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Old Tool Santa

In my heart of hearts I believe everything can be made new. It’s one of the reason I love to make things over versus buying new things. It speaks to my heart. Today I am sharing an old tool Santa and Christmas tree. If you would like to see some other trash to treasure makeovers for Christmas you can visit my friends listed down below. Maybe you’ll be inspired to create something new today!Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!

I found these old tools for $1 each at a thrift store. They were rusty dusty mason trowels. I think $1 must be my magic number, I have a hard time passing up something rusty and interesting if that’s all is costs! Last Christmas I shared with you my silver spoon Santa trinkets and everyone loved them. These rusty trowels seemed perfect for a holiday transformation!Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! I used the same steps as last time, but on a bigger scale. For the Santa I felt like the shape just looked like a pointy Santa hat and long flowing beard. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!

Simply start in layers like shown here.Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! Since there was plenty of room for a flowy beard I used the paint to add movement and texture to his white (with a little grey streaked in) beard! Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! Sketch in his eyes and paint them. Be sure to let each layer dry completely before moving on. You will outline his eyes with black next. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! For his rosy cheeks water down your brush and the paint, then just dip the edge of your brush in the paint and move in one big streaking motion. You can add water with a clean brush to thin out the red some more if needed. Add his mustache next to cover his cheeks. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! Isn’t he so cute and jolly? Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!

The tree was obvious as a tall slender evergreen with a chunky stump. I wanted a little extra texture, so I used a hot glue gun to add “garland” to my tree. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!Paint green allover. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life! Add snow covered branches, metallic are fun to use. It’s hard to see in the picture, but up close they shimmer. 🙂 Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!Paint your garland gold for a sweet little tree. Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!

You can probably head out to your garage for some rusty old tools, if not keep your eyes peeled at garage sales and thrift store. There is always more to things than meets the eye! Old tools are transformed into precious Christmas decorations! See an old tool Santa and Christmas Tree come to life!Be sure to save this project for later and check out the other Christmas ideas below!

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  1. Lisa L Taylor says

    November 15, 2016 at 8:09 AM

    This is absolutely adorable.

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  2. Sarah says

    November 15, 2016 at 9:49 AM

    What a fun and genius upcycle!!! Turned out so cute… 😀

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  3. Kimm at Reinvented says

    November 15, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    So cute Kim! That Santa face is adorable and love the tree too. What a genius idea to add garland with glue. Thank you so much for participating!!

    Reply
  4. Claire says

    November 15, 2016 at 11:06 AM

    Very creative and clever ! I love them.

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  5. Susanne says

    November 15, 2016 at 7:02 PM

    These are adorable!!! What vision you have 🙂

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  6. Sherry in Texas says

    November 15, 2016 at 10:07 PM

    Cool project. Love this.

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  7. ducttapeanddenim says

    November 15, 2016 at 10:39 PM

    Such a fun idea!!!

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  8. Sam @ Raggedy Bits says

    November 15, 2016 at 11:45 PM

    Such a gorgeous repurpose!!! Love this sweet project to pieces!!!

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  9. Michelle says

    November 16, 2016 at 7:02 AM

    These are so fun. I love the texture you created with the glue gun I don’t think I would have every thought of that. Also, Santa’s rosey cheeks. You are very talented.

    Reply
  10. Natasha says

    December 2, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    What a super cute idea! I love the texture in the beard.

    Reply
  11. Pa Bacon says

    November 1, 2017 at 7:15 AM

    You come up with some of the coolest stuff. Thanks for sharing your God given talent with all of the rest of us!

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      November 13, 2017 at 8:35 AM

      thanks you so much, I am thrilled you are enjoying the blog!

      Reply
  12. Susan Homeroad Stevenson says

    November 12, 2017 at 7:29 AM

    Well you know I love old tools! These are amazingly fabulous!! Love them <3

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      November 13, 2017 at 9:06 AM

      thanks, they are so fun to pull out each year

      Reply
  13. Amy says

    May 31, 2020 at 5:56 PM

    You amaze me! Such talent and such an eye! Makes me think outside the box! Great job! Again!! Amy

    Reply
    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      May 31, 2020 at 7:15 PM

      aww thanks Amy, have fun with this one!

      Reply

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