DIY Holiday Decor to make with Building Supplies

If you’re looking to add a little personal flair to your home this holiday season, start at Wood Country Building Services, or your local hardware store. They stock small, inexpensive items that have a variety of uses. Some of these items can be repurposed into great decorations. Here are some ideas you can make yourself.

Paint Brush Santas

Pick up some paintbrushes to make cute paintbrush Santas. Paint the handle with alternating stripes of colours like red, white and green. Once dry, glue a cotton ball onto the top of the handle to make the top of the hat. Paint a face underneath the hat to complete the look. Tie a string around the hole in the handle so you can hang them from your tree or on the wall. Paint Brush Santas: Homemade Christmas Ornament Read more.

DIY Pallet Trees With Marquee Lights

If you’re looking for something to decorate your yard, you can do it with a wood pallet and some paint. Draw the shape of a Christmas tree on the pallet and cut it. After you’ve made the cuts, paint the pieces. Then you’ll reassemble the pieces back on one of the vertical slats in the shape of your tree. Cut the vertical piece with a point on it to be pushed into the ground. DIY Christmas Trees With Marquee Lights Read more.

Star Ornaments Made From Washers

Washers can also be used to make snowflake decorations for your tree. Place one bigger washer in the middle, then glue five smaller washers overlapping the first one. Keep gluing smaller washers on each of the five arms until they’re as long as you want. Then tie a string around the innermost washer so you can hang it from your tree. DIY Star Ornaments Made From Washers Read more.

Tinkering Trees

Bolts, washers, and nuts are all you need to make this small Christmas tree decoration. First, get four or five washers of gradually reduced sizes. Place a bolt upside down and screw on a nut, leaving about a ¼" gap from the head of the bolt. Then slide the largest washer on and screw another nut until it reaches the washer. Repeat this process with smaller washers until you've reached the top. Place one more bolt to hold it all together. Invitation to Build: Tinkering Trees Read more.

Concrete Mini Christmas Trees

There are a lot of neat projects that you can create out of concrete, including unique holiday decor. Pick up a bit of cement and contact paper to create a sleek industrial-style ornament that you can customize. Make a cone shape with the contact paper, tape it together, and fill it with cement. Cover it and let it dry for 12 hours, and then peel away the paper. Top with a bit of gold paint or filled-in stencilled dots. Make a few in different sizes and arrange them together to complete the look of your new decorations. How To Make Concrete Mini Christmas Trees Read more.

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

Tomato cages and garland can be used to make small Christmas trees that can sit on the floor, side table or outside. Turn the tomato cage upside down and gather the ends together to secure them to a point. Use a garland to wrap around and through it. Once the cage is covered in garland, you can decorate it as you would a regular tree. You can decorate it with some of the above ideas! DIY Tomato Cage Christmas Tree Read more.

Simple Industrial Metal Snowflake

With some strap ties, screws, and nuts, you can make snowflakes in a variety of sizes. For a bigger snowflake, attach the strap ties end to end using the existing holes. Then, create two more of the same length that will all meet in the middle and become the branches of your snowflake. If you want something smaller, do the same thing without attaching the ties end-to-end first. How to Make a Simple Industrial Metal Snowflake Read more.

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