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Faux Wood Burned Christmas Tree Ornaments

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Below you’ll find the complete how-to, including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes!

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

I put together an Outdoor Adventure-Themed Christmas Tree this year highlighting our family’s most memorable outdoor moments. When it came to decorating the tree I wanted to find a nice balance between store-bought and handmade ornaments.

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

I also wanted said ornaments to have a rustic, outdoorsy feel. I love the look of wood sliced ornaments – you know the ones? They’re just so pretty and I really love the wood-burned images! But how to make them on my own.

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

As much as I love look of wood burning, I just didn’t feel like they’d be easy to make. I tried my hand at wood burning at the Michaels Makers Summit in September and it wasn’t as easy as it looks. I needed an easier way to get the same look without learning a new skill or purchasing special tools I may not use again.

Faux Wood Burned Christmas Tree Ornaments

I set out trying to recreate the look of wood burning without actually wood burning and you know what – I love the result!

These ornaments are made with nothing more than a brown sharpie marker and some templates I created then traced onto these thin wood slices!

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

The look of wood burning without any specialized tools! These ornaments added just the right touch to our outdoorsy tree and I want to share with you exactly how I made them!

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

Supplies

Wood slices

Brown fine point sharpie marker

Brown ultra fine point sharpie marker

Twine

Lead Pencil

Scissors

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

Instructions

The first thing you’ll need to do is download the wood slice ornament template. Depending on the size of wood slice you’re working with you can scale the page larger or smaller using your printer settings.

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

Click to Download –> Faux Wood Burned Ornament Templates

Print out the template the size that you need and select a design to work with. You’re going to flip the paper over and with a lead pencil color heavily the entire back of your selected design. This is what will transfer the design onto the wood slice in the next step.

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

Next cut your design out, place it face up on the wood slice. The pencil coloring you just did will be against the surface of the wood.

Now trace along the edges of the entire design being sure to press hard in order to transfer the image to the wood slice.

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

When you’ve finished tracing, remove the paper. You will be left with a pencil rendering of the design on the surface of the wood slice.

You will then take an ultra fine point brown sharpie and trace the outside edges. When finished, fill in the remainder of the design with a slightly thicker, fine point brown sharpie.

We're celebrating our family's most memorable outdoor adventures with an Outdoor Adventures themed Christmas tree.

Some wood slices come with predrilled holes, if yours did not, drill a small hole in the top. Cut a length of twine and thread it through the hole. Tie in a knot and you’re done!

We're celebrating our family's most memorable outdoor adventures with an Outdoor Adventures themed Christmas tree.

That’s really all there is too it. No, they’re not wood burned but they sure look like they were! I think they turned out beautifully and the best part is they’ve easy to create.

These ornaments would make great gifts for teachers or neighbors. They’re inexpensive and easy enough that the kids can get involved and help make them too!

Create faux wood burned Christmas tree ornaments without any special tools. Complete how-to instructions including printable templates to make these easy, nature-inspired keepsakes.

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Rebecca Cooper is a 42-year-old wife and mother of four from Alberta, Canada. As a photographer, crafter, author, and blogger, she finds joy and fulfillment in celebrating everyday moments. She loves to read and eat chocolate, and is a firm believer in afternoon naps. Rebecca shares her family’s adventures, photo tips, simple craft projects + more right here at Simple as That.
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  1. Jill says

    Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Where can we purchase the wood slices? This is a super cute idea!

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 8:05 pm

      You can get all the supplies for this project at your local Michaels Store!

      Reply
  2. Irene parfect says

    Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:04 am

    I love your faux wood tree decorations. Where would I be able to get the faux would in Scotland?

    Reply
  3. Diane says

    Friday, August 31, 2018 at 1:04 am

    Do you put a clear coat on it at the end?

    Reply
  4. Sherrie Dearman says

    Friday, March 13, 2020 at 4:20 am

    I have tried this method with a good outcome also. My only problem was, I found that the sharpies blead into the grain of the wood. Any solution for this problem?

    Reply

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