The family is coming for Christmas… Wait, what, you haven’t even decorated yet, and now the whole family is going to show up. Or maybe the neighbors or your friends decided to pop in for a visit. Whether you’ve had time to decorate or not, these quick and easy DIY Christmas tree decorations will add that special festive touch to any home during the holidays.

Create These Easy DIY Christmas Tree Decorations

I haven’t had a real or fake Christmas tree in my home for over 14 years. My kitty Boog feels the need to eat anything made of plastic or any kind of plant brought into the home. But I really wanted some Christmas decorations around the home, including trees. After going through my craft room, I found all kinds of items to create different-sized Christmas trees. I created the trees using styrofoam trees in different sizes, pom poms, scrap material, Christmas ribbons, beads, and more. 

Material Christmas Tree

My mom taught me how to make this tree, and it is still my favorite one to make. I’ve even given them away as gifts in the past.

Items Needed

• Styrofoam Tree
• 5 – 6 Different Patterns Of Christmas Material
• Small Cotton Balls
• Dress Pins
• Thin Christmas Ribbon

Directions

1. Cut the material into 2″ x 2″ squares, you will need a lot of them.
2. Place a cotton ball in the middle of the material.
3. Fold the material into a square around the cotton ball.
4. Using a pin, place the material square at the bottom of the tree.
5. Follow steps 1 – 4 around the whole bottom of the tree.
6. For the second and remaining rows, follow steps 1 – 4 and place the material squares above the row that is done in a brick pattern, covering the seem.
7. Place a square at the top, and tie a bow with ribbon to hold it on.

Beaded Christmas Tree

This is probably the easiest tree to make, besides the pom pom tree. But be sure to use my bandaid tip. Put a bandaid on your finger ahead of time so that when you are pressing down the beads, you won’t burn yourself.

Items Needed

• Styrofoam Tree
• Colored Beads – Like Mardi Gras Beads
• Hot Glue Gun

Directions

1. Glue the beads onto the tree starting at the bottom of the tree.
2. You can make them all one color, or alternate with different Christmas Colors.

Ribbon Christmas Tree

Items Needed

• Styrofoam Tree
• Thin Christmas Ribbon – Wired Works Best
• Dress Pins

Directions

1. Cut the ribbon 2 – 3 inches long, depending on how tall your tree is.
2. Fold the ribbon in half.
3. Pin the ribbon to the tree starting with the bottom of the tree, with the fold at the bottom.
4. Follow steps 1 – 3, overlapping the previous row in a brick pattern to cover the seam.
5. At the top of the tree, make a bow with the ribbon and pin it to the top.

Pom Pom Christmas Tree

This is such a fun tree to make, and you can create all the different themes with the different pom poms that are available. Be sure to use the bandaid trick to save your fingertips.

Items Needed

• Styrofoam Tree
• Pom Poms – (size varies on what you want it to look like)
• Hot Glue Gun

Directions

1. Starting at the bottom, put a dab of hot glue on the tree and place a pom pom on the glue.
2. Don’t try to put a lot of glue at one time, it will melt the tree.
3. After you have your first row, just keep adding more pom poms until the tree is full.

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