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Easy Christmas Decoration – Christmas 2×4’s with cut file

December 6, 2011 by Kaysi 39 Comments

It’s Christmas time!!! I LOVE decorating for Christmas, it is my favorite holiday! I love the feel of the season, everyone seems to be so much happier :).  You all know that I love an easy Christmas decoration so this one is perfect for me (and you!).

 

I made some 2×4 snowmen last year, but sadly they didn’t survive our move. I was bummed!

 

So I made this for my front door step. I made it for Christmas but plan on keeping it out all winter long!

This is how I made it:
1) Using my Silhouette, I cut out my vinyl for the faces. I used colors: light brown, black, white, lime tree green, red, orange, yellow, and black in the outdoor vinyl. I got all of my images off of the Silhouette online store and the font used is called second breakfast.  Here is the cut file.
2×4 Christmas Characters, SVG

For the tree:
2) I cut a 2×2 piece of wood into 4 pieces. 2″, 4″, 3″ and 2″. I painted them green and brown.

3) Next I used patterned vinyl. Because this is going to be outside, I needed it to be vinyl and not paper. I cut three strips of the vinyl and then the laminate (to protect the vinyl from fading).

4) I carefully placed the laminate onto the vinyl. I used an applicator to make sure there were no air bubbles.

5) I then applied the vinyl to the wood. This stuff is awesome!! It’s so much easier than using paper and mod podge!

6) I glued the tree together with wood glue. I sanded the edges and put a wood star on top.

For the snowman:
7) I cut a 2×4 10″ long and then painted it white.

8) I added the face with vinyl. Then I cut a fleece scarf and tied it around the wood.

9) For the hat I took a normal glove.

10) I glued the thumb shut and then cut it off.

11) Then I placed it onto the snowman and tied the fingers with the fleece.

For the reindeer:
12) I cut a 2×4 9″ long and painted it brown.

13) I put vinyl on it for the face.

14) I painted some popsicle sticks brown and glued them on for the antlers.

For the penguin
15) I cut a 2×4 8″ long, painted it black and then decorated it with the vinyl.

 
For the base:
16) I cut the 2×4 18″ long and then painted it red. I cut the letters out with the Silhouette and then transfer it with the transfer paper.

17) I glued it all together with wood glue. For extra support, I screwed them on the bottom. I love how they turned out!! I love how the vinyl looks 🙂

I made a couple extras, to put in my house. For the tree, I didn’t use the laminate because it will be indoors.

 

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  1. Cristan

    December 6, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    These are SO ADORABLE! Great Job! Makes me want to go out and get the Silhouette today! Lol! 😀

    http://coffeecupsandcrafts.blogspot.com/

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  2. Virtuous Woman Exposed

    December 6, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    I'm in love with this craft!I'm your newest follower:>
    http://www.virtuouswomanexposed.com

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  3. Kyra @ RACKS and Mooby

    December 6, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    I LOVE it!!! fabulous!

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  4. Cheryl

    December 7, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Cuteness!!!

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  5. Q @ JAQS

    December 7, 2011 at 5:26 am

    Oh those are awesome – epsecially the glove as a hat idea 🙂

    If you get a chance – love for you to link up to my "Made by ME" linky party: http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2011/12/made-by-me-9-linky-party-and-features.html

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  6. Crafty Mischief

    December 7, 2011 at 6:38 am

    Love it!

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  7. fromgentogen

    December 7, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    So cute — thanks for sharing!
    Blessings, Becky
    http://www.fromgentogen.com

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  8. Feral Turtle

    December 7, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    This is such a cute idea! The Silhouette machine looks like a pretty cool tool. Great idea!

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  9. June Scott

    December 8, 2011 at 4:21 am

    Adorable, Kaysi! Love the penguin!

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  10. Tenille

    December 8, 2011 at 5:09 am

    These are so cute. I love them and love the saying. THanks for sharing. I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now.

    http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/12/link-it-up-wednesday-6.html

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  11. Jam Dalory

    December 8, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    These look fantastic, what a great idea for something original. Love it. x

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  12. Erin @ Simply Frugal Mom

    December 8, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    So cute! And further evidence that I NEED a Silhouette!

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  13. Allison {A Glimpse Inside}

    December 9, 2011 at 3:34 am

    Adorable!! Love them!
    Thanks for linking up to this week's Catch a Glimpse party! I'll be featuring this tomorrow.

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  14. rebekahdawn

    December 9, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    How cute!

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  15. Redo 101

    December 9, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    Absolutely adorable, you are so creative. I found your link at Turnstyle Vogue's features, congrats!

    Mary

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  16. Redo 101

    December 9, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Oops, make that "A Glimpse Inside"s features 🙂

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  17. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage

    December 9, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Adorable!! Love! Thanks for auditioning for OMTWI! Don't forget to put the button in your post or sidebar! Don't want you to be disqualified!

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  18. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    December 10, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    These are adorable. I love them!
    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

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  19. Lindsi B

    December 10, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    I love them! So adorable and festive! Everytime see someone post projects they've made with their silhouette I get a little green with envy! I'd love for you to share this with my readers for our Fun Stuff Fridays linky party. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-3.html

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  20. Denyse@Crazy Beautiful Life

    December 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    I am just in "Awe"…I want one of each…I even had to "pin" them so I wouldn't forget about them…Thanks for sharing at my "18 Days of Christmas" linky party…

    http://www.mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/
    http://www.facebook.com/MyCrazyBeautifulLife.13
    http://www.pinterest.com/denyse13/

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  21. Mindie Hilton

    December 12, 2011 at 3:55 am

    I love your Christmas decor'. You are welcome to link up anytime at Bacon Time. I have a weekly linky and an ongoing Winter linky (see right side bar for photo link) that I am sure you have some amazing stuff to add to. I think the snowman is my favorite.

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  22. Jenn "Rook No. 17"

    December 12, 2011 at 4:34 am

    Sorry to hear that your original decorations didn't make it. Both the originals and the new versions are darling — great details and creativity. I especially love the snowman's glove hat!

    So glad we were "neighbors" at The Southern Institute's linky party. Cheers! Jenn/Rook No. 17

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  23. Pickle Lily

    December 12, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Love them – very simple but effective!
    Jo x

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  24. SarahinSC

    December 12, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    These are so cute. I could even make them with the wood scraps in my garage and the paint in my closet. Great project!

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  25. Kellie

    December 12, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    i LOVE this!! it's awesome and totally made me smile.

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  26. Kelly

    December 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    These are cute! Thanks for linking up at Here Comes the Sun!

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  27. Mindie Hilton

    December 14, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    Featuring on Thursday at Bacon Time.

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  28. Amanda K @ Every Creative Endeavor

    December 15, 2011 at 7:21 am

    These are so cute! I love that polka dot vinyl – i bought some and cannot wait to try it! Thank you for linking up!

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  29. TheCraftBarn

    December 16, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Adorable!! I posted a link to this on my blog: http://thecraftbarn-ny.blogspot.com/2011/12/crafty-friday-121611.html thru my pinterest board.
    Thanks!
    Jennifer @ The Craft Barn

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  30. Liz @ Here's to Handy Andy

    December 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    This is so adorable and creative! Thanks for sharing! I found you from Nap Time Crafters and am now following! 🙂

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  31. city

    September 11, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    thanks for posting.

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  32. The Parkers

    November 7, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    Not sure if you still get messages from here but this is so cute. I am doing them one by one and was curious how you did the star? Did you buy it or make it? Just curious….so in love with this!!

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  33. Amy

    November 15, 2012 at 6:01 am

    Do you know the name of the designs you used from Silhouette and how big you cut them out by chance? If so, would you mind emailing me at davidandamy99@gmail.com please?

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  34. Emily @ LaForce Be With You

    November 18, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Hi there, just wondering where you bought the wooden star?

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  35. Prince Crown

    November 28, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Hey! Its very Easy ,cheap and Innovative Idea of decorating things on Christmas.See some more Ideas here.

    Regards Prince…

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  36. Cottagemuse

    October 16, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    Love it! – do you still have the file for the Penguin? I have a Silhouette Cameo and would love to make my own wooden penguin sign. – Christina

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