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Diy Primitive Christmas Trees – Holiday Decor

December 5, 2018 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations7 Comments

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Hi All! I’m finally getting started on my Christmas decor. Today I will be sharing these easy diy primitive Christmas trees. perfect craft project for the holidays.

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Diy Primitive Christmas Trees

First I will need three wooden triangles cut from wood in different sizes. I used some of my scrap cedar wood and cut a 10″, 8″, and 6″ tall, and approximately 4 1/2″ – 5″ wide using my miter saw (quick and easy).

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Next, I gave them a quick sanding. Then they’re ready for painting. I chose the traditional colors, red, green, and white. But these would be cute in any color that you choose.

Wanting a primitive/rustic look I decided to dry brush the colors on each tree leaving bare wood showing through. Not covering the wood trees completely with paint.

Once the primitive Christmas trees were dry I used burnt umber (a dark brown acrylic) to make a paint wash. Add about three tablespoons of water to a disposable bowl, then add a couple small dollops of burnt umber. Stir and your ready for your wash which is like a water based stain.

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I am just wanting to stain the bare wood and tone down the brightness of the red, green, and white.

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Starting on the edges of one tree brush on the watery mixture then use a paper towel to dab off. If you would like it to be darker just add more paint to your water mixture.

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Next, add the wash to the side and wipe off, then to the other side. Set aside to dry.

Repeat for all three Christmas trees.

When all three trees are painted, stained and dry then add a twine bow if you like.

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That’s all there is to making these easy diy primitive Christmas trees. Wasn’t this easy for some cute holiday decor? What have you been working on for the holidays?

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Supplies Needed for Project

3 wooden triangles/trees
Acrylic paint white, red, green, burnt umber,
Paintbrushes
Twine
Small disposable bowl for water
Paper towels
Scissors
Sandpaper

More Fun Christmas Projects

Santa Suit jar and tin can
Diy Snowman Lantern
How to paint a snowman on a cedar picket


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Diy primitive wooden Christmas trees, How to make rustic Christmas trees, easy diy wooden Christmas trees MixedKreations.com
Diy primitive wooden Christmas trees, How to make rustic Christmas trees, easy diy wooden Christmas trees MixedKreations.com
Diy primitive wooden Christmas trees, How to make rustic Christmas trees, easy diy wooden Christmas trees MixedKreations.com
Diy primitive wooden Christmas trees, How to make rustic Christmas trees, easy diy wooden Christmas trees MixedKreations.com

Diy Primitive Christmas Trees

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  1. Mary says

    December 6, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    Simple and to the point Linda. I love your primitive Christmas Trees!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 7, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      Thanks Mary! They definitely are simple, and they have a point. LOL

      Reply
  2. Michelle Leslie says

    December 9, 2018 at 7:44 am

    I’m with Mary, love your primitive Christmas trees Linda. Isn’t burnt umber just the best color to warm things up? And it’s got that lovely translucent quality that burnt sienna. It just makes everything “more” somehow.

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm

      Thank you Michelle! I do love burnt umber and burnt sienna. Whenever I need a brown color I usually pick one of them.

      Reply

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