These bottle brush tree ornaments take minutes to make and are so adorable. A wintery addition to your Christmas tree, mantel or holiday table setting.
Hello everyone! As you can see, I’m in full holiday mode around here. It’s definitely my favourite time of year to decorate our home, so I’m a bit giddy. How about you?
The holiday season has a way of bringing out my creative side and I’m always inspired to make something new. I have a few Christmas DIY projects on the go, and today I’m excited to share these mini bottle brush tree ornaments with you. Aren’t they cute?
Handmade Christmas Ornaments
If you’re in the holiday spirit like I am (perhaps it’s the TV Christmas movies I’ve been binge watching lately), and have been searching for a few handmade ornaments to tackle this season, you’re definitely in the right place.
After you learn how to make these simple and easy mini bottle ornaments, I encourage you to check out the other DIY Christmas tree decor ideas from some of my blogger friends (links are at the bottom of the post). A big thank you to Krista from The Happy Housie for bringing us all together. So fun!
Once you gather up your supplies for these bottle brush Christmas tree decorations, you’ll have them assembled in no time. I mean, who has time for complicated projects this time of year anyway?
I plan on making more to hand out as gifts and possibly decorate our Christmas table. They look so pretty alongside the bottle brush trees I decorated our mantel with last year.
Don’t you think they’d look sweet with names or words printed onto ribbon to adorn the top? Iron-on transfer paper like I used for my vintage gift tags would work well. They’d make great holiday party favours too!
I’m certain you’ll see many of these cloche-inspired ornaments in my upcoming Christmas home tour. Stay tuned! Be sure to check out last year’s white Christmas decor if you missed it.
DIY Bottle Brush Tree Ornaments
I picked up many of the supplies for this project at Dollarama and Michaels. I’ve also included affiliate links to similar items below. That means I may earn a small commission from your purchase.
Ornament Supplies
- Mini Glass Bottles with Cork Top (mine are 3″ x 1¼”)- these ones are bigger but adorable too!
- Mini Bottle Brush Trees (mine are 2″ x ½”)
- Fine Epsom Salt
- White Fine Glitter
- Mini Screw Eyes (mine are 2 mm x 13 mm)
- Decorative String
- Super Glue
Additional Tools
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Small Bowl and Spoon
- Small Funnel or Handmade Paper Funnel
Note- Make sure the trees are small enough to easily fit through the opening of the glass bottle (adjust size according to the size of bottle you select). I used regular epsom salt and ran it through my mini food processor to make it less coarse.
Ornament Instructions
- Remove cork from top of glass bottle. Add a drop of glue to the bottom of a tree and gently push into bottle using tweezers to grip the top. Affix to the centre bottom pressing down firmly, and allow a few minutes to set up. Repeat for each bottle.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix epsom salt with glitter to make it sparkly. The ratio is based on personal preference, but as a guideline, use 1 tsp. glitter for every ¼ cup salt.
- Using a small funnel (or small paper funnel), add about ½” glitter to bottom of glass jar. Tap so it settles.
- Insert screw eye into top of cork lid, twisting carefully in a clockwise direction. Brush any debris away from cork.
- Add a few small dabs of glue to inside rim of glass bottle and press cork in place. Allow to set up.
- Finally, loop a piece of string through the eye and tie ends together to form a knot.
Bottle Ornament Variations
Of course, you can play around with a variety of mini tree colours. I think pink would be so beautiful, or maybe a metallic. I also thought about adding glitter or small beads to the top of the cork. There are so many ways to dress them up.
Filling the bottles with mini woodland creatures is another idea, as well as any tiny vintage items you may have on hand. Put your own creative spin on them.
Have leftover bottle brush trees? Make these cute Christmas gift embellishments!
Pin these DIY bottle brush ornaments for later!
More beautiful handmade ornaments
You’ll love these Christmas tree ornaments my friends created. Simply click on a link to learn how to make each one.
The Happy Housie | The Wicker House | A Pretty Life | Place of My Taste
The Turquoise Home | Satori Design for Living | Hymns and Verses | Fynes Designs
Green With Decor | Southern State of Mind | This is Our Bliss | Blue I Style
Other DIY Christmas Ornaments
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Thanks for stopping by!
Meg Green With Decor says
These are so cute!! I love the color trees you used. What is it about mini trees that are so cute – I keep buying them this year! :)
Shauna Oberg says
Thanks, Meg! I know, they’re so cute. My obsession started last Christmas and now they’re having babies ha ha. Thanks for stopping by :)
Virginia says
These are so pretty! I just can’t get enough of bottle brush trees!
Shauna Oberg says
Thanks, Virginia! Yes, those little guys are showing up all over our house. Thanks for stopping by :)
Jane @SustainMyCraftHabit says
So simple and pretty Shauna. These would look so nice on the tree.
Shauna Oberg says
Thank you! They were fun to make :)
Jo-Anna says
Oh my, these are so pretty Shauna! I have such a soft spot for bottle brush trees…and I’m loving them in neutral!
Shauna Oberg says
Thanks, Jo-Anna! Finishing up our tree today and love the way these ornaments look :)
Tracy says
Beautiful Shauna.
Shauna Oberg says
Thank you so much :)