25 DIY wood crafts that will decorate your home

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Photo frame, flowers, housekeeper and more - making it all is quite simple.

Organizer for jewelry

This craft is for those who are tired of boxes. The jewelry stand helps you keep your essentials close at hand.

What is needed

• Wooden spatulas or ice cream sticks;
• acrylic paints;
• brush;
• a jar of water;
• glue gun;
• palette.

How to do

Make four different shades of blue. Each next one should be paler than the previous one. To lighten the blue, add more white paint.

Take 10 ice cream sticks. Color two blue. For four, use the blue shades that you get on the palette. Leave four more unpainted.

Apply glue to the tips of two unpainted sticks.

Make a corner out of the parts.

Using the same principle, make a second blank from the remaining unpainted sticks.

Take blue sticks. Glue the corners of the unpainted sticks vertically to them.

Using blue sticks, connect the sides of the triangles so that you get a ladder. Place colored blanks in descending order of shade intensity. The top will be the brightest, the bottom - the lightest.

A master class on making an organizer for jewelry and six more wood crafts can be viewed here:

What other options are there

Here's how to make a branch stand:

This is a wall mount jewelry holder:

This cactus-shaped jewelry organizer will look original:

Dish rack

The pattern made of annual rings makes the saw cut craft unique. This detail will decorate any kitchen and come in handy on the farm.

What is needed

• Thick dry larch branch or ready-made cuts of the same thickness;
• miter saw (if any);
• ruler;
• marker;
• grinding disc or clerical knife;
• fine grain sandpaper;
• glue for wood;
• protective gloves;
• heavy object.

How to do

Wear protective gloves to avoid injuring your hands.

The stand consists of 10 cuts of the same size. If you decide to make them yourself, think about how thick you want to see. Then transfer the measurements to the branch using a ruler and marker.

Saw the workpiece into circles. While working, hold the wood with your hand - it must be motionless. Then the details will turn out to be even.

Remove the bark from the cuts with a grinding disc. If there is no tool, cut it off with a clerical knife.

Sand the workpieces from all sides with sandpaper.

Take seven cuts and lay them out with a flower. One detail will be in the center, the rest will be around it.

Apply wood glue to the eighth workpiece. Place it on the "flower". One half of the saw cut will be in the center, the other - on the two outer "petals".

Use the same principle to glue the other two saw cuts. You will have a leg that fixes the surface.

Place a heavy object on the craft. Remove it after 15 minutes.

The stand can be used every other day. By this time, the glue is completely dry.

To understand the small details, watch the video:

What other options are there

Here's how to make a glass or bottle holder for a car:

This option is suitable if you like to put dishes on the armrest of a sofa or armchair:

Flowers

Several of these crafts will decorate the room. They do not require maintenance, they delight for a long time and smell like wood.

What is needed

• Thin pine shavings;
• round wooden stick;
• scissors;
• glue gun.

How to do

Cut out approximately equal, rounded petals from the shavings. You do not need to make them perfectly even: this will make the flower look more natural. You will need 20-30 pieces to make a lush bud.

Take the WOODEN STICK. Lubricate the tip with glue.

Wrap the bottom of one petal around the workpiece. This is the unopened center of the bud.

Apply glue to the bottom of the fixed sheet. Attach another circle. Do not wrap it around the stick - let the sides sharpen.

Glue another one to the side of the previous part. Pressing it too hard is also not worth it.

Continue gluing the petals in a circle. A bud will gradually form.

When there are enough layers to suit you, put the flower aside. It will take a few minutes for the glue to dry completely.

The video will help to understand the small details:

What other options are there

Here's how to cut a flower from a piece of wood:

Frame

A minimalistic frame made from natural materials will look stylish. No glass is required for this craft.

What is needed

• Thick branches;
• twine;
• glue gun;
• scissors;
• Scotch;
• the photo.

How to do

Take four branches and glue them together to form a rectangle. If some of them seem too long, break them off with your hands to the desired size.

Apply a drop of glue to one of the corners of the workpiece.

Wrap twine around the branch joint. Throw the tip of the rope to the corner that is diagonally opposite. Secure it with glue. Cut off excess.

Wrap the second corner with thread too. When you're done, secure the end of the string with glue to keep the piece from falling apart.

Do the same with the other two corners of the frame. As a result, the ropes will intersect in the center of the structure.

Cut a long piece of string over the string. Glue the ends to two skeins at the corners. You will get a mount. You need it to hang the frame on a nail.

Prepare your photo. Trim it if necessary.

Place the image so that its middle is at the intersection of the ropes. Secure the card with tape at the back.

Details are in the video:

What other options are there

For this frame, you will need cardboard and many thin branches:

Here's how to turn a snag into a stylish photo holder:

Wall decor

Crafts from branches fit into any interior. Try making a bird frame to see this.

What is needed

• Thick cardboard;
• masking tape;
• glue gun;
• black spray paint;
• short branches;
• printed silhouettes of seated birds.

How to do

Cut eight strips out of cardboard. Width - 2 cm, length - 25 cm. Take two blanks, fold them together. Wrap the ends with masking tape.

Cover the part with tape on all sides.

Do the same for the rest of the cardboard strips. You will have four blanks.

Glue the pieces together to make a square. This is a frame. Cover it with black spray paint and set it aside. It should dry out.

Paint the branches. Let them dry.

Cut out printed bird silhouettes.

Liberally grease the base of the branches with glue.

Secure the parts to the sides or corners of the frame. There are no strict rules for placement - place them where you want.

Glue the bird figurines to the branches.

The full version of the master class can be viewed here:

What other options are there

If you have a wood carving machine, try this decoration:

Housekeeper

This craft will definitely come in handy on the farm. Especially if you are constantly looking for keys around the apartment.

What is needed

• Small rectangular board;
• flat rounded stones;
• wooden stick or branch;
• acrylic paints (optional);
• art brush (optional);
• small paint brush;
• acrylic lacquer;
• pliers (optional);
• glue gun;
• 3 hook screws;
• 2 household pendants;
• self-tapping screws;
• screwdriver;
• ruler;
• simple pencil.

How to do

Cover the board with acrylic varnish. Let the coating dry. This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours.

Glue a stick or branch horizontally to a piece of wood.

Glue stones to the board. In the example, they are painted with acrylics. The master depicted owls on them. The birds seem to be sitting on a branch. You can copy this idea or come up with something else. For example, cover parts with one color or leave them untouched.

Prepare the board by screwing in three hooks. To keep them at the same distance from each other, make markings. To do this, you need a ruler and pencil.

Screw the hooks into the board. If it's hard to do it with your hands, use the pliers.

Using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws, fix the household hangers on the back of the key holder. One part will be in the upper right corner, the second in the left.

Details of making a housekeeper with owls and another option in the form of houses are in the video:

What other options are there

Minimalistic version of the craft:

If you have scraps of wood or driftwood, make a housekeeper with houses:

Airplane

Such a craft will cost less than a prefabricated model aircraft from a store. Do it yourself or with your child.

What is needed

• Ice cream sticks;
• glue gun;
• black marker;
• ruler;
• fruit tree scissors;
• stationery scissors;
• ruler;
• simple pencil;
• sandpaper;
• yellow paper;
• small toy wheels or black buttons.

How to do

Apply glue to an ice cream stick. Fix the other part from above so that you get a "step".

Glue another blank using the same principle. Set the resulting piece of craft aside.

Take two more sticks and paint over their tips with black marker. This will depict the glass in the cockpit.

Glue the parts together, forming a small "step".

Attach another stick on top.

Glue the painted blank to the one that does not have any markings on it with a marker. You will get an airplane body.

Measure 5.5 cm from the edge of the stick. Mark with a pencil or pen.

Use a garden scissors to cut the small tip off the piece.

Glue the five-centimeter blank to the lower part of the aircraft body from the cockpit side. In this case, it is also worth forming a "step".

Measure 7 cm from two sticks.

Cut off small ends from the blanks. The long parts are wings. Glue them to the bottom of the plane.

From a stick 5.5 cm long, a small segment remained. Clip it under the wings.

Glue the stick on top of the wings. Keep a small offset from the nose of the aircraft.

Fix one more detail on the top of the craft. In this case, the "step" will be tiny.

Make blanks for the tail. Cut off the ends of the ice cream stick - the edges should be beveled.

The wood base of the tail will be short. Therefore, the stick from which you separated the ends must be trimmed.

Grind the resulting part with sandpaper.

Glue the base of the tail vertically to the plane.

Fix the short ends of the stick horizontally on the tail.

Cut two long strips out of the yellow paper. Try not to make them too thin.

Roll the blanks into short tubes.

Glue the details to the sides of the plane.

Use black marker to draw round windows.

Glue wheels or black buttons to the bottom of the craft. Fix them in an upright position.

The whole process of assembling a toy plane can be viewed here: