Dollar Store Garland Christmas Tree

Hi friends! I made a Dollar Store Garland Christmas Tree for the very first Dollar Store Design Squad party! I’ve put together a great group of bloggers to bring you awesome Dollar Store projects six times a year. I’ve tried to make it easy to remember. New projects will be on the first Friday of EVEN months.

 

 

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First, let’s see what I did . . . .

 

I shopped for Christmas Items at the Dollar Tree. The main piece of my project is a birthday hat!

 

Here’s what I purchased for my Garland Tree

• XL Birthday Hat
• Red Garland (50 ft)
• Jingle Bell Garland
• Glitter Star Ornaments
• Glitter Angel Ornament
• Silver Garland
• Battery LED Lights (2 sets of 10)
• Small Tree Skirt

What I had on hand

• Red Spray Paint
• Drill
• Hot Glue Gun
• Painter’s Tape

 

Step 1

Use Spray Paint to Paint the Birthday Hat Red

I spray-painted the birthday hat with two light coats to prevent the design from showing through the garland.

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Step 2

Put Holes in the Birthday Hat

I used my drill and a tiny bit to poke holes in the birthday hat to insert the LED lights.

 

Step 3

Wrap Birthday Hat with Red Garland

 

The 50 feet of garland quickly filled the birthday hat’s space. This is about halfway through. I wrapped from the top down, then worked my way up again. No glue was used for this step. I wanted to use spray adhesive, but I couldn’t find it. I sprayed another light coat of paint and attached the garland while the paint was still tacky.

 

Step 4

Install Battery Operated LED Lights

I used painter’s tape to help hold the hat in place as I installed the battery-operated LED light sets.

 

Step 5

Decorate Garland Christmas Tree

Now, the fun begins! Decorate your garland Christmas tree. I used white and silver snowflake garland but snipped the snowflakes off. When I picked up the jingle bells, I thought they were small ornaments, but they were a garland. I cut them apart and hot-glued the strings onto the red garland of the tree. As a tree topper, I placed the silver glitter angel ornament on top of the garland tree. It had a bell inside of it—I just took it out.

 

Step 6

Add embellishments

I added these cute tinsel stars using hot glue.

 

Step 7

Admire your Garland Tree-Tweak

Make adjustments to get everything looking just so/so.

 

I dabbed hot glue on each light to secure it inside the birthday hat. NOTE: I accidentally picked up one set of white lights and one set of yellow lights. I didn’t realize it until I inserted the batteries and turned them on.

 

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I hope you love these projects as much as I do! The Dollar Store Design Squad is off to a fabulous start. I appreciate them coming through with such short notice. 🙂

gail