How to Make A Hanging Driftwood Christmas Tree – 7 Steps

Hanging driftwood Christmas tree is a pretty awesome and trendy thing today. It’s one smart way to be festive and save some space at the same time. We all know how bulky Christmas tree can be. So, let’s just put it up on the wall right?

This in-depth guide will show you all the steps that you need to take to make a hanging driftwood Christmas tree. The same way is also applicable for wooden branches too!

1. Get ideas for Christmas tree inspiration

One advantage of using Christmas tree is that you can have a fixed hanging point. Just one is enough to put everything up on the wall.

When it’s Christmas, you can put the hanging driftwood decor up. Once that is over, you can take it down and put something else like driftwood wall art or a photo frame up.

The frame for the hanging driftwood Christmas tree is about the same. It’s like a ladder starting from a wide base and gets shorter as it goes up.

Despite this simple foundation, there’s a lot of ways to make it appear classy, rustic and attractive depending on what we choose to add onto it.

Here’s some ideas:

Evergreens are seasonal and charming decoration that you can add to your driftwood Christmas tree. They can last several weeks.

Placing your Christmas tree on a plank would make it easier to handle.

Classic white Christmas tree is not a bad choice. You can paint the driftwoods white or use metallic silver spray.

Go for a theme. This is a very elegant with copper, old gold and wooden and glass ornaments wall hanging Christmas tree that suits the Nutcracker theme.

Soft colors like white and blue is a simple color match that suits most modern homes very well.

2. Get your materials for the Christmas tree

One of the most important thing to consider is the weight. We can use fishing line or jute cords to tie up the driftwoods together.

Here’s some materials that you can consider to create a basic frame for your project:

• driftwood
• jute cord
• fishing line
• paint
• wood finish
• metallic color spray

Here’s the tools that you might require to piece your project together:

• hot glue gun
• paint brush
• power drill
• scissors

Fishing line comes with a label that tells you how much weight it can hold without breaking. The combination of all the materials used must not exceed this load.

As for the driftwood, you can either collect it or buy it from your local store. Buying it will save the hassle of cleaning it. But, if you want it cheap or close to no cost at all, pick it up along the shore or river side.

However, you do need to test the strength of the driftwood and clean them before use. It also takes more time to select the suitable pieces. But, you may be able to find the longer piece that suit your project.

Source your other materials accordingly. You can also upcycle materials like wine cork or bottle cap as Christmas ornaments.

String light is one of the must-have items for your Christmas tree. Remember to get those!

3. Prepare your work area

If you’re aiming to make a large hanging driftwood Christmas tree project, you need to have a space that fits the entire length of the tree.

You will want to mark the base and the top area of the driftwood. Then, lay down the exact pieces of driftwood that you will use.

Space them evenly on your work area before tying it up together. Make sure the length is as how you would want it on the wall.

Also, preferably to have the work area in the living room or where you would want to put it. That way, you can set it up as soon as you’re done without having to carry it too far away.

4. Process your driftwood pieces

By process, it means cleaning, finish or even paint the driftwood. This depends on your concept for the Christmas tree that you’re about to construct.

If you choose to finish use driftwood colored wood stain to deepen its natural appearance.

You can also paint it. It may take an extra day just to let it dry properly. So, plan ahead.

Metallic spray adds elegance to your Christmas tree too! So, don’t miss that out!

5. Tie the fishing line to the driftwood

Take the fishing line and tie it at one end. Use another new line for the other end.

Both ends of the driftwood piece needs to be tied before moving to the next piece so you can estimate the fishing line length needed.

Do it progressively up until the final piece of driftwood. Remember to put a knot on top to hang it later on.

Alternately, you can also drill a hole through the driftwood for the jute cord. You might need to enquire from the store to find out how much weight the jute cord can hold.

6. Put up the driftwood hanging Christmas tree

Most people think of hanging their Christmas driftwood tree after they glued and attach the ornaments onto it. This is fine if the one you’re making is light and small.

But, for slightly bigger projects, put it up first. Because once the ornaments are attached, it might get heavier and or even gets damaged when trying to hang it up on the wall.

If you’re using fishing line, you can still use jute cord to cover it up. Jute cord is a fantastic choice to add as it gives that rustic feel that would match the driftwood very well.

7. Attach the extra ornaments onto the tree

Now, sprinkle those decorations around it! Wrap that faux vine along the fishing line. Tape that cork ornament randomly onto the driftwood.

Use hot glue if needed.

This is possibly the most rewarding effort in the process as you slowly see your Christmas tree comes to life.

Hope this guide on how to make hanging driftwood Christmas tree has been enlightening. There’s other great ideas such as the flat wall Christmas tree DIY that would rock your festive season with a great charm as well. We’ll probably make a post on that, so stay tuned!

Leave a comment and let us know how did it go with your project! What ornament did you use? Did you DIY the ornaments yourself?