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DIY Peace Sign Tree Topper

November 28, 2016 by Cassie 28 Comments

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Happy Monday!  Now that Thanksgiving is behind us all, I feel like it’s finally appropriate to start sharing Christmas decor on the blog.  I am so excited today to be partnering with a few of my talented friends in a project we’re calling Peace, Love and DIY.  Each of us used a similar wood die cut peace sign and created our own project with it.

peace-love-diy-graphicPinMake sure you visit Charlotte, Corinna, and Tania to see what they’ve created and today I am sharing a peace sign tree topper with you.

Peace, Love, and Joy Christmas Tree with DIY Peace Sign TopperPinWhen we all decided to create projects using peace signs, I had NO IDEA what I would do… I ordered my peace sign from Amazon and then just waited for inspiration to strike.  And waited.  In the mean time I went to Target with my kids one day and found a wooden paintable banner in the craft section for just five dollars.

Target Wooden bannerPinI purchased it with no idea what I would do with that either. Because that’s how I do things.  Often people go to the craft store with a list of items.  Not me… I just go buy random things.

Anyhow, at some point, inspiration finally struck and I realized that there were enough wooden pieces to spell out, “peace, love, joy” and I could put the banner on my tree and make the peace sign my topper.  I wanted them all to coordinate so gathered my supplies… General Finishes milk paint in Antique White as well as gilding wax.  (Note: I ended up using Rub-N-Buff because my tub was old and hard).Peace Christmas Tree SuppliesPin

I began by painting the sign and each section of wood with the Antique White.  The wooden banner took two coats and the peace sign took three as it started out a little darker.  Once I painted them and they dried, I used a dark brown paint I mixed with craft paints I had on hand to paint the letters.  I didn’t want them to look too perfect, so I just free handed them.  After the letters dried, I used the rub n buff on the tip of my finger to gild the edges of the peace sign and the wooden banner pieces.

Gilded edges of lettersPin

Again, I kept this pretty imperfect because that was the look I wanted… casual and easy.  Also, it’s much easier that way! 😉

Gilded letters in bannerPinAfter the peace sign was painted and dried, I needed to be able to secure it to the tree.  Because the chipboard was not especially thick, I didn’t want to drill into it and risk the integrity.  I used a heavy duty wrapped wire similar to this one.  I didn’t want to make an entire loop as I wanted to be able to wire it as I needed onto the tree, so I glued one end onto the back of the peace sign using my hot glue gun.  I held the wire in place, pressing down, until the glue cooled to ensure that it stayed in place.Hot Glue to secure wirePin

Using the end of the wire, I was able to loosely wire it into my tree at the top.  If you look closely in the image below, you can see the brown wire wrapping around the top of my tree.

Peace Sign Tree Topper DIYPin

diy-peace-sign-tree-topper-bannerPinOnce I had the banner and the topper created, the rest of the tree sort of fell into place.  I decided to keep it neutral with whites, golds, silvers, and white fringe. Peace, Love, Joy Tree with DIY Topper and banner, eclectic and neutralPinOver the years, I’ve done many different trees.  We always have a family tree, but this vintage flocked tree I found at a flea market has been “my tree” from the day I brought it home.  This year’s version is my absolute favorite, hands down.  And yes, I actually do have gifts wrapped… I usually am so behind, but not this year.  All of my paper is from Target and the kids and I picked it out together.Peace, Love, Joy Christmas TreePinLast year was the first time that I used fringe on my tree as garland and I loved it so much I repeated that idea this year.Fringe garland on treePinI always crash much earlier than Chris, so I have the luxury of falling asleep each night with the tree glowing and beautiful.  It’s one of my favorite things about having a tree in our room.

DIY Peace Sign Christmas Tree TopperPin

Now be sure to visit the other ladies to see what they’ve created for Peace, Love and DIY here: Charlotte, Corinna, Tania.  I enjoyed making my peace sign tree topper!

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Comments

  1. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    November 28, 2016 at 7:52 am

    Love how you used the piece sign! Everything came together perfectly. It is SUCH a beautiful tree!!!

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      thank you, shelley!

      Reply
  2. tania says

    November 28, 2016 at 8:33 am

    Oh wow…so beautiful cassie…when inspiration finally got it was good!! Love the whole tree! This was such a fun project. ?

    Tania

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      thank you so much, tania! it was fun!

      Reply
  3. Julia@Cuckoo4Design says

    November 28, 2016 at 8:43 am

    It is perfect for your beautiful tree

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:23 pm

      thank you, julia!

      Reply
  4. Emy says

    November 28, 2016 at 10:03 am

    It’s so perfect! I love how the gold edges look! I still need to put my tree up. I got lost in a book yesterday.

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:22 pm

      oooh what book?

      Reply
  5. Nancy Carroll says

    November 28, 2016 at 10:50 am

    Love this simple and gorgeous solution to the peace sign challenge!

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      thank you so much, nancy!

      Reply
  6. Tricia @ Suburban B's says

    November 28, 2016 at 10:54 am

    Cassie – it turned out so cute! Love your bedroom tree! 🙂 Peace out!

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      thank you so much… i seriously love falling asleep to the glow of the tree.

      Reply
  7. Charlotte Smith says

    November 28, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    I LOVE it as a tree topper! And glad to see I’m not the only one who buys stuff without a plan in the world! 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:20 pm

      haha! nope you are not alone!

      Reply
  8. Vel says

    November 28, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    Just simply beautiful Cassie! Can’t wait to see you whole tour!

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:19 pm

      thank you, vel! hoping to start taking photos after all this rain passes!

      Reply
  9. Jessica says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    You really know how to take the most unexpected things and make them hip. I can see a whole lot of decorators eating this idea up.

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:18 pm

      that is the nicest compliment ever!!!! thank you!

      Reply
  10. Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    I have my gosh I love that topper!!! Such a great way to use that peace sign. The peace bunting adds the perfect touch.

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:18 pm

      thank you so much, stephanie! i appreciate it!

      Reply
  11. Kirby says

    November 29, 2016 at 10:00 am

    I love this tree! It’s so much fun.

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    • Cassie says

      November 29, 2016 at 7:15 pm

      thank you, kirby!

      Reply
  12. Kelly Elko says

    November 30, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    As Austin Powers would say, yeah baby!

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:46 pm

      haha! perfect!

      Reply
  13. Kim says

    December 5, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    This is so cute. Ryan’s aunt collects peace signs – she’d love all these projects.

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    • Cassie says

      December 5, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      thank you, kim!

      Reply

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    December 9, 2016 at 5:01 am

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