Popsicle Christmas Tree Fence

This is a simple project that can really elevate the look of a feather tree. The goal was to obscure my tree base: a clean can from canned fruit, about 9cm in diameter and 9cm high. I also wanted to be sturdy when assembled, but easy to break down and store flat for future seasons.

Each fence post will need 7 popsicle sticks each fence will require 7 sticks, plus 6 sticks you need to use for spacing. A four sided fence will require 62 sticks in total.

Supplies:

minimum of 62 popsicle sticks
4 wooden beads
tacky or wood glue
minimum of 2 medium/large clips
a large book or heavy flat object
parchment or wax paper

1) Starting with a fence post, gather 7 popsicle sticks and one wooden bead.

2) Glue 5 popsicle sticks together and clamp them together. Allow to dry.

3) Apply glue to one of the sides where the layering of the popsicle sticks show. Clamp in place and allow to dry.

4) Repeat step 3, for the opposite side, and clamp in place.

5) Add a wood bead to one of the ends of the post by gluing it in place, allow to dry.

You will need to repeat this 3 more time, one for each corner of a 4 sided fence.

6) To make the fence sections, you will need 13 popsicle sticks and glue

7) Line up 11 sticks and make them a square as possible, lining up the tops and bottoms of the sticks. Apply glue to every even stick 1.5cm/.5" from the top. Be sure not to put too much glue, or else you will end up with a solid fence panel

I used a piece of parchment paper to keep the messiness from spilling over on to other surfaces.

8) Add a "rail" popsicle stick and cover with a piece of parchment paper and then heavy book or flat object. Allow to set for 10 minuets.

9) After 10 minuets has passed, remove the popsicle spacers (if they are a little difficult to remove hold the fence by the rail and wiggle the sick back and forth a bit until it's loose)

10) apply glue to the remaining pickets around 1.5cm/.5" up from the bottom, cover the entire fence panel with parchment paper and a heavy object and allow to dry completely.

11) For alternating fences follow steps 6 - 10 but in steps 7 and 10 place the glue and rails 3cm/1" away from the top and bottoms.

12) To add the posts, apply glue to the rails on one end of a fence panel. Take a popsicle stick and make sure there's a gap between the post and the nearest picket (see the red outlined stick for an example).

13) Repeat for all sides so you will have 4 fence pieces.

14) to assemble the fence, simply insert the exposed rails in to the gaps next to the posts, alternating between the fences with the high rails and the lower rails.

15) at the end of the season, pull the fence pieces apart for easy storage.

My final popsicle fence was 12.5cm long on each side (post to post) and 9.5 cm each side for the interior. This is enough for a small fruit can or a standard soup can.

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