage-map?ref=shop_home_active_1

        Reply
        • Christy

          August 14, 2015 at 11:02 pm

          Hi! Are you going to have this print available for sale again? I LOVE it 🙂

          Reply
    3. Heather

      December 03, 2017 at 8:15 pm

      Thank you for this!

      Reply

    Trackbacks

    1. 2014 Christmas Home Tour: A Teal & Green Vintage Inspired Christmas | The DIY Mommy says:
      December 8, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      […] Our Christmas mantel! Oh, how I love the way it turned out this year. I printed off a very large 24″ x 36″ version of some vintage map Joy to the World artwork that I made (and sell here) and created a glittered canvas out of it. Click here to see how I made the glittered canvas from my Joy to the World art. […]

      Reply
    2. Our Neutral Valentine’s Day Mantel Decor | The DIY Mommy says:
      February 22, 2015 at 10:22 pm

      […] The DIY coffee filter trees are from our Christmas mantel. […]

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