draw a 3d christmas tree
This 3D Wood Christmas Tree measures four feet and makes a keen outdoor decoration.
Deck the Home with Outdoor Decor
This is the 4th calendar week of the Deck the Dwelling house challenge! Woot woot!
Last calendar week's theme was Christmas wood sign. I shared a Quick and Easy Christmas Sign.
I'thousand truly loving the weekly Christmas themed challenges!
This week'due south theme is Christmas Outdoor Decor!
It'due south the perfect occasion to make a 4 foot 3D Forest Christmas Tree I accept been wanting to make always since I came beyond old woods Christmas ornaments my Dad made.
Years ago, my Dad had fabricated 3D wood ornaments for our Christmas tree. He had made 3D trees, and 3D snowmen.
They were little woods pieces with slots that interlocked into 3D ornaments.
When I came across them over again last yr, I thought they would beloved wonderful as giant 3D Christmas decorations.
P.S. I fabricated a 3D wood snowman also!
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How to make a 3D Woods Christmas Tree
Supplies:
- Plywood – 2 pieces of plywood four′ by 24″ 5/8″ thick (One 4′ by 24″ slice of plywood cut in 4 would requite you enough plywood to brand two 3D wood Christmas trees.)
- Paper
- Outdoor Paint
- Paper towel
Tools:
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Jigsaw
- Orbital sander
- Paint brush
Instructions:
How to make a Christmas tree shape to make a 3D cut out
Step 1: Draw desired tree shape onto a piece of paper.
Use a ruler to draw a vertical line in the center of the paper.
Divide the paper in five by drawing iv horizontal lines.
Make dots on each line (keep the vertical line centered) gradually increasing the length with each line until you accept 5 sets of dots.
Add dots on the vertical line in the center of the first four sections.
To draw the tree, showtime by drawing the top triangle by starting at the peak of the vertical line and joining information technology to the first 2 dots on the commencement line.
To draw the side by side triangle, line your ruler with the dot in the center of the first triangle to the dot on the second line.
Draw the line starting at the horizontal line to the dot.
Keep the same way with the other sections by going downwards each section until the entire tree is fatigued.
Step 2: Time to start drawing ane tree onto the offset piece of plywood. Using the same method as above, by converting the centimeters into inches.
- The tree is iv′ high
- Horizontal lines at every 9.six″
- Beginning line: 9″ wide
- Second line: eleven″ wide
- Third line: 14″ wide
- 4th line: 17″ wide
- Bottom: 20″ wide
Pace 3: Use a jigsaw to cut out the tree.
We started by cutting the tiptop part of the tree.
We proceeded to cut all the horizontal lines.
And we finished off with all the bending cuts.
Step four: Nosotros placed the tree cutting out over the other plywood and traced it. (We could have fatigued the tree again on the plywood, simply it was faster to just trace information technology.)
We used a ruler (actually our level hehe) to keep the lines to the edge of the plywood. We did this considering information technology's easier to starting time cutting with a directly line leading to the desired cut location.
Stride five: We cut out the second tree.
This time, after cutting the top portion, we cut all the horizontal lines on both sides and finished off with all the angle cuts. It seemed faster doing it this way, rather than doing once side after the other.
How to make slots for 3D Wood Christmas tree fit together
Footstep half dozen: To be able to insert the 2 pieces inside each other, slots need to be cut out of both.
To make the showtime slot we marked the centre of the bottom of the second triangle and drew a line upwards to the signal of the commencement triangle. The line measured 19″. We made 2 lines on each side of the middle line to get 5/8″ in width (the thickness of the plywood).
Step 7: We used a jigsaw to cutting out the slot.
One time we were washed cutting information technology out, we tested the slot to brand certain the other piece would fit in. We had to brand one more cut to requite it a little more space to fit.
Step eight: To brand the slot on the 2d tree, we had made a line in the eye of the tree starting at the top of the 3rd triangle all the fashion down. The line measured 29″. Nosotros made two lines on each side of the heart line to get 5/8″ in width.
Step nine: We used a jigsaw to cutting out the slot.
Like in pace vii, we tested the slot and we had to make the slot a lilliputian scrap bigger for them to fit together.
Step x: Using 120 dust sand paper, we sanded the trees to brand them smooth. (It too removes the pencil marks.)
Stride 11: Nosotros dry fitted the trees together to make certain they fit perfectly.
Doesn't the 3D wood tree already expect bully? Love it!
Stain tree cut outs
Step 12: Time to paint the 3D Christmas tree cut outs! I used the aforementioned staining technique I usually employ. I used green paint chosen Portsmouth Olive from BEHR Pigment, it's the aforementioned dark-green I used for my outdoor Christmas inaugural marquee sign.
Pace xiii: Once the paint was prissy and dry, nosotros pieced together the two Christmas tree cut outs to reveal our beautiful 3D Wood Christmas Tree!
DIY Outdoor Christmas Decorations
3D Christmas Decorations
I hope my 3D Christmas decoration has inspired you to create outdoor decorations too!
The 3D Christmas Tree looks wonderful next to a Wood Christmas Tree Lantern.
Take a not bad day my lovelies!
Christine
Materials
- Plywood – 2 pieces of plywood 4′ by 24″ 5/eight″ thick - See notes below
- Newspaper
- Outdoor Pigment
- Paper towel
Tools
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Jigsaw
- Orbital sander
- Paint castor
Notes
Tree dimensions:
- The tree is four′ high
- Horizontal lines at every 9.6″
- First line: 9″ wide
- 2nd line: 11″ broad
- Third line: 14″ broad
- 4th line: 17″ wide
- Bottom: 20″ wide
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