Create an easy Herringbone wood Christmas tree sign, pallet-style!
Build a quick and easy herringbone wood Christmas tree that looks expensive! Use simple cedar planks as 3D pieces and watch this Christmas tree decoration come to life! Made easy with a stencil to achieve perfect cutting and placement every time!
Supplies:
- 1 Herringbone Wood Christmas Tree stencil
- 1 Stars And Snow stencil
- 1 Coal Black -Homestead House Milk Pint
- 1 Grey Silk - Homestead House Milk Paint
- 1 Porcelaine - Homestead House Milk Paint
- 2 Dome tip stencil brushes
- 3 Reclaimed wood planks creating a base 36" tall (min) x 16.5"w (min) combined (this is what I used) 5.5" x 36" minimum
- 2-3 cedar lath strips 1.5" wide x 4 feet long
- 1 Hemp Oil top coat is optional but recommended on top of milk paint if you don't wish for matte finish
- 1 Wider paint brush like this Palm Pro
Instructions:
How to mix Milk Paint
- Mix equal amounts of milk paint powder and water into a container.
- Allow to stand for a few minutes, mix, then paint. Continue to mix in between painting.
How to stencil flawlessly without paint bleed
- Load stencil brush with paint.
- Remove most paint onto a rag until brush feels dry. This ensures crisp images.
- Tap or swirl the paint through the stencil until desired effect is achieved.
Preparing the sign base
- Create your board backdrop to measure at least 36" tall x 16.5"w combined to fit this stencil image. Each plank I used is 5.5"w x 3.
- Paint the board backdrop in paint and colour of choice. I used Homestead House Milk Paint in Coal Black.1 Coal Black -Homestead House Milk Pint, 1 Wider paint brush like this Palm Pro
Stenciling the tree images
- Position Herringbone Wood Christmas Tree stencil in the center of the boards.1 Herringbone Wood Christmas Tree stencil
- Stencil image very lightly over the wood plank images (if covering with cedar strips), to help guide cedar strip placement.Stencil normally on the tree star and tree stand in grey to resemble metal.Add additional paint coats over metal areas for a mottled metal effect, as desired.1 Grey Silk - Homestead House Milk Paint, 1 Coal Black -Homestead House Milk Pint
- Add a night sky stenciled in white with Stars And Snow stencil, working around the tree image. Rotate 1 vs. 2 coats of paint over the sky images to create a twinkling and movement effect. It's really cool!1 Stars And Snow stencil, 1 Porcelaine - Homestead House Milk Paint
Top coating (optional)
- Top coat the sky, star and tree stand only (not where the tree will be glued) with Hemp Oil if desired, to add smoothness and tone depth. Do not add hemp oil to the areas where the cedar wood pieces will be glued.1 Hemp Oil
Adding cedar strips for a 3D effect
- Place the included individual 'board stencil pieces' on top of 1.4" cedar lath strips to measure, then cut with a miter saw.These stencil pieces are very handy, saving you from having to measure each cedar strip.1 Herringbone Wood Christmas Tree stencil
- Hot glue the cedar strips onto the tree body.
- Stencil words and screw tip images in black on the cedar strips with the included 'board stencil pieces'.
Notes
Visit the full tutorial on Funky Junk Interiors for more photos, steps, plus a helpful short video!
https://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/herringbone-wood-christmas-tree/
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