Challenge Kate: Gumtree Christmas challenge
Gumtree's upcycling wizard Max McMurdo challenges our DIY diva to create a light-up Christmas tree out of pallet wood
Welcome to our second Challenge Kate, I am joined by Max McMurdo who is otherwise known as the upcycling wizard as part of the upcycling revolution with Gumtree.
Today he’s going to be challenging me to create something, hopefully with a little bit of help. So Max, what have you got for me?
With a few bits of pallet wood and a bit of elbow grease and some little lights that we bought for a couple of quid we can make one of these little light-up Christmas trees.
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