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What To Use for Making Christmas Drawings
Today’s project was the first one finished. Way back in the beginning of November, I enlisted some help with this one, so it has been ‘done’ for a while now. And let me tell you, I have been looking at it daily, and I am still loving it to pieces. I’d call that a success in my book. The project is fairly simple. It just takes some time to execute.
It only involves one little tool:
Did you know those chalkboard pens work perfectly on glass too? And that you can erase them completely without a trace with just some water?
I did a test run way back in the summer on a mirror. Left it up for months, and it came right off without any effort. So I know this is safe to draw all over my hutch windows.
Every pane of my hutch has been decorated with every possible Christmas text or figure possible. I knew I might be able to pull this off myself. But I figured it would be much more fun if I could ‘discover’ all the decorations over time. So I enlisted some help.
My fully grown niece and nephew, and his girlfriend, were totally up to unleashing the little kid inside and showing off their long-lost Kindergarten skills.
So I provided sweets to go along with the coffee and tea, put on some stimulating music, put a marker in their hands, and let them go to town on my hutch.
It was so fun to see them go at it, all serious. Complaining about their lack of drawing skills.
They were hesitant at first. Coming up with small drawings first.
How to Draw on Windows for Christmas
But soon, they figured out a trick, and their drawings became big, bold, and beautiful:
The easy way to draw on windows is to have an example behind the window you can trace.
Makes perfect sense, doesn’t it?
We used a tablet instead of printed images. That way we could quickly and easily search for new ideas. And we didn’t waste any paper.
To find images to draw try searching online for Christmas drawings. We used search terms like Christmas coloring sheets, or Christmas pop-art or black and white Christmas drawings. We found a whole lot of ideas. You could even search for examples of Christmas chalkboard art. Although those are usually very elaborate with lots of text.
The Christmas playlist also provided a whole lot of inspiration.
Traditional Christmas stories were another source of ideas.
As you can see, even the Christmas mouse made an appearance.
I hope these images convey how cute this looks in real life. It really does. Every time I sit down at the table opposite my hutch, I keep looking at it, discovering new bits every time.
My friendly artists even got really artistic when they figured out this trick. See those wise men on their way to the Christmas couple?
When it gets closer to Christmas, so do they…
Perfectly spaced out: if I open the window panes on the left and right, the wise men get closer to their destination. Cool!
Update January 3
How to Remove Christmas Window Drawings
After Christmas, when I had put away all the decorations, I simply washed off all the window drawings with a bit of soapy water and a soft rag.
Chalkboard pens don’t leave permanent marks, and it all came off in minutes. Not even any heavy scrubbing is necessary.
Christmas window drawings on my hutch…
Of course, this would also look really cute on a door or real window so it is visible outside. As a variation, one could do only text, or only stars, or hearts, or snowflakes, or a big Christmas tree…
The options are endless, and I bet it all would look really good.
I am loving my hutch, and knowing that those special helpers created this for me, makes it extra sweet.
I hope you enjoyed my Christmas hutch too. (in case you are wondering, those Christmas teacup candle holders are also a fun DIY Christmas craft project.
