I have a confession to make.
Just like I’m a tray whore, I’m a tinsel whore.
I have one large rubbermaid container dedicated to tinsel.
Guys, that’s a lot of tinsel.
I may even use it so much that some would consider it borderline tacky.
That’s their problem.
Here’s some of my favorite ideas for decorating with tinsel:
Tinsel will forever be a holiday classic – in my book anyway! You can easily whip up this tinsel wreath in 30 minutes or less. It adds some fun vintage Christmas charm to holiday decor!
Anytime you want a cute, super easy holiday wreath to make, tinsel is the way to go.
I was recently inspired by one of my friends, Ashley, after she made the tinsel wreath you see below.
She purchased a wreath at Goodwill and re-worked it to make this beauty.
Luckily, Goodwill is overflowing with wreaths and tinsel at the moment! All I had to do was make a trip to my local Goodwill to find a very ugly, but still useful, wreath and a lot of tinsel.
It’s so circa 1990, right? But it was just $1. All I had to do was pull the rags out of the wreath. Some were held in with pins, others just shoved in there.
I was a little worried at first that some the straw might poke through. Luckily though, I was wrong.
Enter lots and lots of and lots of tinsel. Ashley had already warned me it would take more than I thought it would. She was right. All I did was hot glue one edge of tinsel to the wreath and start wrapping it around.
After I made it around the whole wreath, I filled in some not-so-fluffy spots with more tinsel, just hot-gluing it on.
So I’m going to admit I have this thing for vintage Santas. I love the small ones with velvet suits and round bellies. I have a few of these lying around that I’ve picked up at thrift stores, so I put one in the center of the wreath. I just dug out a little hole in the straw and hot glued that bad boy in.
I love the contrast of the red Santa suit against the silver tinsel. I may add some ornaments or some red ribbon to hang it with, but I also just really love it like this.
Want more easy Christmas crafts with a retro vibe?
Don’t miss this easy to make vintage ornament tree topped with a super cute little elf!
Here is an adorable Christmas tree garland made from vintage holiday storybooks – the kids will LOVE it!
And don’t miss these simple and affordable Christmas decoration ideas!
If you want to come back to this tinsel wreath later, just pin the image below!
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