Wood Slice Winter Garland

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I'm Gillian, a Scotland based home & lifestyle blogger. Follow along as I navigate this new journey sharing my life from home.

Hello and welcome back! It was a cold weather weekend here and the perfect time to stay in and work on projects! Today we are sharing another month of Create With Me projects. I was thoroughly excited when you choose wood as our supply for the month. I had received a wood burning kit a while back, but until now, had not had the courage to give it a try. Have you used one? I decided this was the perfect time to whip it out! I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the wood burning tool was to use!

You actually got a sneak peek of this project on Friday when you saw my winter mantel.

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To make this project, I purchased pre-sliced wood rounds that already had a hole drilled in them. Using a pencil, I traced out the designs and letters I wanted on each round before beginning to use my wood burning tool. The pencil is removed when burning and any stray marks can be erased. After heating up, use the tool to trace your pencil marks. I made the word snow and then trees and snowflakes. I used twine to tie them on and hung loosely on the front of my mantel.

This would also be cute strung on a Christmas tree (idea for next year) or over a headboard or buffet.

Since this was my first time using the wood burning kit, I read the instructions thoroughly before beginning.

Here are some tips I would recommend.

•Make sure to tape down your tool stand to your surface. That way it is secure when it heats up.

•Have pliers handy to remove hot tips and change them out when needed. A little dish beside your workstation is helpful also for setting them while they cool.

•Practice on scrap wood first so that you can play around with the different tips included and see which one works best for your project.

Now that I've used the wood burning kit, I can think of so many other projects I want to tackle!