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November 1, 2018 · 20 Comments

5 Beautiful Dollar Tree Christmas Crafts For Under $1

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Did you know that you can make holiday decor that's inexpensive, easy, and fun with coffee filters? I made some projects that I'm super excited about and wanted to share them with you.

What Dollar Tree Christmas crafts can you make for under $1? I like to decorate with things that can be left up for a “season” meaning 3 months so I get more enjoyment out of them.Β  Did you know that you can make holiday decor that’s inexpensive, easy, and fun with coffee filters? I made some projects that I’m super excited about and wanted to share them with you.

For most of these projects you'll take a coffee filter, place the center at the bottom, and squeeze up the filter to make a "flower" shape, and twist the bottom to hold in place.

Dollar Tree Christmas Crafts Materials Needed

  • Coffee Filters
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Embelishments – buttons, fabric, glitter, lights

Dollar Tree Christmas Crafts Instructions

For most of these projects, you’ll take a coffee filter, place the center at the bottom, and squeeze up the filter to make a “flower” shape, and twist the bottom to hold in place.

I took a styrofoam ball from Dollar Tree and started hot gluing these twisted coffee filters around it. There is no right or wrong way to do it. I started by making a circle around the middle, and then added more and more until the top was full. Then I began filling the bottom.

How do you make a coffee filter topiary?

I took a styrofoam ball from Dollar Tree and started hot gluing these twisted coffee filters around it. There is no right or wrong way to do it. I started by making a circle around the middle and then added more and more until the top was full. Then I began filling the bottom.

I hot glued on a candle holder from Dollar Tree to be the base. I then filled in any holes left with more coffee filters until I got it to be as full as I liked.

I hot glued on a candle holder from Dollar Tree to be the base. I then filled in any holes left with more coffee filters until I got it to be as full as I liked.

You can leave it plain or I added a little Mod Podge around the edges of the coffee filters and then sprinkled fake snow onto it.

You can leave it plain or I added a little Mod Podge around the edges of the coffee filters and then sprinkled fake snow onto it.

If you like this you might like some of my other holiday favorites

I hot glued 2 different sized paper plates together.

How do you make a snowman out of coffee filters?

I hot glued 2 different-sized paper plates together.

I filled them with the twisted coffee filters until I got it as full as I wanted. For this one I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top.

I filled them with the twisted coffee filters until I got them as full as I wanted. For this one, I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top.

I added a scarf, hot glued on button eyes and nose, a yarn mouth, and a top hat I found at Dollar Tree. I put a piece of fish line on back so I could hang him.

I added a scarf, hot glued-on button eyes and nose, a yarn mouth, and a top hat I found at Dollar Tree. I put a piece of fish line on the back so I could hang him.

If you like this you might some of my other home hacks.

Any wreath form will work, and any size you like. I had this one on hand. I started hot gluing the twisted coffee filters onto the wreath working around in a circle. I started on the inside, then moved my way to the outside until it was as full as I wanted.

How do you make a coffee filter wreath?

Any wreath form will work, and any size you like. I had this one on hand. I started hot gluing the twisted coffee filters onto the wreath working around in a circle. I started on the inside, then moved my way to the outside until it was as full as I wanted.

I added some battery operated LED (cool lights) I found at Dollar Tree. I hot glued the battery pack onto the back side to hide it.

I added some battery-operated LED (cool lights) I found at Dollar Tree. I hot glued the battery pack onto the backside to hide it.

I kept the original hanging tag on it so I could hang it from that.

I kept the original hanging tag on it so I could hang it from that.

If you like this display you might like my selection of wreaths

I cut holes of different sizes and layered them onto a recycled bottle. I used a little hot glue to hold each layer in place.

How do you make a coffee filter Christmas tree?

I cut holes of different sizes and layered them onto a recycled bottle. I used a little hot glue to hold each layer in place.

I added a strand of battery operated LED (cool lights) lights that have a "cork" on/off switch on top.

I added a strand of battery-operated LED (cool lights) lights that have a “cork” on/off switch on top.

I cut out a tinfoil start and glued it to the "cork" on/off switch, and I also added some Krylon Glitter Blast spray paint to the filters to give it some shimmer.

I cut out a tinfoil start and glued it to the “cork” on/off switch, and I also added some Krylon Glitter Blast spray paint to the filters to give it some shimmer.

If you like this you might like to see my post on coffee filter hacks

I cut the letters "J" and "Y" out of cardboard. I hot glued on some twisted coffee filters onto the letters until I had the look I wanted. I added my wreath from before to the center to be the letter "O" and created the word Joy. I used gaffers tape to hold up the letters and wreath onto my mirror.

I cut the letters “J” and “Y” out of cardboard. I hot glued on some twisted coffee filters onto the letters until I had the look I wanted. I added my wreath from before to the center to be the letter “O” and created the word Joy. I used gaffers tape to hold up the letters and wreath onto my mirror.

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  1. blankTamar A Strauss-Benjamin says

    November 1, 2018 at 7:07 am

    That is so creative!

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    • blankChas says

      November 1, 2018 at 8:00 am

      Thank you so much Tamar πŸ™‚

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  2. blankMary Ann Rajczewski says

    November 1, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    Lovely! Great idea!!
    Thank you!

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    • blankChas says

      November 1, 2018 at 5:28 pm

      Thank you Mary Ann πŸ™‚

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  3. blankLindaS says

    November 1, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    Awesome! Awesome! I really love the topiary! Then there’s the snowman. Oops, and the wreath. The tree! And the J O Y. Yikes how to decide my fav. πŸ™‚

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    • blankChas says

      November 2, 2018 at 6:06 am

      Thank you so much Linda, it was so much fun and got them all done in one day. It really is hard to decide which one, I like them all as well πŸ™‚

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  4. blankBarbara Warner says

    November 1, 2018 at 9:14 pm

    I love your snowman, and the lighted wreath! Way to go for inspiring the rest of us to step up to the plate and decorate for the holidays

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    • blankChas says

      November 2, 2018 at 6:07 am

      Thank you Barbara, I am really excited about how they turned out. I have them ready to go but won’t put them up until after Thanksgiving πŸ™‚

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  5. blankCraftyHope says

    November 2, 2018 at 7:45 am

    So many different ideas and they’re all so pretty! I like how inexpensive coffee filters are, so these projects are right up my alley!

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    • blankChas says

      November 2, 2018 at 8:41 am

      Thank you so much and you are so right, I got these all done in one day and with 1 1/2 packages of filters.

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  6. blankStephanie says

    November 2, 2018 at 7:53 am

    All of these creations are beautiful, my friend. I especially like the snowman πŸ™‚ Thanks for the wonderful ideas.

    Happy weekend! Hugs! Stephanie-The Enchanting Rose

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    • blankChas says

      November 2, 2018 at 8:42 am

      Thank you very much Stephanie πŸ™‚ I’m so excited with how they turned out. You know how it is, you start on something with hope – sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Hugs to you my friend!

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  7. blankDonna @ Modern on Monticello says

    November 4, 2018 at 5:42 pm

    You had a lot of fun with your projects. I don’t need coffee filters anymore but I’m tempted to buy some just so I can make a wreath now. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

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    • blankChas says

      November 4, 2018 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you Donna, and I totally know what you mean as our coffee maker uses cone filters. I did go buy some of these coffee filters just to make these projects πŸ™‚

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  8. blankTracy Albiero says

    November 5, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    How cute and simple! Thanks for linking up to #trafficjam

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    • blankChas says

      November 5, 2018 at 3:34 pm

      Thank you Tracy and thanks for stopping by.

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  9. blankLisa says

    November 5, 2018 at 3:08 pm

    Love the lighted coffee filter wreath! Very clever.

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    • blankChas says

      November 5, 2018 at 3:34 pm

      Thank you Lisa, and that’s one of my favorite s too πŸ™‚

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  10. blankAmy says

    November 7, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    Such cute ideas. I especially love the Snowman. Thanks for sharing at To Grandma’s House We Go.

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    • blankChas says

      November 7, 2018 at 3:04 pm

      Thank you Amy and the snowman is one of my favorites too. Thank you so much for participating in our link party, we really appreciate it.

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