Rustic Christmas Ornaments from Wood Spools
Make some rustic Christmas ornaments for your tree with wooden spools. This is a simple DIY project that will only take you minutes to make. Your country Christmas tree will never look better! The secret lies with a few products that make a rustic finish easily in just minutes.
Equipment
- Twine
- Krazy Glue Craft Formula
- Paintbrushes
What You Will Need
- Wood Spools
- Wood Star
- Color Stain I used green and brown
- Vintage Effect Wash I used silver
Instructions
- Dry fit your pieces into the shape you desire.
- Then use the wood stain on each spool. To make it easier, add the spools to the end of a paintbrush as shown then use another brush to apply the stain.
- Apply the stain, allow to sit a few minutes, then remove all excess with a rag. This will give you a rustic finish in just minutes. You will also want to go back and stain the inside of each spool.
- For the star, I used the silver Vintage Effect Wash with the same technique. Set all of your pieces aside to dry completely.
- Dry fit them together once again.
- Now you can start adding glue. I found that gluing them together in pairs first helped me to handle them a bit better. I added glue at both the top and bottom. You want a glue that dries quickly and has a strong bond.
- Then turn those pairs into rows of spools the right size for your tree.
- Then just use more glue to secure your rows together. I used additional glue at the top for my star. Use spare stars or anything else to hold it up while it dries.
- Once your rustic Christmas ornaments have dried, add a piece of twine to the top with additional glue and add to your tree.