Stenciled Scrap Wood Christmas Trees
Here's an easy project that uses scrap wood from shipping pallets.
I've made them before but this time I'm painting them with a gorgeous new color and stenciling them with Christmas sayings...
I made similar trees to these several years ago using plywood and they were so popular I decided to make some more.
Actually, I've made a lot of scrap wood trees on Homeroad.
I began by cutting 6 pieces of wood pallet wood into pieces about 6" long.
The size is up to you.
I drew a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wood then used my Rockwell saw to cut down the line.
Don't worry about the line, you're going to sand them when they are finished.
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Next, I wood glued my triangles together down the center of the seam and with a small piece of paint stirrer on the back.
I added a trunk using more scrap wood to the bottom of the tree.
I wasn't worrying about the color of the wood at this time because I'm going to paint and stain the trees.
When the glue dried I attached the tree with wood glue and hot glue to a piece of scrap wood base.
A few of the trees needed a small nail to hold them to the bases.
Now it was time for paint!
I'm using Bayberry a new color from Fusion Mineral Paint.
I painted the trees and let them dry.
Next, I used Rustoleum Transformations gel stain to paint the tree trunks and bases.
This stain works like an antiquing medium, paint it on and wipe it off.
Now it was time for stenciling.
I'm using Old Sign Stencils Mini Christmas Tree Signs stencil to stencil a partial stencil on each tree.
They also have a great Christmas crate stencil that would also look amazing on these trees!
I used Coal Black Fusion Mineral Paint for the stenciling.
To finish off my trees, I added moss to the base and distressed the edges with sandpaper.
The final step was a star.
I spray painted several wooden stars on both sides then sprinkled them with cinnamon.
I used Rustoleum oil rubbed bronze spray paint but any dark color will work.
I think my trees came out adorable!
I'm doing a small home craft fair in the near future and these will be an amazing addition to my Christmas projects.
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Old Sign Stencils provided me with the stencils. Fusion Mineral Paint provided me with the paint. All opinions are my own.
