Log Centrepiece

Holiday Centrepieces can be costly or seem tricky to make on your own (without them looking super tacky!). This centrepiece is a great way to use the cut-off portion of your real Christmas Tree!

Materials:

Log (from your tree!)
Chainsaw
Drill & Hole Saw Kit
Wood Chisel (I like this Set of 3 Wood Chisels, $9.99, Amazon).
Tea Light Candles (I like: Homeory Realistic Flickering Bulb LED Tealights, $9.99, Amazon).

Directions:

Take a log from the bottom of your Christmas tree and cut to desired length.
Remove any excess branches or twigs that you don’t want on your centrepiece.
Tip log upwards and using a chain saw, cut a section off so that the log can lay flat on a table. Discard this piece.
Measure your tealight candles and find a corresponding size circle from your hole saw kit.
Decide how many candles you want in your centrepiece (I prefer odd numbers).
Using the hole saw, cut holes for candles to desired depth (I cut down about half the depth of my candles).
Using your chisel, remove any excess wood from the holes.
Add tealight candles!

Tips:

Until the log completely dried out, I put a piece of wax paper beneath it (so it wouldn’t leak sap onto my table runner).
Use LED tea lights! There’s no fire hazard that way.
Add spray glitter for extra fun!

See our post on Christmas Tree Crafts for other great ways to use pieces of your real tree!