Stacked Box Christmas Tree for a Table or Mantel

Repurpose a few small boxes or chunks of foam from packaging to create a stacked box Christmas Tree decoration for a table or mantel.

If you read my last post, then you know that this holiday season I am going to simplify the holidays and focus on only doing the things that have the most meaning for me and my family and forgetting all the rest.

One is to pare down how many decorations I place around the house while trying to use more natural elements.

Today I am going to show you something that I made to accent some of the natural elements that I plan to use.

When it comes to making my own Christmas decorations, I like a little bit of vintage and a little bit of glitter… or sometimes, quite a lot of glitter. When I made this stack of little boxes to mimic the shape of a Christmas tree, I added both.

A few years ago I created a .Pdf of French Script to print out on computer paper to make a garland of paper holly.  I also used it to cover books that I use to raise the lamps on the sideboard in my foyer.

I have never tired of it and figured since I still like it, I would print a few sheets to cover a collection of various size boxes to make this stacked box decoration to use on a table or mantel.

When I create my own decorations, I always consider a few options on how to make it. When I can’t decide what option to go with, I end up making both. That is what I did for this post. I made the stacked boxes two different ways so that if you like it, you can decide what works best for your style or even tweak it to fit your needs.

How to Make a Stacked Box Christmas Tree

supplies needed:

• Small boxes in various sizes or pieces of foam cut into box shapes
• Free printable paper of French Script – Get it here: Free French Script Paper
• Double stick tape
• Hot glue and glue stick
• Spray glue
• White Glitter
• Scissors
• Velvet ribbon – I bought it at TJ Maxx

Optional:

• Thin dowel – mine is 18″ long
• Awl
• Spray paint, planter and greenery

1. Save printable to your computer and print one sheet of the French Script paper for each box.

2. Wrap each box as you would a gift and glue ends with double stick tape.

3. Spray glue all over box and then place in a tray or something to catch the glitter as you sprinkle glitter all over the boxes. When you are finished you can pour the excess glitter back into the jar.

Repeat steps for each box.

If Stacking Boxes on a Dowel:

1. Once boxes are wrapped and glittered, use an awl to punch a hole in the center of each box that goes though from top to bottom.

2. If you want to place the stack of boxes on top of a planter, place a spray painted dowel in foam in planter to secure. Place greenery in planter.

3. Begin to thread boxes onto dowel, largest to smallest.  I stacked the boxes on top of each other, but you can leave a space between each for a different look that exposes the dowel. It takes on a topiary look when styled this way.

4. Tie a bow on a length of ribbon and attach to the top box with a dot of hot glue. Trim ribbon ends.

Optional Topper Idea for Stack of Boxes

Instead of adding a ribbon, glue a glittered pinecone on top of the stack.

Where to Use the Vintage Box Christmas Tree

I thought the stack of boxes placed on a planter filled with greenery looked nice on my mantel in front of a small Christmas tree.

When using as a dining room table centerpiece, you can skip making a hole in each box and simply glue them together and place them on a the table.  To give the stacked box Christmas tree more height, place on a small pedestal or stack of books. I placed my stack on a wood slice and greenery from my yard.

Either way you decide to style and display, it is an easy way to craft a unique Christmas decoration to make your house festive this holiday season without taking too much time or effort.

Another idea that just popped into my mind as I am typing this.  You can fill each box with a small gift and then give the stack as a creative way to give a few small gifts to one person.

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