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DIY Rustic Winter Sleigh

December 31, 2013 by Holly Gagnon 5 Comments

This DIY Rustic Winter Sleigh is a simple, decorative addition in to your Christmas Decor that can be decorated a sorts of ways to fit in to your Christmas theme.
DIY Rustic Winter Sleigh made from an unfinished wood sleigh dyed with Rit Dye.
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DIY Rustic Winter Sleigh

I actually picked up this natural wood sleigh up last year during an after Christmas blowout sale at Michael’s. I’m a total sucker for deals and I’ve learned if you find something you like, you should always buy two ’cause if you go back they will be gone!  Am I right?

 

I’m so glad I kept to my “buy two” rule when I found this wood sleigh.   I picked up one for myself {to hoard till next year} and another one, that I personalized for my sister.

Dye natural wood with Rit Dye!

The decorating possibilities for this wood sleigh and endless but I knew I wanted to keep the wood grain, hence the rustic theme so, I dyed the wood using dark brown Rit Dye.

Using Rit Dye to dye wood is such a simple technique too.  I’ve always been happy with the results and have dyed  a few other wood projects with Rit Dye like this  Pumpkin Plaque and  Step Stool Makeover 
DIY Rustic Winter Sleigh made from an unfinished wood sleigh dyed with Rit Dye. The Monogram adds such a neat personalize touch.

The  wood Monogram on the sleigh is painted with  DecoArt Snow White paint and sprinkled with  Crystal Glamour Dust  to add some sparkle.

The Sleigh runners are painted with DecoArt Glitter Black paint.   Ya know since you can’t ever have enough sparkles during the Holidays!

 

Wood Sleigh decorated with ribbon and evergreen bushels.

On the top of the Rustic Sleigh, I adhered a  silver  ribbon bow and silver, red and evergreen Christmas picks.   My sister totally loved her DIY  Rustic Winter Sleigh that came her way and I’m already looking forward to creating my own monogrammed version of this Winter Sleigh next year.

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Comments

  1. Lil Green Bug says

    December 31, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    That is beautiful, and a nice winter element that can be left out thought the winter months for decoration. Great post thank you for sharing, you always give me inspiration.

    Reply
  2. Sonya says

    January 1, 2014 at 1:11 am

    What a pretty sleigh! Thanks for sharing and happy new year!

    Reply
  3. Kathleen says

    January 4, 2014 at 3:34 am

    Oh, I love this! I have a sleigh on my door too, but not like yours. Thank you for linking up to Tips and Tricks!

    Reply
  4. Jami says

    November 6, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    Where did you find these sleds? SO cute!!

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      November 7, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      Hi Jami, I found this at Michael’s. They always have such a great selection of unfinished wood projects. Thanks! Holly 🙂

      Reply

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