Wood Christmas Tree Sign
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Good morning friends. It's a week before Christmas and I'm running like a mad woman trying to get last minute gifts and decorating the house for guests coming over for Christmas dinner. I wanted to display something for Christmas that told the real reason we celebrate in our house. I began to go through my drawers and the garage to see if I had any free supplies. I came across some leftover paint sticks and had an idea. I can make some art from it. I started by gathering my supplies. I used paint sticks, stain, white paint, and a handmade stencil. I laid out my sticks to see how I wanted them arranged. After deciding where each stick would go, using wire cutters, I cut each stick to size and sanded the rough edges. On goes the stain. I even used a small leftover piece and painted it yellow for my star at the top of the tree. After the stain dried, I laid my stencil out. My stencil was just card stock that I cutout the letters with