Oh, Christmas Tree!

Set the style and theme for festive celebrations.

 

Traditional Touches

Pair reds and golds with a fragrant fresh-cut Christmas tree, and add personalized decorations.

 

1. Count down to Christmas Day with Advent calendar ornaments. To make, cut craft wood into 3½-inch squares; drill holes in the top of each square. Sand, prime, paint as desired, and add numbers. Using 18-gauge wire, hang an ornament on the tree for each day in Advent.

 

2. Make a personalized photo ornament. First, paint a wooden wall plate as desired. Then use double-sided tape to secure a photo to the back. Hang with jute twine, wire, or ribbon.

 

3. Mix and match stockings to continue the color scheme. Decorate a paint can with green or red electrical tape. To leave a snack for Santa’s reindeer, line the can with wax paper, and fill with trail mix.

 

4. Turn a ceiling medallion into a unique tree topper. To secure, wrap 19-gauge wire through the center hole and around the medallion. Use wire to secure to the tree.


Traditional Touches Christmas Decorations

Glitz and Glam

Start with a faux white Christmas tree, and then add bright, punchy colors and shimmery accents for a whimsical look.

 

1. Apply silver spray paint to dress up a ball wreath. Allow to dry, and add additional coats as needed.

 

2. No mantel? No problem. Hang a stocking on a door handle, and accent it with silver Ting Tings (decorative sequin picks).

 

3. Jazz up ball ornaments with color. First, cover the ornaments’ hangers with painter’s tape, and then apply spray paint. Allow to dry. Add sparkle by wrapping cut pieces of sequin Ting Tings around the hangers.

 

4. Use prisms, found in the fashion lighting department, for extra shimmer.

 

Good To Know

Embellish your holiday gifts with ornaments and sequin Ting Tings. You also can use paint-sample chips as colorful gift tags.

 

Glitz and Glam Christmas Decorations

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Project Details

Traditional Touches Lowe’s List
Skill level: Beginner
Rough cost estimate: $340*
  • Decorative accents: $295
  • Wall plate frames: $10 (per frame)
  • Advent ornaments: $20 (for a set of 25)
  • Decorated paint cans: $15 (for two)
Rough time estimate: 2 days

 

Decorative Accents
  • live 8-foot Christmas tree (#93436)
  • poinsettia tree lights (#60532)
  • red tree skirt (#128488)
  • green Santa Claus tree skirt on table (#135035)
  • ornaments (small red and gold balls, #274415; red-and-gold swirl ornaments, #157959; large striped ball ornaments, #157951)
  • wreath (#155798)
  • red stockings (#128491)
  • green-and-gold stocking (#133931)
  • red-and-white gift-wrap set (#185381)
  • red ribbon on tree (#54161)
  • pinecone Ting Tings (#160028)
  • berry Ting Tings (#137707)
  • crab-apple garland (#138061)
  • mirror star (aged brass, #190377)
  • steel wire (19-gauge, #62943)
  • burlap for gift wrap (#194942)
  • contractor’s paper for gift wrap (#126347)
Wall Plate Frames
  • wooden rocker wall plates (Brainerd; square, #20908; scalloped, #8709; architectural, #222725)
  • spray paint (Valspar; gold, #282320, #282734; red, #288637, #244125)
  • jute twine (#66510)
Advent Ornaments
  • 3 pieces of craft wood, 1/4
  • x 4-inch x 4-foot**
  • copper wire (18-gauge, #62938)
  • interior paint of your choice
Decorated Paint Cans
  • metal paint cans (gallon, #60689; quart, #27318)
  • electrical tape (red, #19366; green, #19368)

*Does not include applicable taxes, which vary by market.
**Availability varies by market.

 

 

Glitz and Glam Lowe’s List
Skill level: Beginner
Rough cost estimate: $360*
Rough time estimate: 2 days

 

  • 6-foot faux white Christmas tree (#257439)
  • sequined white tree skirt (#157441)
  • ornaments (small silver balls, #274415; large silver balls, #157951; silver ornaments, #159243; silver-and-clear prism ornaments, #137462; silver spiral ornaments, #116510)
  • silver sequin Ting Tings (#160083)
  • silver beads used as garland (#141402)
  • pink, gold, and silver beads (#140061)
  • gold ball wreath spray-painted silver (#155783)
  • white Merry Christmas stockings (#133102)
  • foil paper (#294589)
  • silver ribbon (#185381)
  • crystal prisms (#48225)
  • spray paint (Valspar; lilac, #282296, #121692; purple, #282298, #244155; silver metallic, #282321, #282854; pink, #166021)
  • silver wire (20-gauge, #62934)

*Does not include applicable taxes, which vary by market.

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