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Diy Yard Stick Christmas Tree

December 14, 2015 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations13 Comments

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This Diy Yard Stick Christmas Tree was made from (you guessed it) a yardstick cut in different lengths 😀 I had first seen a yardstick repurposed into a Christmas tree over at Organized Clutter and had to make one of my own. Keep reading to see how I put my own spin on the repurposed yardstick Christmas tree.

How To Make A Diy Yard Stick Christmas Tree

First cut the yard stick in different lengths to form a tree, and pre-drill your holes for attaching the diy yard stick Christmas tree together.

Then age the pieces with my wood aging solution, or you could water down some paint for a stain if you wanted to give it more color.

Next cut 12 pieces of wire in approximately 1 1/2″ lengths, then form the wire pieces into the shape of a large staple. These will be used as the ties to hold the tree together.

Line up the yard stick tree pieces and insert one end of wire in one side of your yard stick piece, and the other end into the other side of the next piece.

Using your needle nose or round nose pliers twist a little loop in each end to connect the pieces securing the pieces in place.

Continue adding the handmade staples until you have all the pieces of the diy yard stick Christmas Tree wired together.

For hanging the tree cut a piece of wire 5″-6″ long, and form a large wrapped loop at one end then connect it to the top of your tree.

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Then give the end of the wire that is connected to the tree a little twist to hold it in place.

Now it’s time for the fun part decorating the tree. Use your imagination to see what you can come up with for decorating the yard stick tree.

I used things that I had on hand, like buttons, wood bird, heart, star, and pine greenery.

A twine bow was added to the star,

and small pieces of pine wire sprigs were then hot glued haphazardly onto the tree.

I think my Diy Yardstick Christmas Tree turned out pretty cute! What do you think?

Have you done any crafting with yard sticks? If so I would love to heard about it in the comments below.

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  1. Emma says

    December 17, 2015 at 7:58 am

    How creative! With a regular ruler it would be a cute gift idea for a teacher, too!
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 19, 2015 at 9:59 am

      Yes I think it would be a great gift for a teacher.

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  2. Carrie Groneman says

    December 18, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    This is SO clever:) I can’t believe how stinkin’ cute this is and creative. You did a fabulous job on the tutorial Linda and the pictures are great. LOVE it!
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 19, 2015 at 10:27 am

      Thank you Carrie! I seen one similar on Pinterest I believe, so when I seen the yard stick in the paint department of Home Depot I snatched it up.

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  3. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    Linda, I love your DIY ruler tree! It’s right up my alley. It’s creative and rustic, exactly what I love. And you could do it in so many different ways and styles. I love the pieces that you have on hand, LOL, my tree would have earrings and hair bows. I think I’d need to find a few more interesting things. This little tree would be a welcome addition to our decor, I hope you are enjoying it. Merry Christmas my friend! xx
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 24, 2015 at 10:08 am

      What’s wrong with earrings and hair bows LOL! I think it would look cute with whatever you chose to embellish it with. That way it would be personalized to your style. I’m afraid I took it to my craft booth and it sold within the first few days. Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a Merry Christmas as well (-:

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  4. michelle says

    August 20, 2017 at 4:12 am

    Such an adorably cute idea Linda. I wish we could find the old style wooden rulers here in S Africa. I would love to try make these for Christmas

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      August 24, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Thanks Michelle! Do you not have hardware stores in Africa? If so maybe you could find a wooden yardstick there. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Country Sampler contacted me about featuring this yard stick Christmas tree, or my rag wrapped star ornament in the Christmas magazine. I’m so excited! They are going to send me a copy when it comes out. I won’t believe it until I see it with my own eyes.

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  5. Katrin says

    November 21, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    Linda this is so clever and I love the yard stick look. It’s rustic and fun with all the cute ornaments you added!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      November 27, 2017 at 6:04 pm

      Thank you Katrin! I would like to make a larger version now.

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