Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Of course he is, it's December! The jigsaw has been getting a workout creating Christmas goodies and today I want to show you Santa. I am loving my pallet wood and things you can make with it. I wanted a Santa so I started searching on Pinterest for ideas. After looking at several options, I created a pattern (using the various ideas) to create my own original design. I wanted the main piece to be 4 boards wide and I wanted to fit 2 of them on the full-length of the board. Does that make sense? Since my pallet wood is about 40" long, I made each Santa 19" in height. Here are the pattern pieces I drew on newsprint: After tracing them on the wood with a marker, the jigsaw got to work: You'll notice I chose 2 lighter-colored boards for the center pieces. That way I didn't have to paint Santa's face. After sanding to smooth the wood, I used super glue to attach the 4 main pieces and finishing nails to give it more support. ...