DIY Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations — We put a jumbo, DIY twist on a Christmas garland to make this unique 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 I’m extra. So with that running reputation, I obviously have to go big when it comes to Christmas decorations for the holidays. In this case, we’re talking really big, outdoor Christmas door decorations!
As it turns out, there aren’t a lot of classy lawn decorations that come in my preferred color schemes (#shameless).
I decided to make my own with a little online craft supply shopping, elbow grease, and Krylon spray paint.
When it comes to anything jumbo or intricate, spray paint is my weapon of choice. Especially for making Christmas crafts 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…
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 for adding color to your front door decor, like 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
Materials for DIY Wood Lights Christmas Garland
You can make two 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 them onto a garland for a festive Christmas garland entrance.
The supplies you’ll need are…
Total time for project: 6 hours
1 can of KrylonPaint + Primer Gloss Banner Red
1 can of Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Aqua
1 can of KrylonPaint + Primer Matte Modern White
1 can of Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer
Large wooden ovals (you could also cut these yourself for custom sizes and much more budget-friendly that way!)
Gold, 1inch 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 on your spray paint can, and use the products in a well-ventilated area.
To make the tops of the “bulbs” you’re going to glue a wooden ring in between two wooden squares and let dry completely.
Using the Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer, spray two coats of spray paint on all sides. Then spray the tops of the bulbs and let dry completely in between.
Next, alternate Gloss Banner Red, Matte Agua, and Matte Modern White to spray paint two coats on all sides of the wooden ovals on all sides, then let dry.
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 two wood 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!
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 I 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.
Be sure to share your finished creations with us on Instagram with #sugarandclothloves so we can see what else you whip up from our collection of Christmas ideas!
How to Make DIY Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations
DIY Outdoor Christmas Door Decorations - Christmas Garland
Equipment
- Drill
Ingredients
- 1 can of KrylonPaint + Primer Gloss Banner Red
- 1 can of Krylon Paint + Primer Matte Aqua
- 1 can of KrylonPaint + Primer Matte Modern White
- 1 can of Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer
- Wooden squares
- Wooden rings
- Large wooden ovals (you could also cut these yourself for custom sizes and much more budget-friendly that way!)
- Wood glue
- Gold twist ties
- Dropcloth for spray painting
- Gold, 1inch wood screws (you'll need two screws for every jumbo ornament)
- Wooden stakes (optional if you're making the yard ornament version)
- Outdoor Christmas garland (optional if doing the garland version)
Instructions
- To make the tops of the "bulbs" you're going to glue a wooden ring in between two wooden squares and let dry completely.
- Using the Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer, spray two coats of spray paint on all sides and angles of the tops of the bulbs and let dry completely in between.
- Next, alternate Gloss Banner Red, Matte Agua, and Matte Modern White to spray paint two coats on all sides of the wooden ovals on all sides, then let dry.
- Once the spray paint is fully dry, glue one end of the wooden ovals in between the two wooden squares from the golden bulb tops, and let dry completely.
- Using a drill and two wood 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!
- If you're making 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.
- If you're hanging them on a garland as I did for this entrance, use a twist tie to securely tie the bulb to the garland.
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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.