#21 Neighbor Christmas Gift Idea Wood Candy
Simple and easy to make this ‘Wood Candy.’
1. Grab a 2×4 at a hardware store…or if new building is going on where you live…ask the builder if you could have his scraps of wood.
2. Chop it into 6 in chunks. If you don’t have a saw and can’t borrow one (email us and we can work something out!).
3. Sand the block of wood.
4. Lay your wood on a piece of scrap book paper and trace it.
5. Cut it out.
6. Mod Podge the paper on. Need Mod Podge tips? Click here
7. Sand the edges.
8. Apply vinyl lettering…did you know that you can use a Cricut to cut out vinyl??? (these are great to have for small vinyl projects and they can save you a ton of money on gifting!). Cut vinyl out that says ‘Merry Christmas’
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9. Wrap in clear wrapping paper (found at a craft store). For the flower we used a fake flower and pulled it apart! We took 3 of the layers and then stuck a cute brad through it! We then hot glued it to the wrapping paper!
Bonus: Do the back side! They will be able to display it in the month of December and in January
Another: No calorie, personalized Christmas neighbor gift!
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Whitney says
So I love this idea…i am not great at making things, thats why i always buy! but this idea i think i can handle.. I LOVE IT!!! 🙂
Heather says
those are so cute 🙂
Stephanie Hanson says
loved those. made great christmas gifts last year.
janice says
they are sooo cute! thanks for sharing.
m says
So cute! And great pictures too!!!
m ^..^
Lisa B. says
These are so cute!!!
Kristin says
Love this idea…love it for friends…need to get my cricut!! It’s my Chrismtas wish list item this year!
Cindy says
I’m gonna try this–we have left over wood from our basement remodel! Thanks for a great idea!
chelsea says
Love it! What font did you use?
Alison says
Ummm…not sure. I am sorry it’s been over a year and I can’t remember what we had for dinner last night:) Try peas for fonts…that’s what I use a lot of:)
Heather says
Do you modge podge over the vinyl?
Alison says
You can, but I didn’t. I don’t like the shiny look. It will be fine if you do though:)
danika says
Is vinyl the best thing to use for the text on these? What else could you use? It seems like it would get expensive, and I don’t have a Cricut, either. 🙁
Caley says
It’s probably the easiest thing to do. But if you could use stenciled letters or have good handwriting, you could paint on it! 😉
Nancy says
With Valentines Day coming up…yep, I have got some ideas!
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