Hey there,
Matthew here.

It’s that time of year again when the shop gets a little cozier, the projects get a little more festive, and the scrap bin suddenly becomes a goldmine for holiday builds. With that in mind, I put together a Christmas Bundle featuring some of my most loved seasonal plans, the one-picket tree (template included), both snowflake designs, the angled Christmas tree collar, and the vintage sled.

These are great projects whether you’re building décor for your own home or making pieces to sell during the holiday season. Each plan comes with full-color pages, exploded and x-ray views, exact measurements, a detailed cut list, and step-by-step instructions to make everything easy to follow. And every build also has a full video on my YouTube channel if you like to learn visually.

It’s a fun time of year to get creative, and these projects always bring a little extra joy into the shop.

Just a quick reminder: the plans are digital downloads, not physical items, and Etsy keeps the download link active for about 24 hours — so be sure to save your files once you grab them.

If you end up building any of these, I’d love to see how yours turn out.

Talk soon,
Matthew

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Keep building things that surprise people (including yourself).

Until next time,
Matthew Peech

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