Looking for the perfect simple DIY project for a home decor piece for the holidays? Well, look no further because the DIY Slat Tree is the perfect piece. We are showing you 3 Ways to DIY a Wood Slat Tree; a Black & White Farmhouse Inspired Tree, a Bright & Colorful Tree and lastly a Countdown to Christmas Tree that comes with free printable countdown numbers. All you need is some paint, brushes, wood slat trees and some accessories to add to the trees. Be sure to download the Free Countdown to Christmas Numbers here!
Create a holiday craft project to use year after year with this Farmhouse Inspired Wooden Tree craft. First, water down white acrylic paint and "white wash" the wood tree. Allow to dry. While tree is drying, make a tree topper bow with buffalo check ribbon and adhere to the tree with hot glue. Make a simple wooden bead garland and glue onto the tree using glue gun. Next, make a garland using baker's twine and washi tape. Cut one-inch pieces of washi and wrap around twine. Trim the tape. Adhere to tree using glue gun. Set your beautiful tree out to display and enjoy!
Don't be afraid of color with your holiday decorations! Turn this DIY wood slat tree into a colorful masterpiece using paint and pom-poms! Choose your color palette and paint each slat a different color. We chose a bright pastel theme. Allow to dry. Make a wood bead and pom-pom garland by threading the baker's twine with a needle. Thread wood beads and poms onto the thread and adhere to the tree with a hot glue gun. You can even make a tree skirt using one sheet of felt. Fold the felt in half and cut into a circle shape. Cut an opening in the center of the fold so you can slip onto the bottom of tree. Using a glue gun, adhere white pom-pom trim to the edge of the tree skirt.
Create your very own Countdown to Christmas Wood Slat Tree! This is a simple countdown to Christmas craft would be fun to put together with the kids. First, paint the wood slat tree using chalkboard paint (or black paint). Allow to dry. Print the Countdown to Christmas tree free printable. Cut the numbers out. Using a hole punch, punch an opening on the top enter of each number. Hammer in gold nails or wood thumb tacks. Hang the numbers on the tacks in the order that you wish (starting or ending with 25). The whole family will enjoy counting down the days til Christmas!
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