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. 

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