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    Rainbow Nutcrackers

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    Turn those dollar-store nutcrackers into a beautiful colorful display with these rainbow nutcrackers. Colorful Christmas Decorations!

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    Adding color to your Christmas decorations with these rainbow nutcrackers is giving us all the feels.

    Anyone that knows us at Made with Happy, knows that rainbows are our absolute favorite. If you love them like us, then you will not want to miss our other popular rainbow crafts and DIY projects including Rainbow Holly Wreath, Rainbow DIY Wall Hang, Rainbow Painted Rocks, and Rainbow Lazy Susan.

    Dollar Store Nutcrackers

    This year's decorating trend... paint all things. You all know that I'm mildly obsessed with rainbows... okay, more than mildly, but wanted to challenge myself to see how I could incorporate rainbows and the holiday season and these little rainbow nutcracker gentlemen were the perfect addition.

    The best part about this project is that these are dollar-store nutcrackers. Making it a little easier to stomach the painting job, although I love them so much more than any of the creepy nutcrackers, I know some can be quite expensive.

    Here is how you turn your dollar-store nutcrackers into these rainbow beauties!

    We highlighted this Christmas craft along with some other fun kid's crafts in our December Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.

    Dollar Store Nutcrackers | Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    Supplies For Painted Nutcrackers

    • Start with your dollar-store 12 inch nutcracker soldier. My store had 3 or 4 varieties (hats, crowns, swords, etc.) and so I purchased a dozen.
    • Spray paint - colors of your choice
    • X-acto knife (optional)

    How to Make Rainbow Nutcrackers

    nutcrackers


    The first thing you will want to do is to remove the hair from the nutcrackers. Whether it's the beard or hair on their head.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    The hair is typically hot glued on, so if you can not just pull it off, you will want to use an X-acto knife.

    The key is to make sure all hair is removed.

    spray paint

    From there, you pick your favorite spray paint colors.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    Spray each of the nutcrackers one side at a time.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    They each may take a few coats. Between the crowns and the handles, there are parts that are important to cover.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    Spray each of the nutcrackers in all the spray paint

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    If you do not have spray paint, you can certainly use acrylic paint and paint each of the nutcrackers.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    The key is to make sure that your nutcracker is completely painted head to toe.

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    What I love about these dollar-store nutcrackers is that they are just that. They cost one dollar. In the case that

    Rainbow Painted Dollar Store Nutcrackers Set on a mantle and displayed for Christmas

    I like the idea of displaying the rainbow nutcrackers altogether. You can certainly add a string to the top and make them into ornaments or another holiday decor.

    Rainbow Painted Dollar Store Nutcrackers Set on a mantle and displayed for Christmas

    Added Flare To Your Painted Nutcracker

    Over the years, I've been asked why I didn't add any flare to my rainbow nutcrackers. For me, it is a preference thing. I say, if you want to add some flare to your nutcrackers do it. Red rhinestone buttons, go for it! Want to add gold accents like gold tassels, absolutely!

    While we love color, we tend to be more minimalist with our decor. Its simply a preference thing!

    Rainbow Nutcrackers | Spray Painted Nutcrackers | Rainbow Christmas Decorations | Spray Painted Christmas Decorations | www.madewithhappy.com

    We hope you enjoy these rainbow nutcrackers as much as we do.

    We love seeing our DIY projects in the wild. If you end up spray painting your nutcracker, we would love to see pictures. Celebrating crafting fun with you makes our hearts happy.

    Other DIY Christmas Decoration You'll Love

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    Rainbow Painted Nutcrackers

    Turn those dollar store nutcrackers into a beautiful colorful display with these rainbow painted nutcrackers. They make the most colorful Christmas Decorations!
    Course Home + Garden DIY
    Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes minutes
    Author Alli Ward

    Equipment

    • X-acto knife (optional)

    Ingredients

    • Dollar Store Nutcracker
    • Spray paint

    Instructions

    • First thing you will want to do, is to remove the hair from the nutcrackers. Whether its the beard or hair on their head.
      nutcrackers
    • The hair is typically hot glued on, so if you can not just pull it off, you will want to use an X-acto knife. The key is to make sure all hair is removed.
      Removing the hair from dollar store nutcracker
    • From there, you pick your favorite spray paint colors.
      spray paint
    • Spray each of the nutcrackers one side at a time.
      pink and red nutcracker
    • They each may take a few coats each. Between the crowns and the handles, there are parts that are important to cover.
      Red painted nutcracker
    • Spray each of the nutcrackers in all the spray paint
      pink painted nutcracker
    • If you do not have spray paint, you can certainly use acrylic paint and paint each of the nutcrackers.
      Rainbow painted nutcrackers on a mantel
    • The key is to make sure that your nutcracker is completely painted head to toe.
      fully painted nutcrackers
    • I like the idea of displaying the rainbow nutcrackers all together. You can certainly add a string to the top and make them into ornaments or other holiday decor.
      rainbow nutcrackers

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    Rainbow Painted Dollar Store Nutcrackers Set on a mantle and displayed for Christmas

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