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Welcome to The Old Tree Cottage! A place for DIY-loving people to discover new ideas for handmade home decor – mostly out of scrap wood. Get step-by-step instructions and tips to make some beautiful decor for yourself, as gifts or to sell. Check back regularly for new tutorials, or subscribe to my mailing list below so you never miss a new one. Please know that I will never share your information.
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DIY Rustic Snowflake
I love taking snowflakes from the dollar store and turning them into beautiful rustic decor for winter and Christmas. I also love that they look
From Cheap wood to a beautiful tray
You’ll be amazed at how you can transform builder-grade wood into a board that has a lot of texture and colour variation. In this tutorial,
Small Christmas Signs
I love making small Christmas signs that sit on a shelf. Sometimes, I give them as gifts, and sometimes I sell them. But no matter
DIY Rustic Snowflake
I love taking snowflakes from the dollar store and turning them into beautiful rustic decor for winter and Christmas. I also love that they look
From Cheap wood to a beautiful tray
You’ll be amazed at how you can transform builder-grade wood into a board that has a lot of texture and colour variation. In this tutorial,
Small Christmas Signs
I love making small Christmas signs that sit on a shelf. Sometimes, I give them as gifts, and sometimes I sell them. But no matter
How I plan to decorate for November
If you’re like me and don’t want to put up Christmas decor in November, read on to see how I plan to decorate my little
How to turn a small planter into one that hangs (on a wall hook.)
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to turn a small planter into one that hangs on a wall hook. Because I only used two
Vintage Peg Hooks DIY
I am drawn to old wooden chippy-paint decor for its vintage, time-worn look that comes from years and years of use. However, since I typically
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I share how to make my rustic decor with step-by-step tutorials.
