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diy wood slice ornaments

I always make gifts for my children’s teachers every Christmas.  When you have three kids and a dozen teachers to buy gifts for it gets a bit expensive. My eldest child has learned that buying gifts makes a good impression on her teachers {brown nosing}. I’m all for it if it helps her out at the end of the school year. I found a fallen branch in the yard about the right thickness for the wood slice ornaments I’ve been wanting to make. Unfortunately, when I cut into it some little buggers had made a home, but I have instructions on how to take care of those. My Miter Saw is due for a new blade, but I haven’t wanted to bother my husband to help me change it so I only made a few ornaments.

DIY Wood Slice Ornament

Materials::

  • Miter Saw
  • Tree branch
  • Acrylic paint
  • Ribbon
  • Eye Hooks
  • Paintbrushes
  • Glitter paint
  • Drill and bit to fit your Eye Hooks

DIY Wood Slice Ornaments

STEP 1::  First you need to find a tree branch the thickness that you want your ornaments to be.  Mine are roughly three inches.  Once you find your branch use your Miter Saw to slice your branch into 1/2″ slices.  Place the wood slices in your oven on 275 degrees for a few hours to make sure all the bugs are gone.

DIY Wood Slice Ornament

STEP 2::  Next I went ahead and secured my Eye Hook using a drill.  I drilled a hole into the top of my ornament and secured the Eye Hooks.

STEP 3::  Now paint the center of your ornament.  I chose white and left a boarder around my center to see the detail of the wood.

STEP 4::  Once your center dries you can paint an initial using whatever color you choose.  Then when it dries you can add a coat of glitter to your ornament to make it shimmer.  These ornaments are great for diffusing essential oils on the wood.

DIY Wood Slice Ornaments

STEP 5::  Finally you can add your ribbon and hang it on your Christmas tree.

DIY Wood Slice Ornaments

Would you hang these Wood Slice Ornaments on your Christmas tree?

 

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