A bunch of cute little wooden Christmas tree ornaments was created out of old holiday decor. Let's use, reuse, and upcycle our old decor this Christmas season!
Hello there!
Are you in decor mode already?
I finally gave the green light to the holiday decor a few days ago. The tree was the first to go up, but it was looking quite empty.
Ha, not for too long.
In the middle of the chaos that was my basement when I started opening all those storage bins, I spotted this wood stick garland that I bought a few years ago. Hard to miss because that thing is super bulky.
Can you believe that after buying it and storing it for more than three years, I've never used it?!
It was an after-season sale, its price was around five bucks. I did try to use it one year, but it didn't make the cut.
It's about time to put it to good use. Let's take a look at how those little trees were created! I even made a small video.
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Don't have a wood stick garland in your stash?
No problem!
You can recreate this Christmas tree ornament very easily using wood dowels. I'm listing the materials you might need if you go that route.
These are the dimensions of the little trees I made:
Base: 3-3/4"
Height of sticks: 3"
Total height with base & topper: 4-1/4"
The Materials & Tools You'll Need:
Directions:
The garland was tied together with twine, and using scissors I cut it into sections of 7-sticks.
Now, if you're using dowels to recreate these little trees, you might need to open 1/8" holes in the middle of each dowel, then thread a piece of rope to tie all dowels together, securing them with hot glue on both ends as I did with mine.
CUTTING THE TREE SHAPES
In each section, I first drew the triangular/tree shape, from each base corner and up to the top center, being careful to stay away from the twine securing the sticks together.
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Then, using my Dremel oscillating tool I followed those lines to cut out the tree shapes.
You're dealing with a power tool, use caution, and remember to always use safety gear!
Hold the section of wood sticks firmly and let the tool do its job. Go slowly.
You have to do a few passes until the blade can go through.
A dot of hot glue was applied at the top and bottom to secure the twine to the logs.
ADD A BASE AND A TOPPER
I used little sections of the same wooden stick as well as wooden beads to give the little trees a trunk/base.
For the tree toppers, I used a 1/2" jingle bell and an 8" length of wire, you can also use ribbon or thread to jazz them up further. The thin wire was the first thing I found in my crafty box.
Both tree trunks and toppers were attached to the tree forms with hot glue.
I LOVE THEM!!
The texture and dimension they sport are awesome!
If you are using wooden dowels you can add Modge podge/glue and add your choice of fine glitter to match your decor.
For more Christmas Ornaments ideas check these out:
You are so crafty...I had to make ornaments for my black and white Christmas tree...meh!
ReplyDeleteAwww, these Christmas trees are so cute! I think adding some seqiunes should be better!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice craft!
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