How To DIY a Christmas Tree Banner the Inexpensive Way

If you’re anything like me, you love yourself a good DIY project. And what better time than at Christmas, right?

You know what my favorite kind of DIY projects are?

• Quick
• Simple
• Inexpensive
• Beautiful

And that’s just what I was able to do with this cute little Christmas tree garland.

DIY Christmas Tree Banner Using Music Sheets

I was browsing Pinterest (of course I was ;)) for cheap and quick Christmas garland or banner ideas.

I wanted to display something below our headboard and didn’t want to go out and spend on something if I didn’t have to.

Enter: Music sheets!

Pinterest had tons of music sheet project ideas!

The awesome thing was, I had a stash (I call 3 books a stash LOL) of music books that I’d found at the thrift store months earlier.

When I was looking for them and found them, I knew they would be a great staple to have in the home because you can create so many things with them.

I had to do a bit of brainstorming to figure out how exactly I wanted to do this.

I’m not an artist by any means, but I got the idea to try “drawing” some basic Christmas trees onto the music sheets.

Materials Required:

• Music sheets
• Scissor
• Marker
• Hot glue gun/glue sticks (or hole puncher if you want to string the ribbon through holes rather than hot glue the ribbon).

Inexpensive DIY Christmas Tree Banner Tutorial:

1. Cut out music sheets to your desired size and shape.
2. Draw or sketch (or print the trees, then cut with a scissor) your trees onto each sheet. I used a simple black marker.
3. Attach a ribbon or string of your choice to the back of the sheets using glue sticks and a hot glue gun.
4. Stand back and admire your gorgeous DIY Christmas tree banner!
5. And then hang it up too. That’s an important little step and part of it, right?

And I have to say, I was pretty proud of myself too for trying to sketch those trees and not giving up after having to throw a few first drafts away.

Trial and error, my friends. It works.

I dare you to go and do some of your own sketching. You might be surprised at what you come up with – and feel good about creating your own Christmas banner without having to go out and buy a bunch of stuff.

I loved the way this little music sheet DIY turned out!

Inexpensive and pretty?! That’s my favorite combo.

I honestly caught myself staring at it and forgetting what I came into the bedroom for sometimes. I’m such a sap. It’s the little things, guys, it really is.

Have you worked on any DIY projects for Christmas, or in general lately? Let’s share our adventures together in the comments below!