 We just made this collapsible Christmas tree skirt box and we'll show you how we did it What is up welcome back do you like to do a builder to make it sooner we and we have a new video each week This week. We're tipping our toes into Christmas. We're gonna build us one of those Christmas tree boxes We're doing more than tipping we're diving in. Oh, we're diving in. I mean we're in the November There's only a few short weeks and we only have a few weeks to make projects because we only do one a week So what do we have like eight projects? So we better start our holiday ideas right now And we're gonna start with a Christmas tree starting at the bottom. Yeah. Yeah, it's good Yes a friend asked me if I could make this for her it's a Christmas tree box It replaces your Christmas tree skirt and it just looks a little Rustic yeah country. Yes farmhouse. Yeah. Yeah, all of those I think yeah, you could do so many cute things with it. She's given me the scheme that she's what she wants the stain The stencil for the side. Yeah, exactly So this one's gonna be a pretty easy one for us And I thought it would be a great idea to share with you guys because not only are we gonna make one for her I want to make one for us, too. Oh And We think we can make this thing collapsible so you don't have to store this giant box Yeah, you should be able to break it down and put it away with the rest of the Christmas stuff break it down Step one we're gonna gather all of our supplies We needed a one by sixteen by eight foot long That was hard to find we needed five one by twos We need some hinges is what so it's gonna make it stay together and be able to fold it closed and Laches no hold it open We needed some nails one or quarter inch and some wood glue, but we couldn't find our wood glue. So clear gorilla glue it is Too is I saying I was I do use the wood glue And then we're gonna stain it at the end. This is the min wax Stain in espresso Kim will be staining it in the end. Yeah, and by we Step two we're gonna make all of our cuts now pocket saw won't make it through this one by 16 He just doesn't have big enough bite So we're gonna have to use the circular saw to cut this down into 22 and a half inches four of them But we will be using a pocket saw Every time it will pocket saw to cut down our one by twos We're gonna start with eight of those at 22 and a half inches, and then we'll figure out what our cross braces will be here in a minute It's really 16 of them right for free chest side Just to put is it is it for free side reframing it out? That's what I thought. Yeah, I had a free man out We're very Christmas. Yeah 16 one by twos at 22 and a half I have it all the dissipation of all of you This is our blueprint It's in here use the stop block to make sure all of my 20 twos and all of my 13s were exactly the same size The angles were really tricky So we just laid the frame on top of the one by two drew the angle on the one by two and then cut it with the pocket saw kind of shaved it down Until it kind of fit in there That's how we did it Step three give it a light sand Step three Give it a light sand Kim's just gonna knock off the edges Kind of clean it up. Just Now we're gonna stain well I Might stand Kim's gonna stain so we're gonna stain all of the pieces Before we assemble it that way we don't have to try to get in all the little nooks and crannies and have white spots showing through Well, I'm a little worried about the glue because we don't have our wood glue if that gorilla glue seeps out You will it won't stain and I don't want to leave those bare spots Now we're gonna cut our design. We're just gonna hop into design space Kim's gonna type out a little phrase It's going on two sides of it, and then we're gonna cut it on the cricket simple as that Now we paint well, we're just gonna add the design to two of the boards can pick that two nicest sides And now we're just gonna add Stencil to the board and I'm gonna do it now because I think it'll be a lot easier than waiting and doing it after it's put Together yeah, I think it'll be easier to get the stencil in there and get it straight I'm not trying to deal with the sides in the top, and I don't think we're gonna mess it up while we assemble it It should be okay. Yeah, it should be okay. Yeah, I'll work it close Yeah, the thing about this smart vinyl it's got a very stiff back Because you don't need the mat to use it, but it does make weeding a little more difficult You've got to keep it real tight We have to reuse transfer tape because I think the rest of it might still be in the old studio We're gonna throw some Mod Podge around our stencil just to seal it give it a little barrier around the edge of the stencil So that paint doesn't leak under Just a thin little coat with an invisible layer. Yes In an invisible barrier. I wonder if it protects your teeth from cavities, too I'll go look with a little sponge in there. I wasn't paying attention to the backside We're just gonna use these little makeup sponges now and just dab it into the stencil The Mod Podge is barely dry Still still wet and tacky a little paint outside of my stencil onto the board So I'm just gonna try and rub it out a little bit And then add a little stain over it Use my stain rag from earlier. There we go Slick it never happened. We all know it happened But we all know it actually happened. What do you think we're ready? I think we're ready Let's pull it off. We're gonna go with the green, right? Yep. We're going with the green Or you're going against the green you go against the green We're going against the green you got any bleed no mine's perfect looks pretty good Mine's pretty perfect itself That Mod Podge Yeah, I love that my posh trick. All right, this will definitely have to be sealed with poly acrylic But before we do that, we're gonna go ahead and assemble right? Yeah Step seven we're gonna bring it all together with a little bit of glue and some nails Incher to quarter nails actually We're just gonna throw a little bit of glue around the frame Stick it on not too much. You don't need a lot of this stuff We couldn't find our wood glue and a little bit of this and then hit it with a quarter-and-quarter inch brad The nail not the guy It never gets old Not for you it doesn't Yeah, I guess we gotta let it dry a minute Then I'll flip it over and hit it from the back when the two 13 inch pieces again and the two 22 and a half inch pieces And make it a box on the other sides Here's your 22s Well my 22s sitting on 20 twos Isn't that like a rims or something? Gonna need some 20 twos from our ride Sweet Let's give it some time. I think they look good. I don't want to ruin the front. I hate to Get to this point and get frustrated and just Ruin it all this We'll be patient Let's meditate. Oh it drives. Come, let's meditate You're not meditating. All right, they're barely wiggly. It's been about 20 minutes Just a little wiggle to them. We're gonna flip them and hit them on the back side with one and a quarter inch brad The nail not the guy. I have two sides. I have one of the X's Kim has one of the upside down merry Christmases We're gonna use this hinge to attach these two We're gonna do the same thing with the other two We're gonna do one merry Christmas and one X One X one X and we're just using the hardware that these hinges came with and what size hinges are we using here? I have no idea One and a half inch hinge Full action to the opposite side of the wasn't too bad On the X other than that, it was super easy. The angles took us a while And if you don't follow these exact dimensions, I can't really give you the angles. I was kind of guessing you're trimming so That was It's pretty nice though. I don't know if I would make a whole bunch of them to sell Mike, no, I don't think it's going to be in farmers market projects, but it's a great DIY for yourself All right, we are about out of time So if you're not joining us for the patron after show, we will see you and next week Well, we'll do it build it and make it again I guess I can't take it apart to balance it. Nope