Pallet Wood Christmas Tree diy

Hi diyers, it's Joan from Scavenger Chic. I have a great pallet wood Christmas tree project to share with you!

Pallet Wood Christmas Tree

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Pallet Wood Frame

 This is actually a super easy diy, and it goes together really quickly if you have all the supplies on hand.

The first step is to gather the pallet wood you're gonna use for your tree backing. This pallet wood was just under 3 feet in length though you can use any size you have, just trim it down so it is all the same length.

Cut to length-attach to braces

Attach the pallet wood together from the back with  a couple more pieces of pallet wood screwed together.

Cedar Shingles for Christmas Tree Decor

For my tree, I used several of these cedar shingles cut into 8 slats per board. These boards don't have to be exact, just close to the same size. If you don't have shingles, a pack or two of wood shims would also work.

For the best look, the wood should be slightly thicker on one end than the other.

Lay out Christmas tree design

On the pallet wood backing, you can start laying out your tree starting from the bottom. The thinner side of the slat is always at the top. A dry fit helps to design the pallet wood Christmas tree.

Continue to stack shingle pieces to form Christmas Tree

Continue to  lay out the pieces until your tree is nice and full.

Optional-whitewash shingle boards

You could leave your tree with that nice cedar color...I wanted a white tree. Each of my tree pieces were whitewashed with white paint mixed with a bit of water. There is no set recipe for watering down paint, if your paint is too thin, add more paint. If the paint goes on too thickly, add more water. Very scientific.

Attach shingle pieces with Liquid Nails

The tree was attached to the pallet wood with construction adhesive (Liquid Nails). Just a glob wherever the slats would hit either the pallet wood or another slat. Keep adding slats until you have a nice full tree. Also added a tree trunk, a small log cut in half.

  The tree was basically done, but it needed a little something.

Cut star topper with scroll saw

Of course, a star. This star was cut out of thin plywood with a scroll saw.

Add ornaments to pallet Christmas Tree

You could leave the rustic tree as is, or with  a few finishing nails,  it's a fully decorated tree.

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Still need more pallet wood Christmas tree inspiration? This is my pallet wood tree from last year.

Or this years...another chance for you to make a tree from cedar shingles. This one is just over 6 feet tall and does double duty as an advent calendar.

Joan

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see more of Joan's projects here