Wooden Book Stack | Dollar Store Craft

Hello and welcome to the last day of my 12 Days of Christmas Crafting. Here is a great Christmas decoration – a wooden book stack.

I love being able to take dollar store items and turn them into crafts. You’d never know that this was all made from the dollar store!

Previously, I made one of those farmhouse book stacks, using actual books. It turned out great. For details on this project, check out my blog post on how to make a personalized book stack here.

personalized book stack — Personalized Book Stack

That was a great craft as it used up books in my home.

Now I wanted to make a Christmas version, but out of wood. So the idea is that it still looks like a stack of books, but it’s made out of wood. I also gave it an aged look using antique wax. So here’s my version of a wooden book stack.

The base of this project is 3 covered, wood boxes found at the dollar store. I found these in the craft section of the dollar store. They come in 2 pieces – a base with a lid. I used the bases only for this craft.

Supplies Needed

The majority of these items are from the dollar store.

wood boxes – use the base only
Christmas ribbon
Christmas decoration (optional)
adhesive vinyl
vinyl cutter – I use a Cricut Maker
paint
antique wax
glue gun

How to Make a Wooden Book Stack

Using only the bases of the boxes, paint them your desired colour. I painted mine white using chalk paint. For my homemade recipe for chalk paint, check out my blog post here.
Since the boxes are stacked, you only need to paint the outside of 2 of them. For the centre box, you need only paint the sides.
Let it dry completely.

Apply antique wax the edges of the boxes. I put a bit on a rag and rubbed it gently, paying particualar attention to the edges.
You don’t need a whole lot. Just a little goes a long way.
For details on using antique wax, check out my blog post here.
I love how the little bit of antique wax makes it look a little worn and aged.

Glue the boxes together. I used a gue gun for this step.
You don’t need a whole lot of glue as it will also be held together by a ribbon.
TIP: I justed added a dab of glue where the ribbon would go. That way, if it oozed out a bit, you needn’t worry as the ribbon will cover it up.
You just need to secure it. It is not necessary to glue all the way around.

Cut out your saying out of adhesive vinyl. I used my Cricut Maker to do this step.
For details on cutting, weeding and applying adhesive vinyl, check out my blog post here.
Apply your vinyl to the sides of the boxes.

Wrap a nice, wide ribbon around the boxes and secure with a bit of glue.
I got this pretty ribbon from the dollar store as well!

Add a decoration to the top, or even a pretty bow.
The dollar store has lots of decorations that would work.
The decoration I used is a Christmas Tree ornament. I got off the twine hanger. The green jingle bell was attached to the bottom. I removed it and glued it on top as I thought it looked nice there.