Vintage Christmas Truck Ornament DIY Story

Vintage Christmas Truck Ornament DIY

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Everywhere I look I seem to spot one of those cute vintage style trucks with a Christmas tree sticking out of the back.

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They seem to be a beloved way to decorate, so I decided why not make a cute SVG design and figure out a way to turn it into an ornament with 3D dimension?!

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– Free vintage truck SVG file –Glue gun –Brush bottle tree –Cardstock –Baker’s twine or ribbon –Mini presents –Cutting machine

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Gather your supplies and get all your layers cut out in your preferred colors.

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Layer all your pieces together. This is pretty self explanatory at this point.

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To add the bottle brush tree bend the base at 90 degrees and use this as a place to glue the tree to the back of the truck.

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To finish the truck, and make it an ornament, create a loop from some ribbon or baker’s twine and glue it to the backside of the truck.

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Tap the link below to read the full instructions.

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