DIY Wooden Triangle Christmas Trees

Courtney Carmean — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 14:00:30 +0000

I wanted to change up my Christmas mantle a bit this year, but I didn’t really want to spend any money. Well I didn’t want to have to go out and spend anything, so I only used resources that I had in my garage and craft room! I decided to create a DIY framed sign and these DIY Wooden Triangle Christmas Trees.

My trees started with some 2×8’s and 2×10’s that I had on hand.

The hardest part of this project was getting the triangles cut, these thick boards are not the easiest to cut so precisely. First I drew out the triangle by finding the middle of what would be the base and then measuring up how tall I wanted the trees to be. I put a dot in the middle of the board and used a ruler to connect the middle dot to the corners of the base of the trees. Then we used a miter saw to cut the trees out.

I didn’t get an action shot of the staining process….but I used Minwax wood stain I had on hand. I grabbed three different colors and mixed and matched sizes and colors. I gave each tree a bit of sanding when the stain was dry. You can clear coat them as well, I like to use wipe on poly or just a clear spray for these kinds of projects!

Then you have these adorable wood Christmas trees. Although, my husband says they look more like mountain peaks. Which I’m not hating either, but to me they are whimsical rustic trees.

What do you see? Trees or Mountains? Either way, I love them! They were just the right bit of rustic and neutrals I was needing this year. I whipped up the Christmas tree sign and the DIY Wooden Triangle Christmas Trees all with supplies that I had on hand, not an extra dime spent. Now that’s a Christmas miracle!!!

Hope you have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!!!

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Scrap Wood Christmas Tree

Courtney Carmean — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

As a DIYer and crafter I find myself with a constant surplus of scrap wood laying all over the place! I am also known for not being able to let go of things that I think I may use down the road. When I started seeing some versions of “scrap” trees around I knew that was exactly the project that I needed for my scrap wood pile! So my Scrap Wood Christmas Tree was born!

I started grabbing different pieces of scrap wood from my pile. There are some molding pieces mixed in with some leftover cuts of lumber. Once I had all my wood picked out, I had my hubby cut them to varying lengths to make the shape of a tree. We also cut a long piece of wood for the “trunk”.

Then came the fun part…..painting! This is where I got to have a little fun! I grabbed three different colors of spray paint and some green rit dye. I wanted all of my….branches….to have lots of varying shades of green. The trunk was painted a light creamy brown and then it was ready to assemble!

We used nails to attach all of the wood branches to the trunk. Then the hubby made a little stand with what else? More scrap wood!

I love the varying shades of green in the tree. I had fun dying a few of the wood pieces with some Rit dye. I may or may not have also dyed my hands a little green in the process!

How stinkin adorable is this Scrap Wood Christmas Tree? I think this will look adorable on the front porch or it would make a great no maintenance tree alternative!!!

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Yesterday I did a little round up of my Christmas projects from last year. Come check out my Christmas Revisited 2011.

A Diamond in the Stuff

DIY Wooden Triangle Christmas Trees

Scrap Wood Christmas Tree