Make a Jingle Bell Tree
I bought some gold jingle bells on clearance at the end of last season. I wasn’t thrilled about the color, but they were so cheap, I knew I couldn’t pass them up and that they could easily be painted, so I grabbed a cardboard cone and decided to make a jingle bell tree. I thought these would be so cute for either a stand alone decoration or in a group as a table centerpiece.
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I had some white spray paint and some Glitterblast paint to try to make all of these different jingle bells seem like a cohesive set. You can find supplies here.
This is a great way to use jingle bells as a craft. You can also pair them up with pom poms to make it even cuter!
I separated out all of my bells according to size. I wanted to arrange them with the smallest at the top and largest at the base of the cardboard cone.
I hot glued them to a cardboard cone starting at the base and working my way up to make the DIY jingle bell trees.
While I ended up doing biggest to smallest at first and then I realized I kind of liked them a bit assorted so I changed my a pattern up a little as I worked.
After they were all glued on I took my cone outside and coated it with a few coats of white.
I also covered some craft store cardboard snowflakes which I sprayed later with the glitter blast color sparkling waters. If you don’t have glitter spray paint, you can also use white craft glue and sprinkle on glitter as well.
I liked it, but I did notice I had to shake the can a lot to keep it from clogging.I also sprayed my tree in clear glitterblast.
Once everything was dry, I hot glued my glittery snowflakes onto my jingle bell tree.
I think it’s cute! I would recommend buying more bells than you think you need. I had three boxes and I had to trim my cone down, otherwise I could have used 4!
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super cute!
What a great idea! I bet it sounds good too!
How cute!! Great idea!!
This really has my bells jingling! What a great way to make those cheap dollar store bells sing!
And isn’t everything better with a little bling?!
Kelly
This is so cute Jenn! I’m all about some cheap dollar store jingle bells. I’ve got ’em all over my house right now. What a great (and cheap!) way to make a fun gift for someone.
Love it! Those jingle bells are so versatile. I love the glittery blue snowflakes overlayed on the tree, just the right touch of bling!
Heather
What a cute idea. This year my granddaughter and I decoupaged cones with christmas scrapbook paper and glitter. This is a good thing to remember for next year, as your tree is quite striking.
What a cute idea! I have a stash of jingle bells that may just have found their purpose in life!
Brilliant work! You made something pretty into something dazzling! Love it!
Jennifer that looks so pretty! LOVE this idea! So simple too! Thanks for sharing I will keep my eyes open for after Christmas sales!
xx
Anne
Very cute :)!
Super cute, I’m going to be on the lookout for some clearance jingle bells now 🙂
So cute!
What a creative twist to all the cone trees in blog land this season! I love your blog and have added you to my Favorite Blogs to Read list. Thanks for the inspiration!
super cute! love it!!!
I just love this! Share on my facebook page 🙂
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Thanks for sharing!