Christmas Countdown 6 : Christmas Tree #20

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

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

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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