Scrap Block Christmas Tree + Silhouette Challenge Blog Hop & Giveaway

Good morning! I am so excited to be partnering with my Silhouette Challenge friends & Silhouette to bring you this fun Scrap Block Christmas Tree tutorial, a fun holiday blog hop & an amazing giveaway for a Silhouette CAMEO 3 and a Silhouette Mint for TWO lucky winners. Eek! Let’s get started!

Scrap Block Christmas Tree at GingerSnapCrafts.com

I’m not joking when I call this a scrap block tree! ha! I literally went into my garage & came up with enough wood to make this cute little tree. So yep, it was free! You could also use a one piece of 2x2x8 that you can buy at Home Depot or Lowes for under $5. That would be enough to make TWO trees by the way. Pretty inexpensive!

With a table saw you will cut your wood into the following lengths:

1 = 2 inches
2 = 3 inches
3 = 4 inches
4 = 6 inches
5 = 7 inches
6 = 9 inches
7 = 10 inches

After you cut your wood be sure to sand them. Then I painted my blocks with one coat of chalk paint. You could also use acrylic paint. After the paint dried I sanded the edges with a hand sander. Then I applied my vinyl lettering.

I combined two images (this one & this one) that I found in the Silhouette online store to cut my vinyl out in or just use your favorite fonts. If you don’t own a Silhouette you could use paint pens or a stencils to decorate your blocks. It would be super cute to paint these using chalkboard paint. Then let the kiddos take turns "decorating" the tree with chalk!

These would also make great gift ideas for neighbors & friends. I love adding a little homemade to the holidays. Check out five more easy homemade gift ideas.

reindeer hot cocoa jars // rustic Christmas signs // buffalo check printable

Christmas canvas // Oh Deer! canvas

Now check out some fun holiday projects from my Silhouette Challenge friends. Enjoy!

Want to Check Out More Silhouette Projects?

My Silhouette Challenge friends & I are all sharing projects on our blogs today, so check out the projects below for a wealth of Silhouette holiday inspiration!

1. Small Stuff Counts // 2. My Paper Craze // 3. Haberdashery Fun // 4. Create & Babble // 5. Creative Ramblings // 6. Cutesy Crafts // 7. Give Me A Paintbrush // 8. Architecture of a Mom // 9. The Crafting Nook // 10. Get Silvered // 11. Where The Smiles Have Been // 12. Curly Crafty Mom // 13. unOriginal Mom // 14. Ginger Snap Crafts // 15. Practically Functional // 16. Sisters, What! // 17. The Thinking Closet // 18. Dream a Little Bigger

Silhouette Giveaway

Annnnnd I’ve saved the best for last. My Silhouette Challenge friends & I in partnership with Silhouette America are hosting a mega-huge giveaway for TWO lucky winners! The prizes up for grabs?

First prize: Silhouette Cameo 3 Bluetooth Machine Bundle. $250.00 value.
Second prize: Silhouette Mint Custom Stamp Maker. $129.99 value.

Sweet, huh? To enter: just complete the entries in the Rafflecopter widget below. Because of my many blog friends who helped make this giveaway possible, you have 33 potential entries, which means a lot of winning power. So, hurry up and enter! {This giveaway runs from today through Monday, December 19th at 11:59 p.m. eastern and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older with a U.S. or Canada mailing address. You can read the rest of the terms and conditions in the widget below. Good luck!

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