A while ago I saw a brilliant image on Pinterest of a Christmas tree made of vintage rulers. I thought I would attempt it this year and have been buying up old wooden rulers and cribbage boards whenever I see them. Thankfully you can get them for a few pounds and I seem to have amassed a lot!
Equipment needed to make an upcycled ruler Christmas tree:
collection of vintage wooden rulers
mitre block
PVA glue
clamp
How to make an upcycled ruler Christmas tree:
I traced a rough shape on a piece of paper of the shape I wanted then arranged the pieces that I wanted to use, trying to choose interesting features or wording as the focus on each line. Then I cut each piece accordingly.
I felt bad cutting through them, especially when they had the name of their previous owners scratched on them!
It came together quite quickly and I used a mitre block to help as the rulers were so small. I used one ruler at the back and glued the pieces on with PVA wood glue.
The final step was to make a trunk and and I used an old thermometer I found whilst out charity shopping.
Then I left it to dry overnight with a few clamps in place. Here’s a close up so you can see some of the details. This is my favourite Christmas decoration, it’s about 10 inches tall so I will be looking for somewhere safe to display it (out of the reach of my children).
6 Comments
Kate Williams
December 4, 2014 at 7:32 pmOh I love this so much! Have pinned x
Penny
December 4, 2014 at 9:11 pmWow, I can see the love and dedication that went into it! Like Kate have pinned!
Emma
December 9, 2014 at 11:31 amSo love this idea! Now I want to find some old rulers… lol!
Coombemill
December 12, 2014 at 12:08 amthis is upcycling at its very best! #TuesdayTutorials
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