Take A Basic Pool Noodle & Turn It Into Beautiful Christmas Decor With This Stunning DIY

There's no denying that the holiday season is here in all its glory. If you've been putting off decorating your home for Christmas because of budget constraints, we've got good news — you can make an array of gorgeous decorations from items available for $1.25 at Dollar Tree. Looking to accentuate an entryway this holiday season? There's a Dollar Tree hack for that. All you'll need is a square wreath mold, a pool noodle, a garland, two artificial pine branches, and the ornaments, foliage, or other embellishments of your choice.  

To assemble an entryway Christmas wreath decorations, you'll need a few tools. Your toolkit should include a pair of wire cutters, a hot glue gun with glue sticks, a box cutter or craft knife, and two zip ties. You can currently snag a pair of Boenfu heavy-duty wire cutters for $5.39 on Amazon. While you're perusing Amazon, you may wish to grab yourself a Gorilla hot glue gun with 30 glue sticks for $17.99, too. Once you've gathered your supplies and tools, it's time to assemble.

The first step to creating your Christmas Dollar Tree entryway decoration is to use your wire cutters to cut your square wreath mold into two L-shaped molds. Next, cut the pool noodle into pieces that fit each side of both L-shaped molds and trim the exposed ends at an angle. Then, secure each pool noodle to each side of both L-shaped molds with a wired artificial pine branch or zip tie.  

Once your pool noodle sections are secured, wrap both L-shaped mold/pool noodle combinations with garland until they resemble wreaths. Next, arrange your artificial pine branches upright on the upper portion of each L-shaped wreath and zip-tie them in place. Finally, use your hot glue gun to adhere each of your chosen ornaments, flowers, berries, and other embellishments into place, making the corner of the L-shape the focal point. Then, all that's left to do is hang each wreath around one of the top corners of your entryway.

If basic ornaments and artificial foliage aren't exactly what you're looking for this year, there are a ton of ways to change up and customize your Christmas Dollar Tree entryway decoration. Go for a different vein of the classic look by utilizing other Christmas symbols like Santa, bells, and tiny gift boxes. Or, go for a general winter vibe with snowflakes, snowmen, ice skate ornaments, or glittery faux snow. Customize your wreaths by attaching small framed photos of your family members or pets or items that represent your special interests. You can currently purchase a package of Ainolway artificial snowflakes for $11.99 on Amazon.  

No entryway to decorate with your wreaths? No problem. Use them to showcase a gallery wall of family photos by placing one above the upper right corner of the gallery and one below the lower left corner (or vice versa). Or, do the same with a bulletin board, chalkboard, or calendar that displays your family's countdown to Christmas. Tis the season for affordable DIY décor.