With the holidays fast approaching, it’s no secret we’re stoked to get trimming the trees, decking the halls and lighting the lights. Get crafty this season with gold and generous amounts of glitter. From gilded frames to sequined letter garlands, here are 33 clever ways to incorporate gold into your holiday decor. Get DIYing and happy holidays!
1. DIY Mini Wooden Trees: Celebrate the holidays with this quirky take on a tree. Bet you’re digging the mint + gold combo — ’cause we are. (via Sugar & Cloth)
2. DIY Personalized Ornaments: Create your very own easy and personalized ornament with gold metallic stickers. Don’t forget to fill the inside with a little sparkle! (via Pizzazzerie)
3. Gold Tape DIY Tray: Use gold tape to replicate this stunning and stylish tray or get creative with your own designs. The best part: no waiting for anything to dry. (via The Everygirl)
4. Gold Vinyl Wall Decal: Make any simple holiday message instantly sophisticated with adhesive vinyl. Plus, it’s removable, so you don’t need to worry about it messing up your walls. (via The Sweet Escape)
5. Glitzy Christmas Tree Cone: Wrap a gold garland around a cone shape to duplicate this chic, textured craft. (via Mochatini)
6. Gold Polka Dot Letters: Spread a little (or a lot) of holiday cheer, and upgrade your humble abode with some jolly white and gold polka dot letters. (via Paper Crush)
7. Clay Head Deer Ornament: Spruce up your tree with some glittered out reindeer ornaments. (via Lolly Jane)
8. Golden Nutcracker: Use metallic gold spray paint to accomplish this gilded classic holiday toy. For an extra touch, scatter pinecones and chestnuts around your craft as you see fit. (via The Sweetest Occasion)
9. Christmas Light Up Marquee DIY: Light up the inside of your home as well as the outside with a bright gold holiday message. (via A Beautiful Mess)
10. Geometric DIY Tree: Mix it up with a modern tree using copper or gold leaf tape. Get creative and make other designs to suit your holiday decor! (via Hello Lidy)
11. DIY Bright Bells: The holiday bells are ringing for this one. Sharpies, spray paint and washi tape come together for a uniquely original ornament idea. (via Fall for DIY)
12. DIY Gilded Woodland Animal Ornaments: How adorable is this upcycled decoration idea? Spray paint old toys for gilded holiday ornaments. (via City Farmhouse)
13. DIY Merry Sign: Deck your halls with this festive sign using decorative gold filler and cardboard letters. (via Homey Oh My!)
14. DIY Gold Ribbon Wreath: Bring holiday cheer to your door with this gorgeous gold wreath. Add an ornament or trinket to jazz it up. (via The 36th Avenue)
15. DIY Urchin Starburst Sculpture: On top of how cool these sculptures look, they cost less than $5 to make. (via Curbly)
16. DIY White and Gold Candle Holders: You can totally make these chic candle holders in under an hour. It’s tried and true based on your very own Brit + Co ladies. (via Brit + Co)
17. Fast and Easy Glittering Decorations: Here’s an easy and inexpensive way to bring that holiday chic to any dining table. (via Katie Brown/Yahoo! Makers)
19. Glittery Gold Pinecone Garland: Drape a row of these glitter bombs for a festively glam garland. (via Miss Renaissance)
20. Sequined Stockings: Why not add a little flair to your fireplace with some seriously sparkly stockings? (via Style Your Senses)
21. Gold Frames: Gold frames give any wall or room an instant upgrade. If you can’t find any in gold, use spray paint to repurpose a few you found on clearance or at a garage sale, or ones already own. (via Inspired by This)
22. Christmas Tree Cones: These festive cones can be made out of fabric scraps or leftover ribbon. Hooray for recycling! (via Like a Saturday)
23. No Sew Pillows: Bring the gold party to your couch with some metallic pillows, and then settle in. (via Style Me Pretty)
24. Gold Hanging Stars: Make your home into an indoor whimsical wonderland with beautiful golden stars. (via The Decor Fix)
25. DIY Gold Glitter Mason Jar: Transform an ordinary mason jar into a beautiful centerpiece with gold spray paint and glitter. (via North Phoenix Moms Blog)
26. DIY Eyelash Yarn Trees: Dress cardboard trees in white and gold eyelash yarn for a whimsical winter wonderland. For the confetti cone, spray paint a cardboard tree white, then add gold polka dot decals. (via Just Destiny)
27. Starry Stamped Hanukkah Table Runner: Set the scene for a modern Hanukkah with this easy craft. (via Martha Stewart)
28. Rudolf Reindeer Art: Get in the holiday spirit with a sparkly reindeer and adorably mini christmas lights draped across its antlers. (via Capturing Joy With Kristen Duke)
29. Sequin Letter Garland: Spread the holiday cheer with a letter garland saturated with sequins. (via A Beautiful Mess)
30. DIY Gold Christmas Lights: Spray paint old Christmas lights metallic gold for a fresh and modern take on classic holiday decor. (via Landeelu)
31. DIY Gold Cubes: Get prismatic with wooden cubes spray painted bronze and gold. (via Ohoh Blog)
32. Washi Tape Ornaments: Washi tape is all you need to make these easy chic ornaments. (via Odessamay Society)
33. Popsicle Stick Snowflakes: Deck out your walls with oversized snowflakes using gold-painted popsicle sticks. (via Making Home Base)
Which of these fun crafts will you make? Let us know in the comments!