Wooden Card Holders
Delightfully simple, these pieces of wood are a nice addition to your party’s decor. Use them to hold place cards, food labels, photos, whatever you can think of! I collected my branches from a neighbor who had recently pruned a tree.
Supplies & Tools:
- Tree branches, about 3–4″ diameter
- Saw
- Workbench
- Safety goggles
- Dremel or similar power tool
- Pencil
- Ruler
Directions:
- Gather branches, tools and safety gear. Decide how many pieces you want to make.
- Put on safety gear.
- Use saw per manufacturer’s directions and cut branch into chunks. I cut my branches in to different sizes. Some are short (2″) and some are tall (4″) and lots in between.
Note: If you do not have the necessary equipment, find a friend to help! A fellow elf in Santa’s Workshop helped me cut the branches into chunks. - Secure a piece of wood in the workbench and/or a vice.
- Draw a line on top of each chunk using a pencil and a ruler.
- Use Dremel per manufacturer’s instructions and with the appropriate attachment. Follow the line you have just drawn and cut a line using the Dremel.
- Do not press too hard at first; let the Dremel to the work. (If you apply too much pressure, you may break the cutting piece.)
- Once the line has been cut roughly, you can go back over the line with the Dremel to clean up any edges.
- Test the wood with a small piece of paper (such as a business card or index card) and set it in the cut of each wood piece. If the paper is tilted you know you need to cut a little more.
- Once you are finished cutting, rinse and dry all the wood chunks.
- Now you are ready to use the card holders!
These look great.