6. ♻️ Upcycled & Repurposed Item Trees

Give new life to everyday household items by transforming them into charming holiday decor.

36. The Wooden Spool Tree

Collect wooden thread spools in different sizes. Stain or paint them in greens and browns. Stack them on a dowel or skewer from largest to smallest to form a tree, securing them with glue. Add small screw eyes or painted dots as ornaments.

37. The Vintage Jewelry Tree

Attach a small, leafless branch or a rustic metal cone to a sturdy base. Hang broken or unwanted vintage costume jewelry—earrings, brooches, beads, and chains—from the ""branches."" This creates a breathtakingly glamorous and sentimental heirloom piece.

38. The Plastic Spoon Tree

Cut the handles off green plastic spoons. Starting at the base of a foam cone, hot glue the spoon ""bowls"" in overlapping rows, with the curved sides facing out. The spoons create a neat, scaled texture that can be painted or left as-is.

39. The Wine Cork Tree

Slice wine corks into discs of varying thickness. Glue them onto a cardboard triangle or foam cone in a mosaic pattern. The natural variations in cork color create wonderful depth. Add tiny red bead ""berries"" for pops of color.

40. The Lego or Building Block Tree

Challenge your family to build a Christmas tree from Lego, Duplo, or other building blocks. Use green bricks and layer them, getting smaller towards the top. Add yellow bricks for a star and colorful ones for ornaments. It's a fantastic interactive decoration.

41. The Light Bulb Tree

Paint burnt-out incandescent light bulbs green. Once dry, use hot glue to attach them to a sturdy wire or branch arranged in a tree shape, with the largest bulbs at the bottom. The metallic bases can be painted gold for trunk and star details.

42. The Computer Component Tree

For a truly geek-chic tree, solder or glue old computer parts (resistors, capacitors, circuit boards) onto a metal or wooden central ""trunk"" in a tree formation. Add tiny LED lights among the components for a futuristic, glowing tech tree.