How to Make Gold Berry Topiary Trees from Dollar Tree Tinsel Trees

Turn your Dollar Tree tinsel trees into glamorous gold berry topiaries with this easy DIY project.

Perfect for adding a touch of glam to your Christmas décor, these topiaries are budget-friendly and simple to make. All you need is a few basic supplies, including a tinsel tree, berry picks, a hot glue gun, and gold spray paint.

With just a few simple steps, you can create your own stunning gold berry topiaries that will add a touch of elegance to your home for the holidays.

Make Your Own Holiday Topiary Trees

If you are looking for a little glam touch for your holiday decorating I have the perfect project for you! It’s easy and you can pick up the supplies at your local Dollar Tree store.

I love the look of berry topiary tabletop trees for Christmas! The set I am making is metallic gold but this project can be made with red berries or left white…whatever fits with your decorating style! Let’s get started.

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Materials For Topiary Trees

Today I will show you how to make 2 different sized topiary trees. I have a hack for making the second taller tree.

• 3 Dollar Tree Tinsel Trees
• 13 White Berry Dollar Tree Picks
• Jute Twine (yarn would work too)
• Hot Glue Gun
• Fine Gold Glitter
• Metallic Gold Spray Paint or Craft Paint

Step-by-Step Instructions

There are a few steps to this project: Preparing the tinsel trees, separating the berries from the stems, gluing the berry clusters, and painting the topiary trees.

Prepare the Tinsel Trees

For this project, you will need to grab tinsel trees from the Dollar Tree. I will be making 2 topiary trees but will be using 3 of the tinsel tree forms.

To make a slightly taller topiary tree I am going to stack 2 of the tree forms.

remove the tinsel

Just cut the tinsel at the bottom and unwind it from the tree form.

Wrap with twine

Once the tinsel is removed, you will need to wrap the tree form with jute twine or even yarn (use what you have on hand). All you have to do is run the twine around the tree form and use the teeth on the tree form as a guide.

The twine will add more surface area to the tree and make it easier to glue the berry clusters on.

Remove The Berry Clusters

For this project, I am using the white berry picks from Dollar Tree. If you prefer the traditional red then feel free to use those, the tutorial will be the same for the most part.

To cover 1 tree I used almost 5 of the white berry picks (they have 4 clusters of berries on each pick)

The easiest way I found to get the berry clusters off the stems was to steady the stem with my scissors and then pull the berry part off.

Just take the time to remove the berries from 5 of the picks, it will make the project go quicker if you do it all at once before you start the gluing.

Glue The Berries

Now it’s time to start making the berry topiary tree. Heat up your glue gun and have extra glue sticks at the ready.

For each cluster of berries, you will need to cut them even smaller before you glue them onto the tree form.

I just took a small pair of scissors and cut smaller clusters of berries before gluing them onto the tree.

Just try and follow the stem and snip pieces off.

Start at the top of the tree and glue small clusters of the berries around the top. Working on this project with the tree on its side is easier.

Try and get the clusters close together. At the end, if there are any spaces or empty spots glue you will have extra berries to patch the holes.

As you work your way down the tree form you will be able to use larger clumps of the berries to cover the tree.

It’s like a jigsaw puzzle filling in the tree with berries, some pieces fit in spots better than others.

This isn’t a hard project but does take a little time to cover the entire tree form with berries.

To Make A Taller Tree

It is perfectly fine to make 2 of the same-sized topiary trees but if you like a slightly staggered look here is what I did that worked.

I unwrapped the tinsel off of 2 of the trees. Then stacked them but didn’t push the top one down all the way to make it taller.

To hold the outer tree in place I ran a piece of jute through the 2 trees and tied them together at one of the cross-sections.

Then just glue on the berries the same way as with the first topiary tree. At the bottom of the tree form, I made the berries a bit thicker because of the slight size difference between the 2 tree forms.

This tree took almost 8 berry picks to cover the entire surface.

Painting The Berry Topiary Trees

Now you will have to decide if you want to leave the topiary trees white or paint them gold like I did.

To paint my set of trees I used a light gold metallic spray paint but if it’s too cold where you live you could also use metallic gold craft paint for this project.

For an extra layer of holiday glam, I also added fine gold glitter to my topiary trees.

Finished Gold Berry Topiary Trees

This was a pretty easy DIY project! Plus, it was a budget-friendly way to get a high-end Christmas look!

For a more finished look, you could stack the topiary trees on top of a riser like these candle holders or even pop them into a ceramic planter.

These trees are not only unique and beautiful, but they’re also a lot of fun to make. If you’re looking for a fun and festive project to do this holiday season, I highly recommend making your own set of berry topiaries!