Decoupage Wooden Christmas Trees

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I feel like I have kind of gotten off to a late start with Christmas projects this year, normally I feel like by this time of year my Christmas tree is up and I am well into Christmas crafting. This year I am working on some Christmas projects but this is only the second one I am posting and we are already halfway through November. 

I have some bigger projects in the works but in the meantime I thought I would start with a super simple project. Chunky little wooden Christmas trees with pretty papers Mod Podged onto the front. 

All you need for this project is the wooden trees, I got mine from Michaels, some cute papers, paint, and Mod Podge. I started by painting the edges of the little trees and up over the front, I didn't worry about painting the backs but you could paint them too if you want, or put paper on both sides for different options. Then I used Mod Podge to glue the papers onto the front of the trees. 

I chose three papers that were green, or had green as a main color, but they would be cute done up in other fun colors too. But I loved the look of the greens so I ended up sticking with that. I used a 6x6 paper pad that I found at Michaels at the same time I got the wooden trees, but any cute scrapbook paper works. 

The longest part of this project is waiting for the paint and Mod Podge to dry, and even that doesn't take that long. These little trees are a super simple and quick project to make and they would be a great project if you need something for a fun group activity too. They would look cute sitting on a shelf or add screw eyes to turn them into ornaments. 

How to Make Decoupage Wooden Christmas Trees

You will need:

• Wooden Christmas Tree cutouts (I got a set of three chunky trees from Michaels, but any flat wooden tree cutout will work)
• Paper pieces large enough to cover the tree in desired colors or prints
• paint in brown and green or color to match paper
• Mod Podge
• sandpaper
• paintbrushes

Instructions:

Paint the edges of your trees. I painted around the front just a little bit too but it wasn't really necessary. Paint the trunk of the tree brown. 

Once the paint is dry cut the paper to roughly the size of the tree. It doesn't need to be perfect because the size will be fixed in a later step, just make sure it covers the whole tree minus the trunk and make sure that the part that goes over the trunk is cut straight across. 

Use Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the tree. Let dry.

Use sandpaper around the edge of the tree to get rid of the excess paper. I actually used a nail file because I didn't have any sandpaper and I didn't want to run to the store, but I had a cheap nail file and that worked perfectly. Either way just use the sandpaper on the corner to rub off any paper that is hanging over the edge. 

After sanding you may want to touch up the paint just a bit, but that is an optional step. 

Add a layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper. I brushed it over the edges as well. Let Dry.