Holiday Tree D-I-Ys: Decorate it yourself!

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Wooden Christmas Tree

Do you have old handles and knobs gathering dust or an old dresser gathering dust? This fun DIY can upcyle and brighten your holiday today.

Here’s How:

1. The first thing to do is to gather up all your wood scraps and lay them out on the ground to work out how the Christmas tree will look. Put the smaller pieces of the wood at the top.
2. To achieve a typical Christmas tree shape using a sharpie, mark where you will need to saw your wood planks. So that the ends slope. Use your saw to along along the lines.
3. Before screwing your Christmas tree together paint the wood. However, before painting, you can brush a Crackle Medium onto the wood to give a more rustic finished look to the wood.
4. Prepared the knobs and hooks, by scraping away any excess rust from the metal painting the wooden ones.
5. The placement of the knobs and hooks may look random but they weren’t quite. Lay the painted wood branches down on the ground and then place the knobs and hooks where you think they look best. Then taking one branch at a time, screw the knobs and hooks into place.
6. Lay the trunk flat on the ground and starting with the top, one by one screw the branches of the Christmas tree to the trunk, 2 screws per branch.

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Wire Craft Ornaments

Add a personal touch to any gift or to your holiday tree with this simple and quick DIY.

What To Do:

1. Write or print out in lowercase cursive the name you’ll be making into craft ornaments. Cut a piece of wire long enough to “write” out name. Better to cut too long a piece than too short!
2. Begin by making a loop at the beginning of the name with the wire and then follow the lines to make each letter. Use your pliers to pinch tight corners and hold completed letters in place with tape.
3. Finish off name with a sweet little heart!
   Note: For names with “T” or “X”, you’ll need to add a small piece of wire to complete your letter. Wrap a small piece of wire around the existing wire and secure with a drop of glue.
4. Tie a basic knot at the top of the name, closest to the loop and secure with a drop of glue.
5. Continue wrapping the yarn or twine tightly around each letter until the entire name is filled. As you can see in the picture, you’re going to have to unbend some of the tight corners to get the yarn/twine in there. Use the glue to help the yarn/twine stay in place in these tight corners. Just watch out you don’t glue your fingertips!
   Note: Again, for names with “T” or “X”, or any letter that has a separate section, wrap all the way up to the section and then pull the yarn/twine to the end and wrap downward toward the center. Repeat for the bottom half of the line — check out the picture for a good example.
6. Finish off with a basic knot tied close to the base of the heart. Add a drop of glue to make sure the yarn/twine is secure and your new personalize craft ornaments are done! Now the fun part begins.

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Melted Frosty Ornament

Baby it’s HOT outside! Create this cute time honored ornament and add instant fun to your tree or holiday decorations!

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The Thankful Tree

It’s never out of season to have a thankful tree to enjoy. Try this easy DIY with your family.

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Owl Ornaments

Here is a cute way to bring nature into your holiday decorating.

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DIY Holiday | Mini Hoop Tree

If you are limited by space or looking to add a little more holiday spirit to your walls this is a super simple craft that the whole family can help with.

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Holiday Book Tree

Are you a book lover and limited on space? Here is a fun DIY that brings together your love of reading and holiday spirit all in one for a beautiful view worthy of a happy Christmas ending!

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Pinecone Holiday Tree

Spruce up your home with these super cute Pinecone Holiday Trees.