Remember when we did those adorable Wooden Owls from the Wood Connection…and they gave a set away. Well, we have teamed up with them again to feature this beautiful silhouette nativity. 
When the Wood Connection sent both of us a wooden nativity, Kari and I each had such different ideas on how to decorate it…such is the case with crafting, right?
I have pretty muted Christmas decor in my home. I tend to lean toward gold and white; not a lot of color and bling. My style is pretty muted…which is weird because I am not a very muted personality. So, with my nativity I wanted to add some color. I decided to make it with my kids and have it be something they can display every christmas and rearrange to their heart’s content.
We got out the glue, paint brushes, and glitter…LOTS of glitter.
BECKY’S GLITTER NATIVITY
Supplies Needed:
- Rust-oleum KONA wood stain
- fine grain glitter
- glue
- fine grit sandpaper
- paint brush
- foam brush
- High gloss spray sealer
Directions:
Step #1: Sand and smooth the wood.
Step #2: Make sure to wipe all the dust off before you stain. Using a foam brush, stain all sides.
Step #3: After stain is dry, pour some glue on a paper plate and grab your paint brush.
For Mary, Joseph, the star, and the animals: Paint on a light coat of glue and sprinkle on desired color of glitter.
For the Wisemen: paint glue on the crown piece then add glitter. Next paint glue on the gifts, add glitter. Finally, paint the rest of the wiseman and add glitter. Use your fingers to push glitter up around where the two colors meet up.
For the Shepherd: Paint the glue on the shepherd’s staff first, add the glitter. Then paint the glue above the staff, add glitter. Finally, do below the staff. Remember to use your fingers to spread the glitter where the different colors meet.
For Baby Jesus: Paint the glue on the entire manger and cover with brown glitter. Then add glue to baby Jesus and glitter him white.
Step #4: Spray high gloss sealer on the entire nativity set. This will help keep glitter from getting scatter everywhere when the pieces are played with. 🙂
KARI’S WOOD-STAINED NATIVITY
I decided to go with something neutral and I wanted the wood grain to show so instead of using paint I decided to try out a wood stain for my nativity. I love the result and it looks great in my living room!
Supplies:
- Weathered Gray Wood Stain by Rustoleum (small container in the craft section by the paint)
- sand paper or block
- foam brush or paint brush
- rag (to wipe off stain)
- white acrylic paint
Directions
- Sand all surfaces and make smooth before staining.
- Brush on a thick layer of stain and let sit for about 30 seconds – wipe off stain until you get desired shade. CRAFT TIP: Make sure to do one figure at a time or the stain will dry and you won’t be able to wipe it off.
- Paint the star with acrylic paint — I used white.
- After completely dry, sand the edges to add texture.
It’s fun to see two very different looks with the same nativity. Now grab one from The Wood Connection store and let’s see what beautiful thing you create. Make sure to send us a photo on our Facebook page or tag us on instagram (@ucreateblog)
Post by Becky @ U Create
As much as I love glitter, I would probably do the stain. So cute.
I would decorate mine more natural then it can go with any decor changes I might have in years to come!
I love Nativity sets, this one is simple and very creative, great one to be a custom made by my whole family!
I LOVE the neutral look of the weathered gray. I will probably do the same with mine.😊
I love the stained one, I may have to copy!
I’d stain mine.
Such fun options! I would love to make one with my boys and let them put their signature art on it. I think that would make it meaningful for them and will be a dear keepsake for years. Thanks for the chance!
I like the grey weathered look, so I would do something similar!
I would paint mine white and gold.
I think I would make mine silver and gold.
I think I would stain it and use some hay spread around to make it realistic. I really love the burlap tree idea.
I really love the look of the plain wood…kids would love the glitter
Such cute ideas! I love simplistic nativities. Would love to win.
I love both versions! I think I’d use chalk paint from another project. I also like the idea of white and gold.
Oh whoops I didn’t see comment prompt. I would decorate by staining and keeping it simply.
I love this! I think I would probably stain mine if I win. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to paint these!
I love the simple lines of this nativity. Decorating with stain and gold, and perhaps adding some small textiles to different pieces like the camel, or maybe even the people would look really awesome.
I love the stain one. So classy and simple.
I like the neutral weathered gray..but my 4 and 7 year old boys might want something a little flashier. 😉
I’d like to do a color blocking in head covering/skin/clothing colors, but I imagine my daughter would just take over and paint however she wanted. She’s four. It’s to be expected.
I really love the muted one but the glittery one is so fun!!
I LOVE this nativity, and the glittery one is just full of pizazz!
I loved the stained wood! I would probably add some Christmas lights around it. Can never go wrong with more Christmas lights. 🙂
I would keep it simple and muted
Fun colors! I’d give it to my niece and nephew to play with.
Love the glitter! And what a fun nativity set! I’ve been looking for something hands-on for my kids to play with. Thanks for the great idea! I love how affordable it is!
I would probably do a pretty wood stain. I love this nativity!!
I’m a natural wood girl! i’d probably stain it dark and add some poly. Love a nativity that my kids can play with!
Please pick me! I’ve been wanting this nativity… And I love u-create and the wood connection!
I love the grey wood stain!! I need this nativity! My one year old would love to play with it!
Beautiful!
love the gray one ….i love nativity sets and would put them all thru the house. After all that is the reason for the season!!!
I would actually let me kids decorate it with markers. They love crafts and would look at this as one of their greatest accomplishments year after year.
I love the gray stain. I would do a stain of some type. This would be so cute for little ones. Round the edges so they aren’t sharp and they can play with it too.
This “wood” be so cute to add to my touchable nativities in our home.
i love the gray stain! i have some and wouldn’t have thought to do that. 🙂
I would love to paint this nativity set for my grandkids!
I would use specialty Christmas papers to cover them
I like the muted but with a little bing.
Stain! I love the rustic look! This would be so much fun to make with my kiddos! Thank you for the chance to win!
Both of these are so pretty.
This lovely set appeals on many different levels. I’d paint it in muted colors with a few silver accents.
I love this nativity set! I would stain my set!
I love both versions, I think I’d stain mine with a little bit of monochromatic glitter!
I love the glittery one! But how do you keep the glitter from flaking off?
Hi Jennifer,
I just sprayed a high gloss sealer on them when I was done…it seems to keep my house from being over run with glitter.
I would use some different shades of stain. Love these sets!