Gifts & Small Projects

DIY Wooden Snowflake

This DIY wooden snowflake is a great build for the holidays!

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 2.5–4.8 hours
Cost: $

About this build

This DIY wooden snowflake is a great build for the holidays! This can be scaled up or down and makes a great wall art, something to hang from the porch or lean on the mantel. Make it your own!

Tools

Essential

Drill / Driver
Miter Saw
Pocket Hole Jig
Random Orbit Sander
Table Saw

Optional / nice to have

Tape Measure

Materials

Item	Qty
Board, 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 8'	1 board
Box of 1 ¼" pocket hole screws (see tools list)	1 each
Wood glue	1 each
Stain/ paint and sealant of your choice	1 each

Overall cost: $. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L
Boards (you'll rip your 1x4 into 2 1 1/2" wide pieces and then cut the following measurements from there)	2	3/4" × 1" × 8"
Center	1	3/4" × 1" × 24"
Diagonals	4	1" × 3" × 12"
End pieces	12	1" × 3" × 3"
Middle pieces	12	1" × 2" × 3"

What to buy

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

1 board

12"12"12"12"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"

1" × 2"

1 board

3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"

3/4" × 1"

1 board

24"8"8"

Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →

Start building →

Instructions

1Attach Diagnals
- Mark the 12" center point of the Center board on both sides.
- Drill one pocket hole into the mitered end of each Diagonal board. Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach each diagonal to the center at the center marks so the Diagonal points away from the center.
2Attach End Pieces
On each Diagonal and the Center, mark 1 1/2" down from the end. Drill one pocket hole into the mitered end of each of the End Pieces. Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach two End Pieces on each side of a Diagonal at the mark you just made so that the short side of the End Piece is at the mark and the pieces angle up and away from the Diagonal.
3Attach Middle Pieces
On each Diagonal and the Center, mark 5 3/4" down from the end. Drill one pocket hole into the mitered end of each of the Middle Pieces. Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach two Middle Pieces on each side of a Diagonal at the mark you just made so that the short side of the Middle Piece is at the mark and the pieces angle up and away from the Diagonal.
4Repeat five more times
Repeat steps two and three on the remaining five points on the snowflake. Each one gets two End Pieces and two Middle Pieces secured in the same places the same way.
5Paint or stain
After the glue has dried, sand everything smooth and then apply a paint or stain to the wood. We chose to add white spray paint and then add a little distance shot of silver to give the snowflake a little sparkle. Finally, add polyurethane to keep it protected.
6Display
Repeat this process to make as many snowflakes as you want! You can even adjust the size a little here or there to make them a little different. Display your snowflakes wherever you want! You can add hanging hardware to hang them on the wall, attach a string to hang on the porch, or set them on the mantel to display.
7Enjoy!
Enjoy your handiwork and tag @CharlestonCrafted on Instagram with a picture!