Mini pallet crate decorated Christmas trees from scrap wood!
Learn how to create unique mini pallet crate decorated Christmas trees from scrap wood! Get the look easily with a stencil that is designed to work on standard wood sizes. Includes how to DIY white chippy wood for flocked trees.
Supplies:
- Wood Christmas Tree in Crate stencil
- Coal Black -Homestead House Milk Pint
- Salad Bowl Finish - Homestead House Milk Paint
- Sturbridge White - Homestead House Milk Paint
- Fusion Mineral Paint - Coal Black
- Reclaimed wood planks
- Wood closet pole
- Square blocks cut from posts or 2x4s
- String or twine
- Dome tip stencil brush
- Glue gun
Instructions:
- Coat boards with Salad Bowl Finish by Homestead House Milk Paint.Salad Bowl Finish - Homestead House Milk Paint
- Mix up a thicker batch of Sturbridge White Homestead House Milk Paint.Sturbridge White - Homestead House Milk Paint
- Paint boards, leaving a thicker finish.
- Heat with a heat gun or blow dryer, to create a crackle finish.
- Cut board with a mitre saw on a 15 degree angle. Flip board and recut creating triangles. Keep cutting this pattern until all desired trees are cut.
- Cut a wood closet rod to create tree trunks. Hot glue to base of trees.
- Stencil wood blocks and trees in black with Wood Christmas Tree in Crate stencil to achieve the pallet features.Wood Christmas Tree in Crate stencil, Coal Black -Homestead House Milk Pint, Fusion Mineral Paint - Coal Black
- Wrap some trees and blocks with string to decorate them further.
- Stage by themselves anywhere, or in larger groups. They look good everywhere!
Notes
Read the full tutorial plus watch a helpful video to view entire project:
https://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/decorated-christmas-trees/
Learn how to make the trees at our companion post at Homestead House:
https://bit.ly/HHChippyWhiteTrees
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