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Christmas Countdown 6 : Christmas Tree #20 - Something in the Shed

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Advent Blog Day 20 : Something in the Shed 

No Christmas Tree yet?   There is no need to stress-  you can find something in the shed. If there is a DIY man or woman in your household,  there are endless ideas for creating unusual but beautiful Christmas trees from what's lying around the  DIY workshop or shed. 

Great trees can come from woodworking tools or bits of timber themselves  


Two saws Christmas tree 
Ruler Christmas tree 

Wooden Template Tree 

Wooden triangular trees 

Wooden pallet Christmas tree 

Wooden frame tree 
If there's some house painting to be done, the paint cans can be stacked to create a Christmas tree. Even easier, forget about the painting and just use the ladder. 

Paint cans tree 
Coastal Christmas ladder 
Ladder with baubles 

Ladder Christmas tree - white 

Don't disregard what is there in the garden shed either 
Wall rake tree 

Garden pots with embellishments 
Garden rakes 
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Shovels, hose and a garden sprinkler head. 


Chicken wire 

So many DIY ideas .... 

Recycled tyre chains, circular saw  and wooden beam 

Hardware store tree 

Industrial tree 

Perhaps there are some unfinished DIY  projects ?  Some brick pavers for the proposed outdoor entertainment area? 
Brick trees 


 That furniture that you've saved so you can "do it up" one day? 
Chairs Christmas Tree 
 or the replacement window frames you haven't quite got around to fitting yet? 
Illuminated window frame Christrmas tree 
I'm about to clean out our shed , but see you here tomorrow with some more unusual crazy Christmas trees.... 
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