Tuesday, November 9, 2021

12 Days of Christmas Ideas Day 3 Rustic Farmhouse Funnel

12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel

It is always fun to dig around in my junk bins--those containers where I collect and save rusty bits and pieces that I can't seem to let go of. I recently found (or re-found) four. old, rusty funnels that I have picked up from garage sales or thrift stores. I think I was collecting them for a funnel tree--stacked, upside down funnels. 

12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
But, then I had another idea...
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
Eight years ago I made this fall funnel HERE that still hangs on my porch for autumn. I decided to use the funnels for a Christmas wall hanging with a rustic farmhouse feel. I decided to make something similar, but for Christmas.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
I cut old fence boards into 14" lengths. I brushed on a little white paint.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
I sanded the paint off a bit and added picture hanging wire to the back. Drill a hole in the funnel and then use a single screw to attach it to the board. I did slightly flatten the funnels.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
After attaching the funnels, I applied Wise Owl Furniture Salve--it protects and brings out the beauty in the wood AND the metal. You can buy it from my friend TINA HERE.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
I added Christmas greenery to each funnel. HINT--it is less expensive to buy garland and use wire cutters to clip it into the size piece you need. I like the log needle variety. I used the garland pieces for filler and added one Christmas pick to each funnel. I squeezed a bunch of hot glue into the funnel and held the greenery in place.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
Hot glue ribbon or twine around the lip of the funnel.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
Using bits of an old yardstick, I made a tag by handpainting JOY or NOEL. Drill a hole in the tag and use twine to add it to the funnel. I set the knot and tag off-center.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
Each funnel is a little different. They look fantastic hanging on a picket fence in farmhouse Christmas front porch decorations. It would be cute hanging on a front door or on a small wall space or propped on a mantel.
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel
Don't have a funnel? Use an old Christmas tin, coffee can, or even an old cowboy boot!
PLEASE PIN ME
12 Days of Christmas Rustic Farmhouse Funnel

3 comments:

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate your kind words!