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Wood Burned Rustic Ornaments

December 30, 2013 by SmartGirl 4 Comments

On the 6th day of Christmas…  I’m sharing the rustic wood burned ornaments I made for my mom’s husband.  Smart Girl's 12 Days of Christmas - Wood Burned Oraments

Wood Burned Star Ornaments

But be sure to catch up on the other Christmas festivities going on around here…

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Smart Girl's 12 Days of Christmas

So once I get into something, I usually go all-out with it, and this pyrography (wood burning) hobby is no different.  This is the third, and final, gift I made this Christmas with my new wood burning tool.  I love it!  These rustic ornaments were pretty easy and I love how they turned out.  I’ll be making myself a set next year for sure.  It all started with some cedar wood…  And despite the vast forest you see behind our house, there is no cedar to be found out there.  Hubby found all this cedar down the street from us.  It was at the curb for yard waste pickup.  What the???  One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, right?  It sat in the wood holder for awhile, so I was thrilled we could put the wood to artistic use!

Wood burning pile

After slicing the logs with a miter saw, I drew different versions of stars on the 5 discs.  Remember: *I never claimed to be an artists.*Draw design on wood before burningThen I burned the image in with this tool.Burned image on cedar discs

Next, I drilled a small hole in the top of each one.  I should have left more room for the hole when I drew my design.  Oh well, live and learn.Drill holed in the top for string

Then I strung a small red piece or ribbon though each one.  I bought this ribbon on clearance at Target a few years back to replace some of the hooks on our existing ornaments.  I still have a ton of it, so I’m glad I could put it to good use.Wood Burned Christmas Oraments

I took them on a trip outside for a photo shoot.  On Christmas day.  What? The kids were busy playing with their new toys and I wanted to make sure I got a few pics before I wrapped them up.  It’s all good.

Easy wood burned Christmas tree ornaments

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Wood Burned Star Christmas Ornament

DIY rustic wood burned star ornament

DIY Rustic Wood Burned Ornaments

Easy DIY Rustic Christmas Ornaments

Smart Girl's 12 Days of Christmas - Wood Burned Oraments

What do you think?  I’m really excited to make more of these.  Maybe refrigerator magnets too?!  Any other ideas?  I’ve started collecting a couple of ideas on my pyrography Pinterest board.

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Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Woodworking Tagged With: gifts, pyrography

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Comments

  1. Sandy says

    November 10, 2015 at 10:47 am

    Cool!

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      November 10, 2015 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks girl!

      Reply
  2. Amy says

    December 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    do you spray them with anything?

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      December 13, 2015 at 11:25 pm

      I did not

      Reply

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