How to Make Driftwood Sailboat Ornaments

As you all know, we love decorating for the holidays in a coastal style!  I’m so excited to be sharing my little handmade ornament with you today, I shared it the other week over at Jenn’s blog, Clean and Scentisble, as part of her Trim the Tree Party!   I made a driftwood sailboat ornament:

 

We’re always walking the beaches search for treasures and we LOVE finding driftwood.

You should see my basement, it is filled with furniture to be painted and driftwood!

How to Make a Driftwood Sailboat Ornament

Materials:

– Driftwood (or twigs)

– Drill

-Titebond Wood Glue

– Nautical Charts (or other paper)

– Scissors

– Twine

– Glue Gun

– Hot Glue

– Wax Paper

Method:

– Drill holes into the base (which will become the boat), you want to make it big enough to fit another stick (which will become the mast).

Dab a little Titebond in the holes.

Tie twine to the top of the mast.  This will become your hanger. Make sure you have enough so it will fit over your branch.

Cut nautical charts into triangles to look like sails. Glue on with hot glue!

Cute, huh?

Best part is they’re quick to dry so you can get them up on your tree.

If you like this, you might also like my nautical garland I shared the other week.  Here’s a few more images of the boats. They’d also be cute on gifts!

Be sure to check out the other ornaments that were made by my friends:

Mini embroidery Hoop Ornaments from Jo-Anna at A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
Mason Jar Lid Ornaments from Tara at Suburble
Feather Snowflakes from Alice at Thoughts from Alice
Chalkboard Printable Ornament from Crystal at A Pumpkin and a Princess
Yarn Ball Ornaments from Rachel at Shades of Blue Interiors
Icy Twig Sprays from Shauna at Satori Design for Living
Glitter Snowflakes from Jennifer at Town and Country Living
Driftwood Sailboat Ornaments from Danielle at Finding Silver Pennies
Frosted Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes from Jenn at Clean and Scentsible
Gold Wreath Ornament from Sarah at Bombshell Bling
Frosted Cranberry Ornament from Kristin at The Yellow Bliss Road
Mini Mason Jar Ornaments from Kimberly at A Night Owl
Glitter Dipped Pinecones, Feathers, and Cotton from Kellie at Nest of Posies
Gift Box Ornaments from Autumn at It’s Always Autumn

 

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