{"id":2285,"date":"2020-12-11T22:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T04:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hymnsandhome.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2022-11-28T21:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T03:34:17","slug":"diy-winter-twig-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hymnsandhome.com\/2020\/12\/11\/diy-winter-twig-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Winter Twig Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few weeks ago our neighbor had her yew bushes trimmed. Though they cleaned up most of the large branches, quite a few little ones were left on the ground where our properties meet. We love our neighbors – they are fantastic – and I figured they wouldn’t mind if I plucked up some of the extra branches left on the ground for a little project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve always loved the look of simple Scandinavian Christmas stick trees. Do you know the kind I mean? I’ve seen them at Homegoods and actually have one with red berries and little pinecones attached to it – it’s my favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to make my own using things we already had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project cost me a grand total of $0.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, I stripped all the needles off the branches. I determined which ones would make good “trunks” and found ones of varying length for the horizontal branches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used a hand saw to trim any branches that needed shortening.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I laid them all out how I wanted them, then hot-glued on the branches. I have to tell you – the hot glue is not super sturdy. If you pull on the branches they will pop off, so if you want something more durable, I would suggest using wood glue and clamping them down while they dry.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Then my husband cut slices of logs for me from our log pile. The logs were leftover from when we had our tree taken down last year. <\/p>\n\n\n

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He drilled little holes partway into slice for the tree trunks to rest in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I then hot-glued the trees into the wood slices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To paint, I used Rustoleum “Chalked” paint in “Linen White”<\/span><\/a> since I already had it on hand. I used a dry-brush technique: basically just keep very little paint on the brush and run it gently over the branches so that the paint does not completely cover. I feel like this gives it a rustic snowed-on effect.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Done! That simple!<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Here’s a supply list if you’d like to give it a try yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branches of varying lengths and thicknesses
Log slices
Hand saw
Drill & appropriately sized bits
Hot glue & refill sticks
White chalk paint
Paintbrush<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d love to know if you try this project – please send me a photo or tag me on social media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blessings,
Melissa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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