Rustic Reclaimed Wood Christmas Trees
These simple and gorgeous trees were easy to make!
I love repurposing old wood.
I've used dresser drawers, old futons, and found wood to make new projects.
Today I was eyeing a broken crate I had in the workshop for this project.
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I used a small circular saw (which I use on everything) to cut from the corner of the board to the center of the top to create a triangle. One cut in each direction.
What was left after I cut the center triangle were 2 half triangles that fell off of each side. So I used them too!
As you can see below, the darker tree has a seam down the center.
I used rulers and wooden sticks for the tree trunks, gluing the triangles to the sticks using wood glue then securing them with a nail gun.
I carved out a channel in a block of wood for the stand then wood glued the trunk into the base.
I used antiquing gel to stain the bases, tree trunks, and a few of the trees.
I added a wooden star to the top of each tree. The stars were painted silver and glittered.
These are headed for our local craft fair and I'm
sure they won't last long.
