Christmas Crafts...part 1...

For some reason the smell of cinnamon mingled with Christmas music makes me want to get my craft on. Of course, December is not an ideal month to spend hours crafting. But I find it therapeutic during this crazy season to sit in the stillness of the night with Christmas music in the background (while Steve studies away in the offices) and create. This week is craft week on the blog!

I scoured through my holiday pinterest board and came across this idea. Easy enough to replicate!

My sister was in town over Thanksgiving and jumped in on the fun. I purchased 1 2x6 (8ft in length) and created three sets. I very carefully cut all the trees using my miter saw. I can't say it too many times, be careful! There wasn't a whole lot of measuring in this project. I determined I wanted trees at different heights so I eyeballed most of it.

I was lucky to have a helper sanding while I was cutting!


Painting was quick and easy as they only required one coat - so you can still see some grain. Even after one coat I used a paintbrush with a little water to wash some paint off.

Using the end of a paintbrush I dabbed some white paint on the trees and they were done. I love that you can paint them to match your unique style of Christmas decor. I painted two gold trees but I think a gold and silver shimmery set might be fun.


Check out the other posts from Christmas Craft week
Christmas Crafts Part 1
Christmas Crafts Part 2
Christmas Crafts Part 3
Christmas Crafts Part 4
Christmas Crafts Part 5