Here's what you'll need:
- Scrap wood
-Long and small nails
-Hammer
-Tape measurer
-Saw
-Ornaments
-Ribbon
1. Wood: you will need 1 long piece (trunk), and 5 consecutively smaller pieces. My bottom "branch" was 2.5 feet and then each "branch" after that was cut 6 inches shorter than the last.
2. Angle the ends: To give your tree a more triangular shape cut the ends off at an angle, pictured bellow. This handy saw base gave me perfect corners each time. However, if you have a power saw of some kind this project would go hellofa' lot faster!
3. Nail it together: Using the same 3-inch proportion as before, I started nailing at the top. The top of my very top "branch" was 3-inches from the top of the "trunk". Then the top of each "branch" was 3-inches from the bottom of the previous "branch".
To give the best stability, I would nail 4 nails into each "branch" in a square pattern. You could glue the "branches" on too, but I don't think it will have the same longevity. I mixture of glue and nails is best.
4. Prep for pretties: Nail on small nails randomly onto each "branch". You may need to stabilize the branches with scrap wood before nailing. These little nails provide an easy place to hang ornaments from!
See that little nail? That wee-little nail?! |
Lastly, customize! I adorned my tree with a pretty custom bow made from chevron wired ribbon (from Hobby Lobby), and hung miniature ornaments from the little nails (my kiddo's helped with that part!). But honestly you can do-it-up any way you want: paint it, vinyl letter phrases, big ornaments, stars...whatever! It's you're tree, make it reflect you!
Merry Crafting!
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