10 DIY Christmas Tiered Tray Decor Ideas

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Affordable and easy DIY Christmas-tiered tray decor ideas!

Give these mini Christmas DIYs a try! They’re the perfect size to decorate a holiday-tiered tray, to give as gifts, or to sell at your next craft show!

1. Festive Fringe Ribbon Trees

Make these cute fringe ribbon trees in minutes. I picked green fringe but there are many other colors available.

Get all the details on how to make them here –> Festive DIY Cone Christmas Trees Decorated With Fringe Ribbon.

Photo of three DIY Fringe Christmas Trees on a round tray with a mint green deer ornament in front.
DIY Fringe Christmas Trees

2. Miniature Wood Tumble Block Ladder

Buy a package of wood Tumbling Tower Blocks from Dollar Tree to make this cute ladder for your holiday-tiered tray.

I have a complete post with all the details here –> How to Make a Miniature Tiered Tray Ladder.

Finished ladder made out of tumble blocks from Dollar Tree shown on a white tiered tray with a mini green wreath for decoration.
Miniature Wood Tumble Block Ladder

3. DIY Holiday Wood Signs – Free SVG Art

Make these fun 4 ” x 4″ signs to decorate a shelf or holiday-tiered tray.

Get all the details to make them plus two new designs –> Christmas Shelf Sitter Signs – An Easy Cricut Project.

Four DIY signs you can make for your holiday tiered tray.
DIY Holiday Shelf-Sitter Signs

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4. Mini Holiday Crate

This crate is full of fun Christmas miniatures. I found the mini crate at Dollar Tree but you can get one at most craft stores. Stain or paint your crate then fill it with greenery and miniatures!

Miniature wood crate shown on a tiered tray filled with greenery and miniatures like pinecones, candy canes and a mini santa gnome ornament.

5. Dollar Tree Gingerbread Houses

I thought I would share my Dollar Tree miniature house makeover with you. There are some awesome ideas on Pinterest using these little houses so I thought I’d make a few gingerbread-looking ones.

Supplies used to make gingerbread houses.
Before

To make them look like gingerbread, I painted each plastic house with Classic Caramel acrylic paint using a chip brush. It took a couple of coats and drying time in between. Then I went in with a small paintbrush and white acrylic paint to add accents like icing.

Tiered tray with painted Dollar Tree houses to look like gingerbread houses.
After – Dollar Tree Gingerbread Houses Makeover
Closeup of two of three Dollar Tree miniature plastic houses painted to look like gingerbread houses.
Closeup – Dollar Tree Gingerbread House Makeover

6. Wine Cork Christmas Tree

Grab some 16-gauge copper wire, small bells, a hot glue gun, needle nose, wire-cutting pliers, and wine corks to make a stunning tree for your Holiday Tiered Tray.

First, hot glue your corks together into a tree shape. Then, string bells onto the copper wire and begin wrapping it around the tree. I recommend not cutting the wire from the roll until you’re finished wrapping it around so you don’t cut it too short. Once you are done wrapping the wire, cut the ends with wire-cutting pliers and curl with needle nose pliers to finish.

Miniature Christmas tree made out of 17 wine corks decorated with a string of red and green bells on copper wire.
Wine Cork Christmas Tree

7. Metallic-Painted Reindeer

I found plastic reindeer in the Target Dollar Spot and bought two for my tiered tray.

Paint used to make metallic reindeer for a holiday tiered tray.
Before

With a coat of spray paint primer and two of coats of metallic bronze paint spray, they’ve been transformed into sophisticated, high-end decor pieces!

After – Metallic-Painted Reindeer

8. Hot Cocoa Mini Pillow

Make a ‘Hot Cocoa’ mini pillow for your holiday-tiered tray!

For details on how to make this pillow and get three more designs, visit –> Farmhouse Mini Pillows for Your Tiered Tray – Free SVG Stencils.

Closeup photo of a finished mini pillow with the words 'Hot Cocoa' and a cup of cocoa with marshmallows on top.
Hot Cocoa Mini Pillow

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9. Snow Globes

Pick up a few clear plastic mini bowls and a 5-inch clear plastic ornament ball from Dollar Tree to make these fun mini snow globes!

Get all the details on this easy holiday craft and more snow globe ideas here –> DIY Holiday Snow Globes.

Finished mini snow globes made with wood slices, mini plastic bowls and clear plastic bulb ornaments shown. Two shown, one with a snowman and faux snow and the other filled with mini bottle trees and faux snow.

10. Nostalgic and Thrifted Items

This idea is for my vintage-loving friends. If you have an antique store in your area or shop on Etsy, you can find all sorts of beautiful containers and vintage items to display on your holiday-tiered tray.

Here I used vintage tins and old-style holiday light bulbs that I picked up for a few dollars at my local antique store. Tins generally range from about $3 to $12 depending on their condition and age.

To decorate the tins, I added holiday picks and a little pink deer ornament from Target. In the other, I added a candy cane ornament from Walmart.

Tray filled with greenery, vintage colorful Christmas light bulbs, a Rumford Baking Soda can with greenery in it and a rectangular vintage Tetley's Tea container with greenery, faux snow and a small pink vintage looking reindeer in it.
Nostalgic Christmas Tray

I hope you enjoy these Christmas-tiered tray decor Ideas! If so, check out the links below with more holiday craft ideas to try.

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Closeup of five ruler box magnets made from vintage yardsticks filled with holiday miniatures on a round decorative silver metal platter hanging on a dark green wood wall. Clockwise: Magnet 1features a miniature pink deer, candy cane and red glitter pinecone, Magnet 2 had a mini red santa mailbox next to a snow flocked green brush tree, Magnet 3 had a mint green deer miniature with a white bottle brush tree with red, blue and yellow ornaments on it, Magnet 4 has a red truck with a white bottle brush tree in the back, a candy cane and red glitter pinecone, Magnet 5 has a red oil lamp miniature with a bow and red berries on it next to a green bottle brush tree flocked with snow.

Repurpose wood yardsticks into adorable holiday magnets!

Read More: DIY Holiday Ruler Box Magnets

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