I love decorating our home every year for Christmas. The magic of the season makes the home so cozy.
But I do not like spending hundreds of dollars on Christmas decor. So I like to DIY it instead.
You can use your tools to make more than just DIY furniture, have some fun making beautiful wood Christmas decor to decorate your entire home for the season.
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Wood Christmas Trees
Christmas trees are my favorite way to decorate for the season. I want them everywhere!
Whether you are looking for large Christmas trees for a statement piece or table top Christmas trees you can put everywhere, you will love these easy DIYs.
Large Wood Christmas Tree DIY
This beautiful modern Christmas tree is made entirely from 2x4s using just a few basic tools. That makes it super budget friendly even though it is big.
This fun tree would be perfect to decorate a porch or entryway. And the two pieces fold flat for storage so they can be easily slid into the back of a closet.
3D Wood Christmas Trees
These fun Christmas trees are larger than a standard table top tree. I love them on a console table or hearth.
Made from a sheet of inexpensive 1/4″ plywood, you will want an entire forest of beautiful Christmas trees to put everywhere.
The intricate tree shapes are cut out with a CNC or scroll saw and glued together. Have fun staining them traditional or non-traditional colors. I think they would be beautiful in golds and silvers!
Easy Wood Christmas Trees made from 1x2s
I needed a few more Christmas trees to create a forest of trees on my mantel one year, so I grabbed some reclaimed wood and built these fun trees from 1x2s.
These easy tabletop trees are so fun and quick to make, you will want a bunch for your mantel, tablescape, or vignettes and more!
DIY Outdoor Christmas Trees with Lights
These fun outdoor Christmas trees are perfect for decorating the yard or porch this Christmas.
Made from inexpensive 2×4 and 4×4 boards, I sealed them to withstand the winter weather. Then added large bulb Christmas lights for a nostalgic decor vibe.
DIY Christmas Card Holders
I love receiving Christmas cards every year, but hated not having somewhere to display them.
Not anymore! These beautiful Christmas card holders are perfect for displaying your Christmas cards and they double as decor.
Christmas Tree Christmas Card Holder
This simple Christmas tree is turned into a card display using simple metal ring photo holders.
I love that it turns an empty corner into a card display and Christmas vignette. And the kids love seeing all the cards from our family and friends.
DIY Wood Christmas Card Wreath
Don’t have room on the floor for a card display? Make a wreath for them instead!
This beautiful wood wreath uses clothespins to hold the cards for display. Hang it on the wall and easily add the cards as they arrive.
You can also use it year-round as a picture display. Would make a fun gift for a grandparent or teenager.
DIYs for the Christmas Tree
Save money by DIYing your Christmas tree decor this year!
From collars to ornaments, you can have fun making beautiful Christmas tree decorations from wood.
DIY Wooden Christmas Tree Collar
My new favorite tree skirt is not a skirt at all! Instead, I opted for a wood Christmas tree collar.
This fun build uses a variety of quick homemade jigs to cut and drill holes in all the boards. I even designed 2 different sizes so you can use it for a compact or large Christmas tree.
But my favorite part is that the collar folds flat for storage, saving lots of space in my Christmas decor boxes.
How to make a Wood Christmas Tree Stand
Ditch the tree skirt and build a wooden Christmas tree stand instead. It’s the perfect way to hide the base of your tree and raises it up a bit to make more space for presents.
I built my Christmas tree stand from reclaimed 1×2 boards, but you can use any 1x2s. And when Christmas is over, use the box to store away decor until next year.
Easy Scrap Wood Christmas House Ornaments
If you love Christmas villages but don’t have room for them, these Christmas house ornaments are the next best thing.
I had so much fun making these different houses from scraps of wood and paint stirrers.
Get the kids involved and have fun with them. You could also decorate them to look like gingerbread houses, the ideas are endless.
Wood Christmas Decorations
Have fun decorating the whole house with DIY decor this year.
These beautiful wood decorations can be used on the mantel, on a console, to decorate the entry and more!
Wooden Letters to Santa Mailbox
My kid’s favorite Christmas decor is this beautiful North Pole mailbox for their letters to Santa. They love having a place to drop their Christmas letters each year.
While this may look like a complicated build, it is not. All the fun detail is added with a few pieces of trim to turn a boring wooden box to something magical.
Double Sided Wood Sign for Fall & Christmas
If you don’t have a lot of space for decor, why not make it work for 2 different seasons?
That is what I did with this easy to build double sided sign. The inside is centered in the frame so it looks perfect from either side. Then I decorated it for fall and Christmas.
I love using the Christmas tree farm sign next to all my table top Christmas trees for a fun vignette.
Christmas Tree Farm Sign
If you want a larger sign, perfect for the mantel or the porch, you will love this easy to build one.
Made from inexpensive cedar fence pickets, this sign looks like it came directly from a Christmas tree farm.
Use the SVG to create a stencil with my sign design, or design and paint your own. It is fun to personalize it for the kids.
Now your home is all ready for the holiday season!
Merry Christmas,
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