How to Make a Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

by Alli

When it comes to decorating my house, I like to save money. That way, I can spend my Christmas budget on gifts for the grandkids. Whenever I’m planning a holiday party or need a quick centerpiece, I like to run to my local dollar store to see what craft ideas I can come up with. While browsing the aisles, I came up with this easy Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft. I love the way it turned out.

Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

We’ll get started on this easy Whimsical Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft project in a minute. Before we do, let’s welcome the hosts of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. I especially want to give a shout out to Shirley for organizing this and putting up with all of us. She’s the best.

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Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

For this craft, you’ll need:

  • Sparkly Tape
  • Picture Frame (I’m using a 5×7 frame)
  • Mini Ornaments (2 packs with a few left over)
  • Glue Gun

I purchased all the other items (except glue gun) for this project at my local Dollar General for less than $10.00.

Whimsical Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

The beauty of this Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft is that you can personalize it to fit your color scheme. If you want a larger frame, go for it. Just be sure to purchase additional ornaments.

Remove the glass from the picture frame. Carefully, cover the glass with sparkly tape. I like to run the tape horizontally, but vertical works, too.

How to Make a Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

Remove the ornament caps from the mini ornaments. I like to lay out my design before I start gluing the ornaments into place.

How to Make a Budget Friendly Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft Project

Start at the bottom and glue 5 mini ornaments, then repeat rows with 4, 3, 2, and 1 ornament in the shape of a Christmas tree. You are done!

Easy Whimsical Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

Place the glass back into the picture frame and enjoy your Dollar Store Christmas Tree! I’m using mine in the bathroom to add a little Christmas sparkle.

Holiday Craft featuring a Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

Helpful Hint: My tree needs a little something to go on top. I searched the house and finally found one of those cheap little balloon weights. It has a burst of metallic ribbon at the top. I cut off the top, ran tape around the bottom to keep it together and hot glued it to the top of the tree. I think it fits this whimsical tree to a tee. You could also make a glitter star in place of the ribbon.

How to Make Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft

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I added this Whimsical Dollar Store Christmas Tree Craft to a shelf in my bathroom. It brings a festive touch to the bathroom without breaking the bank. The entire project costs under $10.00. You can also use traditional Christmas colors to match your style.

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6 comments

Jenny December 5, 2017 - 7:46 am

I love the colors of this so much. Purple is my favorite. It’s so merry and bright.

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Vanessa December 5, 2017 - 12:04 pm

I love this project and it’s so colorful. I need to make one for my girl’s room.

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Trisha LeBaron December 5, 2017 - 5:47 pm

So creative. I love it!

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Becky Jones December 11, 2017 - 12:14 am

Reading your blog everyday. Take some of the ideas and may put them to work in my home.
Love the Dollar Store Christmas tree–so neat.
Becky

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Emily @DomesticDeadline.com December 19, 2017 - 9:05 am

So cute, I haven’t seen that sparkly tape before!

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Geraldine Speakman September 22, 2018 - 4:54 am

Hi, I love this project and it’s so colorful. I need to make one for my kid’s room.Thanks for the sharing this.

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