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I made a sailboat last week.

Quick and easy DIY rustic sailboat made from tree branch

Out of a branch and a twig,

Quick and easy DIY rustic sailboat made from tree branch


part of my vintage ticking fabric,

Quick and easy DIY rustic sailboat made from tree branch

and a couple of eyelet screws.

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Quick and easy DIY rustic sailboat made from tree branch

Quick and easy and sort of cute, if I may say so myself!

In a nutshell:

  • I sawed a dead branch from our brush pile into a section roughly 16″ long. If there’s one thing I have an abundance of around here, it’s dead tree branches
  • I cut a twig to about 17″ long
  • Drilled a hole in the middle of the larger branch section
  • Hot glued the twig into the hole
  • Cut my fabric into a scalene triangle (I’ll save you from running to find your geometry books – it’s three different sized sides)
  • Screwed the 2 eyelet screws into each end of the branch
  • Sewed one end of the the triangles onto the eyelet screws
  • Sewed the opposite bottom of the triangles onto the mast (aka twig in the middle)
  • Sewed the top of the triangles to the top of the twig
  • Then I cut out a double sided triangle to use as a top flag and hot glued it to the top
  • Done

Took about 15 minutes. Most of the time was me trying to get the stupid needle threaded.

I really need to get some new eyes. Or wear my glasses.

Now, I’m a long way from the beach, so I used tree branches instead of driftwood, but I think it turned out OK.

You gotta work with what you’ve got! And here in the Midwest, we’ve got branches.

Quick and easy DIY rustic sailboat made from a tree branch - cool idea for a Nautical Nursery or Coastal Decor!


You can see how I’ve used my sailboat in different areas of my home over the years:

A Happy Little Sunflower Vignette
Summer Home Tour Eclectic Style
Easy American Flag Craft

And you can see lots and lots of other Quick And Easy DIY & Craft Projects HERE.

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  30. This is so cute – I had to share it with my IG followers, as I will definitely be making an inspired version of this for my son’s new nautical-inspired big boy room! Thank you!

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  36. I love the twiggy sailboat – rustic and easy to make, but a summer inspiration! Thanks for sharing! I’m going to get a small branch and start making one!

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    • Thanks, Barbara. I’m all about quick and easy when it comes to crafts. If it takes me more than one sitting to finish it I lose interest 🙂

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  38. Pam,
    I just had to tell you that I’ve made about a half dozen of these – different sizes for myself to sail in my regatta (a vignette on my entertainment center) and my granddaughter wanted one, then my DIL wanted one. So, it has been a very successful, popular craft for me. I kept mine so I can float it again when I do my “beach” or summer vignette.

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  42. Love this idea, I’ve been searching for driftwood, but I have a lot of white birch that I think would work using your idea. Thanks for sharing!!! 🙂

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  43. I’m going to make one for my yard from a three foot piece of driftwood I found . It’s going to look great in my garden .

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