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If you know this children's book, you know that it is all about one thing leading to another.
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That is how I felt this weekend while trying to finish up my Christmas decorating. I built a shelf and coat hook for stockings (You will see these Thursday on my home tour day!) and I thought it would be a perfect place for my WILLOW TREE NATIVITY SET. But, it looked dwarfed on the big shelf.
![How to Build a Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA nativity, stable, creche, Willow Tree, barn wood, Christmas decor, pallets, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRpu7r9xswY9lpTtS-25pmZFqLQgAvJl6kP7PFeSKyYgYtDP5AGtpHhE7jAp8ohi_AEQbEh-FIVvRi4aDjsFrK1tcR_cJC_b109DtLap-pDP3KZSb61-T_y1KTIjVUH58h7R956dR_oG7/s640/creche.jpg)
So, what is a girl to do? Build a pallet table for the nativity set. Which then led to me wanting a stable for my creche.
I started with a very thin piece of plywood, cut 16" wide, with 11" sides. The angle on the roof line is about 25 degrees.
![How to Build a Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA building, how to, barn, stable, nativity, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-g4oijv8d3aG35zz59KEPuZHOhDORUVbBmmiVofP3fdG6ycmzTxNOS3HIyEkfeTVZ6WyNnL0XZzWjWsSahPQozTXv1tr9B9tMR8cA9-sZDqZOe37BVKWl_0cTyOIsP2HDmlFGMUe8Yna/s640/back+wall+of+stable.jpg)
I added barnwood sides. This piece of wood was cracked all the way through, so instead of waiting to glue it, I secured them with scrap pieces of wood at the top and bottom at each side. I screwed through the back of the thin plywood into the edges of the barnwood.
![How to Build a Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA nativity, creche, stable, barn, DIY, pallet wood, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdfVINfm16LFXfVp0HZfB4nVVSyilr6M1IvX0ZcsLN7q1L_LraO3X6GtE3189GaR12jC2qY-SD8Vc8J3IDuvNiit3xd8x_dnNjX_4M5az5W-GEzceNhqaLLNzNOVuxOnVUqeWkRW92QcH/s640/how+to+build+a+creche.jpg)
For the stable roof I used some thin barnwood siding type pieces. I wanted it lightweight. At first I joined these to a small 1'' x 1" board. BUT, this made a roof with a 45 degree pitch, oops!
![How to Build a Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA stable, barn, nativity, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5DG-XP-HjKz8K-9vCTXrGXobjksIvMNjVBk8Y_TBDipgZlBSJwEd7d-JCefH3xEQ6VHBo3eH_VhLu8LTBUuVr1ybSouUMZ0U5TkpVO7lu8G_iakIkKycwFuSTLSJutBuN_97zit_8pIz/s640/not+this+way.jpg)
So, I took off one side of the roof and attached the one side to the stable.
![How to Build a Nativity Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA nativity, barn, stable, barn wood, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW_KdYEgUpvdtEaGMFe3NB7jrbx6Df0SabnFEShSDAgLmi3FSDorcFhwkqLY5Gmgj0Lq59reQ6fDoazE3AfvRDz_OV57-HdNr6G5On07uH-ov4yVXMe438eu53S4VagGHoPDOwj5bhmW0/s640/how+to+build+a+stable+roof.jpg)
I then set the other roof pieces onto the stable and secured them with screws, drilled in at a bit of an angle. See the screws up there. Definitely not the contractor way to do a roof, but it worked an the stable is stable.
I hot glued a copper metal star from Target to the roof.
![How to Build a Nativity Stable, https://goo.gl/xwgamA Nativity, Willow Tree, Stable, barn, fake snow, creche, https://goo.gl/xwgamA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiv_ESsnE7S167YqpsmcoCrIWj-Qnu7mqDdT_-bd3DKxu7ikp-8mvSy1zXnrIlncpfwX3oXMLZ4X4qIW7FuK9my0iRpoghxlwofSDS3r_xQ5btY_4xwTG3VDKUXtvAU2ku3VSAaEz8Hko/s640/willow+tree+nativity.jpg)
I painted the inside grey, left the sides their natural barn red color, and added a hand-lettered O Holy Night.
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Oh what a great project. Love it and your nativity.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I've been looking for a stable for my nativity set and can't find anything suitable. Maybe I'll have to copy your project! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun find with the natural barn red wood.
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