DIY Outdoor Christmas Garland with Wood Lights
Everyone loves pretty outdoor Christmas front door decorations, and this tutorial for DIY wood lights christmas garland is quite the statement!
We put a jumbo DIY twist on a Christmas garland to make this unique outdoor Christmas door for your front door decor! It’s quite the statement piece made of wood, a little paint, and a very festive Christmas door cover idea.
Let’s be real. We all know that we’re extra. So with that running reputation, we obviously have to go big when it comes to Christmas decorations for the holidays. In this case, we’re talking about really big outdoor Christmas door decorations! As it turns out, there aren’t a lot of classy lawn decorations that come in our preferred color schemes.
So we decided to make our own with a little online craft supply shopping, elbow grease, and spray paint. When it comes to anything jumbo or intricate, spray paint is our weapon of choice, especially for making Christmas crafts that come together much more quickly. (See here and here for proof).
You’ll definitely agree when you’re recreating this DIY Christmas front door decor this Christmas season.
Materials and Tools for DIY Wood Lights Christmas Garland
You can make 2 versions of these outdoor Christmas door decorations. One that can be used as wooden stakes in the ground to use as yard decor OR string onto a garland for a festive Christmas garland entrance. The supplies you’ll need are:
- Wooden rings — For the lightbulb tops
- Wooden squares — For the lightbulb tops
- Large wooden ovals — You could also cut these yourself for custom sizes. This method is also much more budget-friendly!
- Krylon Paint + Primer Gloss Banner Red — For the lightbulb
- Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Aqua — For the lightbulb
- Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Modern White — For the lightbulb
- Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer — For the lightbulb top
- Wood glue
- Gold twist ties — Or cable ties
- Dropcloth for spray painting
- Drill
- Gold 1″ wood screws — You’ll need two screws for every jumbo ornament.
- Wooden stakes — Optional if you’re making the yard ornament version
- Ribbon — Optional
*Be sure to always follow the safety instructions on the back of your spray paint can, and use the products in a well-ventilated area.
How to Make DIY Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations
1 — To make the tops of the “light bulbs,” glue a wooden ring in between two wooden squares and let dry completely.
2 — Spray two coats of spray paint on all sides. We sprayed the bulb tops in Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer. Then, let them dry completely in between.
3 — Next, spray 2 coats on all sides of your wooden ovals. We alternated between Gloss Banner Red, Matte Aqua, and Matte Modern White. Allow drying.
4 — Once fully dry, glue one end of the wooden ovals in between the two wooden squares from the golden bulb tops. Let dry again.
5 — Using a drill and two wooden screws, be sure to reinforce the bottom two corners of the wooden square by drilling it into the plaque. This will make sure they’re nice and sturdy for hanging in addition to the glue. Do not skip this step!
6 — If you’re making the yard ornament version of these outdoor Christmas door decorations, glue a wooden stake to the back of each finished bulb a few inches from the bottom so that they’ll stay securely in the ground.
If you’re hanging them on a garland, as we did for this entrance, use a twist tie to securely tie the bulb to the garland. Now all you have to do is hope for snow! Or, in our case, fake snow because this is Texas, after all.
More Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations Ideas
Lucky you, we have QUITE the running roster of Christmas crafts and cheap Christmas decorations. After all, that’s the beauty of a good DIY when it saves you money, right?! While there are countless ways to decorate for the holiday season, there are plenty of ideas that are a little more unique than your typical red and green Christmas wreaths, pine cones and door hangings.
Here are a few ideas that you could also repurpose for your Christmas tree or indoor Christmas decorations too…
- Use pom-poms to add color to your front door decor, as we did with this pom pom tree.
- Set varying sizes of bottle brush trees on either side of your front door frame.
- Get really wild with a DIY balloon tree for your party!
- Make a custom greenery DIY Christmas wreath or a modern geometric wreath.
More DIY Projects
- DIY Fringed Mirror Wall Hanging
- Gold Hardware Color – Block DIY Barn Door
- How To Make A DIY Pom Pom Wall Hanging – Pom Pom Wall Art
- DIY Vertical Garden – Easy Succulent Wall Planter
DIY Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations – Christmas Garland
Equipment
- Drill
- Drop cloth for spray painting
Materials
- Wooden rings for each light bulb
- Wooden square 2 for each light bulb
- 1 can Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer
- Large wooden ovals
- 1 can Krylon Paint + Primer Gloss Banner Red
- 1 can Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Aqua
- 1 can Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Modern White
- Gold twist ties
- Gold 1" wood screws 2 screws needed for every jumbo ornament
- Wooden stakes optional if you're making the yard ornament version
- 1 outdoor christmas garland optional if doing the garland version
Notes
Instructions
- To make the tops of the “light bulbs”, glue a wooden ring in between 2 wooden squares and let dry completely.
- Spray two coats of spray paint on all sides. We sprayed the bulb tops in Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer. Then, let them dry completely in between.
- Spray 2 coats on all sides of your wooden ovals in the colors of your choice and allow to dry. We alternated between Gloss Banner Red, Matte Aqua, and Matte Modern White.
- Once fully dry, glue one end of the wooden ovals in between the two wooden squares from the golden bulb tops. Let dry again.
- Using a drill and 2 wood screws, reinforce the bottom two corners of the wooden square by drilling it into the plaque. This will make sure they’re nice and sturdy for hanging in addition to the glue.
- For the yard ornament version: Glue a wooden stake to the back of each finished bulb a few inches from the bottom so that they'll stay securely in the ground.
- For the hanging garland version: Use a twist tie to securely tie the bulb to the garland.
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Love these are making them BUT how did you secure them at the angles and how heavy were yours? Thank you!
Hi Donna! Thank you! We were able to lean and prop them along the siding. However, you can use cable ties so that it is more secured.
These are absolutely adorable! I sure would love to have these at my front door! I’ll have to get supplies for next year.
Thanks, Shirley! XOXO
Thanks for sharing this article its really good website
You’re welcome!
I am so excited to give this a try. it caught my attention because our doors are a very similar color.
Let us know how it turns out! XOXO
Nice blog, I’m Impressed
Thank you!
Very cool decorations!! Perfect for the Holiday season.
Thank you, Matt!
These are absolutely adorable! You are so creative!
Thanks so much, Lauren! We are always trying to come up with new creative ideas so it makes a smile when anyone loves them!
OMG, those lights are the cutest and so different! I love them!
Thank you, Tanya! We always have fun coming up with something different!
I’m obsessed with this! Your tutorial makes it look pretty easy too. Can’t wait to get my stuff and make some of my own!
Yay! Let us know how it turns out. It really is easy!
First off, the color of your front door is amazing! Secondly, the garland is beautiful and we will definitely be doing it for this Christmas! Thanks for a great idea!
Thank you, Billy! Let us know how it turns out. XOXO
Love these lights for decoration. These look unique and amazing.
Oh my goodness, that is absolutely gorgeous!! I cannot stand 99% of outdoor christmas decorations, these are gorgeous!
I totally love the jumbo wooden Christmas light. It is so creative and unique.
Those are such fun Christmas decorations. I know my daughter would really love that. I love the created christmas lights. Very fun.
OMG I absolutely love how these jumbo lights look outside your house! So unique and cute!
I love it! What color is your door?
What a fun and easy way to decorate for the holidays! I love the color choices for the lights too!
OMG I freaking love your doorframe and this is a fantastic idea for sprucing it up for Christmas! One day I’ll have an awesome place to do something like this!
This is the best way to decorate the house. Thankyou
This is so amazing ideas of yours to decorate our house on the occasion of christmas.
This is hands down my favorit christmas decor I have seen this year. I love how it turned out!
These large lights are so cute! I love the idea of making your own decorations when you can’t find what you like.
OH MY DAYS!! They look incredible!!
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Thank you so much Rebecca! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
Wow, I absolutely love these! They look great… they are so festive and fun!
Thank you so much Kate! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
This might be my favorite post you’ve ever posted, and as a long long long term stalker… that’s a competitive list :)
Thank you so much Laura! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
I absolutely love these! So crafty and easy to make!!
Thank you so much Jessie! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
This is absolutely gorgeous! It looks so easy, too. I hope I don’t bork it, lol
Thank you so much Stephanie! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
OMG! WHEN YOU HEAR “JUMBO LIGHTS” YOU IMMEDIATELY THINK THAT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE CLASSY AT ALL – BUT BOY I AM WRONG BECAUSE THIS DECORATING LOOKS AMAZING!
Thank you so much Gigi! We are so glad you love these Jumbo Lights Outdoor DIY Christmas Decorations.
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OMG I JUST DIIIIIEDDD!!!!
this is amazing. i absolutely love them!!!!! i cannot wait to do these!