Wash the cups out and leave them to dry for a few days before getting the spray painting started. The miniature planter pots are inexpensive and look super cute placed around the house, in the tree or around the porch.Īlternatively you can also use some takeaway coffee cups to make the bells. All you need is a rope, some spray paint and small decorative stones or ribbons and a jingle bell to be placed inside each terracotta bell. Jingle bells, Jingle bells, jingle all the way… small terracotta pots are perfect to create some DIY magic. Pull a ribbon through the hole at the top of the handle, tie a knot and your personal Santa ornament is ready to go up on the tree. Add candy canes as ears or pipe cleaners as antlers and Santa's helper is ready for the season. To create the reindeer simply swap the white felt for a brown shade and cover the whole ferrule with it then add two big eyes and a nose. Once the red paint on the handle is dried it can be decorated with white paint to create a unique Christmas pattern. Paint the handle of our paint brushes in a bright Santa red then glue white fabric around the ferrule leaving only a small space to glue eyes and a nose onto the ferrule before the bristle forms the Santa beard. If you have some old paint brushes lying around we got a great tip to reuse these and make some truly unique tree ornaments. For Santa, natural or light coloured bristles work best, however dark bristle brushes can be used to make elves or reindeers as well.ĭon’t worry if you have your own little Christmas elves wanting to help, this DIY project is easy to do and childproof…. Tip: Colour coordinate with your pallet tree and place the presents in front of it. These presents are super easy to make and a definite eye catcher. Once dry, distress the edges and tie the ribbon around the box before adding additional decorations like name tags and pine cones to your DIY outdoor décor. If the dark base still shines through, apply a second coat. Paint the boxes in a darker base tone (this colour is the one you will see around the edges as you sand back the top coat later to create the distressed look) and once dry paint on a second layer in your colour of choice. Grab a paintbrush and some chalk or spray paint as well as some ribbons, pine cones and greenery. If you plan to place the presents inside your home you could also use card board boxes with some sandbags or another slightly heavier item inside the box to keep the presents from falling over. To get the outside of your house looking magical we created some decorative Christmas presents out of wooden blocks. Christmas Decorations – Wooden Christmas Presents Tip: If you feel like the tree is too opaque just grab an old rag and wipe off some of the paint, then add some extra water to thin it out further.Ģ. Add decorations, lights and get your present collection going. Continue with this mix of painting and washing until the tree is fully painted. To do a white wash apply some chalked paint to the tree (doesn't need to be done too perfectly) then dip the brush into the water and go back over the painted area to wash off some of the colour and spread it thinner. Paint the tree in your colour of choice, let it dry then attach lights and Christmas ornaments to finish of your DIY tree.įor our trees we created one using green spray paints in two different tones and for the second one we decided on a white wash coastal themed design for which we grabbed Rust-oleum Chalked in Linen White and a bucket of water. Sand down the edges and tops before getting on the painting gear.
Then use some of the cut offs to stabilize the tree from the back and to form a base for the tree to stand on. Grab a ruler, place with the pallet with its boards horizontally and trace a triangle shape from the bottom corners to the centre of the top board.
All you need to get started is a wooden pallet, saw, left over paint and some Christmas ornaments, lights and tinsel…. Whether you have a toddler roaming your living room or you simply don’t have space for a large tree this year, our first DIY trick will make sure you still get your Christmas fix.
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