A few weeks ago I was feeling really crafty- I mean really crafty. I made pillows from dollar store placements and I added pompoms to almost everything I own. Is anyone else obsessed with pompoms?

Anyway, I had a bunch of leftover favors from our wedding. We gave out dog tags to our friends and family and I ended up creating this Dog Tag Christmas Tree!

I was actually scouring Pinterest for cheap, DIY ideas to decorate my office. We were having an office decorating contest and I wanted to participate without spending a bunch of money or pull decorations from my apartment. Then, I stumbled upon a DIY Christmas tree made out of spoons. Have you seen those? As soon as I saw them I immediately thought of the leftover dog tags!

DIY Dog Tag Christmas Tree

Cost: ~ $10

Time: < 10 minutes

Materials Needed:

• Dog Tags
• Styrofoam Cone for $4.19
• Loops & Threads™ Long Pearlized Pins for $4.19
• Hot Glue
• Hot Glue Gun
• Tree Topper- I found the silver one I used from Dollar Tree.

I started by putting hot glue on the back of a dog tag and sticking it to the bottom of the tree. Then I stuck one of the pins through the hole on the dog tag. Honestly, I think the hot glue is enough but I liked the addition of the pins. I think they look like ornaments. I chose the pearlized pins, but they have a variety of colors. You also don’t need 100 pins for this sized cone. I used about 25 dog tags and pins for this project.

I started at the bottom and worked my way up the cone. There were some rows with extra space that a whole dog tag wouldn’t fit. I chose to make that the back of my tree.

For the tree topper, I put hot glue on the three places it touched the tree when I set it on top.

I was thinking it might be cool to hang the chains around the tree like a garland, but I ended up just leaving it as it.

If you still have a few people to buy gifts for this holiday season, this would be a great idea for his mom!