Quick and Easy DIY Ornament Tree Luminary

I just adore when a beautiful Christmas craft comes together quickly and very easily! This quick and easy DIY ornament tree luminary can be made in under 5 minutes to bring a festive touch to your mantel or shelf. It’s so easy to make that it makes a great craft for both kids and adults. Let’s get into the details…

Ornament Tree

Ornament trees stands are a great way to showcase vintage or special ornaments you have at home. They typically are made of a simple wire or wooden structure formed into a tree shape with the single purpose to hang ornaments. But, what about all those extra, not so special, ornaments? Well, I have the solution for you friend! I created this DIY ornament tree luminary to use all those extra ornaments you may have that aren’t grandma’s vintage ornament set.

I love that you can customize the look to suit your Christmas theme this year, plus create several versions of this DIY Christmas craft for a very affordable price…..as in nearly zero costs! If you don’t happen to have these supplies on hand, you can shop the materials from Amazon, which normally includes more than one of these supplies. Or, you can find these materials at your local dollar store, Target, or Walmart.

How to make a DIY Ornament Tree Luminary

Before starting your ornament tree luminary, be sure to have a plan of how you’d like your ornaments to be arranged. Have fun creating different styles of ornament luminaries by mixing ornament colors, finishes, or sizes! There is no wrong way of creating your own ornament tree. The only stipulation is that your ornaments should form a tree shape by reducing the ornaments in each row by 1 until you get to the top of the tree.

Materials for DIY Ornament Tree

• 5×7 Acrylic picture frame stands
• Ornaments (minimum of 10 for a single tree) (Mine are from At Home Stores)
• Christmas picks of greenery or berries (optional)
• Glue gun with clear glue
• Fairy lights or battery powered pillar candles

Steps to Create A DIY Ornament Tree Luminary

1. Clean acrylic frame with alcohol or glass cleaner before starting
2. Settle on an ornament arrangement, then begin by gluing the bottom row of ornaments.
3. Continue gluing rows until you’ve reached the top of the tree.
4. Add Christmas or holiday greenery and berries between the last two rows of ornaments. You can also add a pretty bow if you prefer.
5. Optional: Add additional bow to the top of the tree for a topper.
6. Add fairy lights or battery powered pillar candle behind the frame to illuminate your ornament tree.

Wasn’t that super easy?!

You could really have fun creating all sorts of ornament combinations to decorate multiple shelves. Add fairy lights or the battery powered candles to make your mantel really shine! Above is how the luminary looks with fairy lights. Check out the photo below to see how the pillar candle looks!

Consider having friends over to craft this DIY ornament tree luminaries together. I would love to see how your version turns out. Be sure to tag me on social (@casawatkinsblog) if you share your ornament luminaries. Happy Holidays and stay tuned for more Christmas crafts coming your way!