Lazy Susan Painted With a Christmas Tree Design

While I was working on projects for the Home for Christmas blog hop, I found this Lazy Susan kit at our local Home Depot on Black Friday and decided to give it a try.

The Lazy Susan on display at Home Depot had a snowman theme but I decided to make mine with a stained background and some modern cone shaped Christmas tree, which seem to be a theme with me this year.





For the Lazy Susan, you need to purchase an 18" round pre-cut pine circle or cut one of your own. You will also need a Lazy Susan hardware kit found at Home Depot.
I sanded down any rough spots on the wood circle but for the most part it was cut very well and already sanded down.
I applied two coats of Minwax Early American stain and allowed to dry overnight. I applied one coat to the back of the circle.





I created several templates in various sizes for the cone shaped trees and moved them around on the wood circle until I liked the design. I then traced the design and templates onto the wood with a pencil.
My choice of colors were metallic gold, two shades of green, brown for the tree trunks, and white in acrylic crafts paints.





The details were totally free form and made up as I went along. I wasn't making this as a gift so I embraced the imperfections as I went along.
This step took a couple of days and I waited for the layers paint to dry and added details.
After allowing all the paint to dry completely for another 24 hours, I applied three coats of Minwax Polycrylic in semi-gloss as a protective finish.





My husband installed the Lazy Susan hardware with a drill. The kit came with easy to follow instructions.





Now I have a unique Christmas decoration for my kitchen table and a fabulous new Lazy Susan.






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