But you know what those coloured popsicle sticks are absolutely amazing for? Like over-the-top-pretty and makes-me-want-to-make-them-in-every-colour awesome? (Did you like my grammar there?) Making tree shaped Christmas ornaments! You would think I could come up with a different idea after making popsicle stick Christmas trees last year, but I found a different way to make them, and I’m pretty excited about it. These new ones look amazing! Maybe even better than last year’s?
I’m a sucker for bright colours. And rhinestones. I mean come on, who doesn’t love rhinestones!? (Even if you have no idea what to do with them but can’t resist buying a package of those sparkling gems just because they’re… well… just so pretty!) When my 6 year old saw the pack of sparkly dollar store sticker rhinestones, no word of a lie, she enthusiastically said “Ooooo! Sparkly!!” You could just tell that on the inside she was basking in the beauty of the untouched package of 500 perfectly lined up sparkling sticker rhinestones. Or maybe that was me? Don’t let the idea of cutting the popsicle sticks scare you off. It’s really not that hard. The kids won’t be able to do it themselves, but once you figure out how to score them and get them to snap, they come together really quickly!
Check out our video for how to make Glittering Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees:
Feeling inspired to make even more ornaments? Here are a few of our favourites: Popsicle Stick Truck Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees Clothespin Elf Craft Clothespin Reindeer Christmas Ornaments
Glittering Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees
Here’s what you’ll need:
Coloured popsicle sticks Foam sticker stars Sticker rhinestones Twine Glue gun Utility knife
I bought the rhinestones and the popsicle sticks from the dollar store. I splurged a little on the sparkly foam sticker stars and bought them at the craft store. But if you’re feeling frugal you can just cut stars out of yellow sparkly paper like I did on last years popsicle stick Christmas trees.
You’re going to want 5 different sizes of popsicle stick pieces cut to 1″, 1.5″, 2″, 2.5″, and 3″ lengths.
You have to make sure you score it on both sides of the popsicle stick or it won’t snap evenly.
Then after you’ve done that, it just breaks apart really easily when you bend it. I was surprised how clean of a break it was. No jagged edges or anything.
Using a scrap piece of popsicle stick, maybe about 1/2″ long, add a generous glob of hot glue and sandwich a small piece of twine between the purple popsicle stick “trunk” and the small scrap. You can see the scrap piece better in the next photo.
Evenly space out all of your popsicle stick pieces on the purple popsicle stick then use a glue gun to attach them to the “trunk”.
Now the moment you’ve been waiting for. Go crazy with those glittery sticker rhinestones and decorate your popsicle stick Christmas tree!
I used sparkly foam sticker stars for the stars on the trees, but since the star was bigger than the top of the tree I decided to glue it to the top rather than peeling off the sticker backing. I didn’t want to have a big area of stickiness that wasn’t attached to anything.
Aren’t they pretty?!
I made them with pom poms too. (I just used the glue gun to glue to attach the pom poms).
But I just love how they look with the rhinestones. You can’t go wrong with having a bit of extra sparkle at Christmas time!
All the glittery goodness makes me smile. And my kids love them. Theirs are COVERED in rhinestones. haha
These popsicle stick Christmas trees are SO EASY to make and they’re so beautiful! The kids will need your help with cutting the popsicle sticks, but other than that they should be able to do the rest themselves. I’m pretty sure they’ll love decorating their little trees with the rhinestones!
For even more holiday ornament ideas be sure to check these out!
Popsicle Stick Truck
Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees
Clothespin Elf Craft
Clothespin Reindeer Christmas Ornaments
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