Have you already developed a taste for decorating your house for various occasions with wooden discs? Then you will definitely want to use this beautiful decoration idea at Christmas time. And to make the tree slice decorations really Christmassy, you can decorate and design them in a variety of ways. Despite the wide selection, you may be looking for some inspiration or instructions to use for your craft projects. And that's where we come to your aid. We have put together some creative ideas on how you can decorate tree slices for Christmas and create a unique and rustic Christmas decoration. Simply copy the ideas or use them as inspiration for your own creations!
Christmas crafts with wood and contact paper
One way you can decorate tree slices for Christmas is to design them with any motif. Acrylic paint can be used for this, which can be applied not only with homemade stamps, but also with contact paper. The second variant is used for these instructions. In addition to the wooden discs, you also need paints and contact paper. Cut the chosen motif into the contact paper. How to get a stencil.
Then stick the paper onto the window and color in the cut out motif. Finally, all you have to do is cut a small hole in the upper part of the wooden disc, thread yarn through it and knot it together. You can now hang the Christmas tree decorations on the tree.
Decorate tree slices for Christmas with a soldering iron
A nice idea is also to burn Christmas motifs onto the wood and make a beautiful tree slice decoration yourself. To do this, simply use a soldering iron. If you haven't worked with such a device before, don't worry. Even beginners get along great with it. And you are sure to have enough targets to practice a little. Also get paint, thread, ribbon and E6000 glue.
To make crafts with tree slices for Christmas, first choose any motif you want to decorate the wood with and draw it on the wooden slice with a pencil. You then “draw” this motif with the soldering iron. It is burned into the wood. You can then design the motif with any colors you like. Here, for example, the burnt out area was filled with white paint and the rest of the pane was designed with different shades of gray. Depending on the motif, you can also come up with your own designs. You can either attach the yarn using a hole as in the example above or simply glue it to the back as shown here. Also decorate with a red bow.
Decorate wooden discs with chalkboard paint
Tree slices can also be designed quickly and easily by using blackboard paint. This way you can label the discs individually, which makes them great as Christmas table decoration ideas, among other things. Everyone simply gets a personal message on their plate or you can use the table decoration made of wooden slices for the center of the table and add a more general message.
Use the chalkboard paint to create a simple circle shape or choose any other Christmas-themed shape. Stars or Christmas trees, for example, are well suited. Then just write on the window with a chalk pen. If you would like to decorate the tree slices for Christmas, you can also use the chalk pen to draw something nice. Be creative and let your imagination run wild!
DIY Christmas decorations – An alternative to the classic Christmas wreath
The classic door wreath is certainly nice to look at at Christmas and a decoration on the door should definitely not be missing. But it doesn't always have to be traditional, don't you think? And since you're already making Christmas crafts with wooden discs, you might as wellChristmas wreathreplace in this way? You can see what this can look like in the picture above. A ring is simply made from the wooden discs. To ensure that it creates a Christmas atmosphere, you have to decorate the wooden discs for Christmas. This can be done with a small arrangement of pine greenery, Christmas balls or pine cones. You are also welcome to use a ready-made arrangement.
Make Christmas decorations out of wood with nails and yarn
You can also decorate wooden discs for Christmas with ordinary nails and yarn. The best way to do this is to first draw the desired motif with a pencil. This can be a Christmas tree, a gingerbread man, a candy cane, a snowflake or something similar. Then hammer small nails into the tree disc along the drawn lines. They should stick out a bit. Now you can wrap yarn or string of any color around the nails to create the outline of the design. You can use these pretty decorations not only to decorate the Christmas tree, but also to decorate the table, the mantel, the windows or the walls with them.
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Decorate the slices with fabric
Similar to the first idea with contact paper, motifs are placed on the tree discs. However, this time they are not painted, but glued. You can use old fabric scraps or felt fabric to cut out beautiful motifs with the help of a cutter. You then simply stick these onto the window. It doesn't matter whether you create small slices or larger ones in this way. Alternatively, ready-made stickers can also be used. Since their glue is most likely not strong enough, you can apply additional.
Design wood with photos as a gift idea
Without question a great oneGift idea for Christmasare such photo wooden discs. They can be made any size. Simply have the photo developed in the appropriate size or print it yourself. You can organize a small photo shoot specifically for this purpose, but you can also use older souvenir photos, which can then simply be glued to the wooden disc. Here, too, the photo does not necessarily have to be cut out round. A contrast of rectangle or square on the round wood also looks very interesting and is a good option. Then you have toJust transfer the photo to the wood.
Grandparents in particular are guaranteed to be happy about such a memory from their grandchildren, which they can hang on the Christmas tree or put on the mantelpiece every year. But this idea is also a great gift for best friends or lovers. Feel free to combine the photo with one of the ideas above, for example by adding lettering with a soldering iron or with the help of blackboard paint and chalk pen.
