3 Cheap and Easy Christmas Craft Ideas 2024 | Dollar Tree DIY Crafts

Cass
Dec 22, 2024
3 min read

Create adorable holiday gifts and home decor using items from the dollar store! Craft these pieces to give away or enjoy yourself, adding a personal touch to your holiday festivities. I love how I can shop at the dollar store to get affordable materials. These can make the cutest handmade gifts and decorations without overspending. I'm putting together hot cocoa bundle jars, 3D candles, and personalized Christmas stockings. Check below to see how these are made!

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Hot Cocoa Bundle Jars

Materials:

Glass Jars with Lids
Plastic Snow Globes
Mini Bottle Brush Trees
Window Clings
Faux Snow
Glue
Christmas Plastic Bin
Bow
Hot Glue Gun

Step 1: Gather all the materials for these hot cocoa jar bundles.

Step 2: You can optionally spray paint bottle brush trees in a bright, fun color. Assemble a snow globe from the dollar store by hot gluing the trees onto the base of the snow globe.

Step 3: Fill the inside of the globe with faux snow.

Step 4: Reach for the large lidded jar and adhere a window cling to the front of the jar.

Step 5: Fill the jars with layers of cocoa mix, marshmallows, cocoa bombs and everything else that would be perfect for a hot cocoa treat.

Step 6: Place a bow in the corner of the plastic Christmas sleigh bin.

Step 7: Add some tissue or other filler to the bottom of the sleigh. Load in the hot cocoa bundle jars.

3D Christmas Candles

Materials:

Candles
Christmas Themed Molds
Lidded Jars

Step 1: Add existing candles to boiling water to melt the wax.

Step 2: swap out the wicks from the melted candles and add them to the new lidded jars.

Step 3: Pour the white melted wax into the new jars.

Step 4: Pour the red melted wax into the Christmas themed candy molds.

Step 5: Allow all the wax to harden and remove them from the molds.

Step 6: Add the candy wax to the inside of the jar. Use felt letters to stick on a cute message on the front of the jar.

Personalized Graphic Print Stockings

Materials:

Felt Sweater Craft Kit
Felt Snowman Banner
Hot Glue Gun
Christmas Stockings
Felt Stick-on Letters
Antler Headband

Stocking #1

Step 1: Assemble one of the felt ugly sweater kits from the dollar store.

Step 2: Adhere the decorated felt sweater to the stocking.

Step 3: Gather the felt letters you'll need for the name personalization for the stocking. Stick the letters toward the top of the stocking.

Step 4: Adhere a festive antler headband inside the top of the stocking.

Step 5: Cut some snowmen off of the snowman banner. Adhere some on the front of the stocking.

Stocking #2

Step 1: Use felt letters to stick on the name for the person's custom stocking.

Step 2: Position and use hot glue to adhere felt snowmen to the front of the stocking.

Step 3: Hang the decorated stockings.

I really like how each of these turned out. Each piece has some form of personalization that are sure to bring the necessary festive ambiance. Enjoy the joy of crafting this holiday season! What do you think? Comment and come say hi. Tag me @Craftingwithcass on Instagram if you decide to create your own! Subscribe to the blog for everything DIY and NEW updates!