Level Up Your Outdoor Christmas Decor With A Jumbo Ornament Dollar Tree DIY

Few of us are in the income bracket that hires help to decorate their homes for the holidays. Although, even some wealthy folks probably won't turn down a chance to outfit their porches with Dollar Tree crafts that look like they cost much more than they did to create. We were inspired by a TikTok video shared by crafter Chas from @chascrazycreations, who whipped up a trio of beautiful oversized ornaments made from Dollar Tree punch bowls. Hanging from their porch overhang, the three giant ornaments are uniquely festive.

Chas took two bowls per ornament, painted them, and glued them together into a sphere. Coated in the nostalgic Christmas color palette of red, green, and white with silver and gold accents, the results are deceptively inexpensive. The bowls have a cut crystal look that mimics finely decorated tree ornaments, and Chas brings the texture into relief with light touches of gold paint. The ornaments are even complete with a capped hanger that looks convincingly like the metal fixture that holds a hook to a ball ornament.

This DIY is infinitely customizable. You can recreate Chas' product step-by-step or put your own twist on it. For this project, use two Caterer's Corner Crystal Cut Plastic Punch Bowls from Dollar Tree per "ornament" you make. While Chas's classic red, green, and white ornaments look pretty much perfect as is, you can opt for these unexpected colors to use in your Christmas decor. If you want illuminated ornaments, you can add frost paint to the bowls and add lighting. Eschew the twine for a durable, decorative hanging material like a wide wire-edged ribbon.

Glowing, warm outdoor lights on long winter nights are integral to holiday decor. Fill your front porch with festive joy by illuminating your oversized ornaments with a remote-operated LED puck light that's safe for outdoor use. You can often find these kinds of puck lights that you can set to different colors. You can also modify this idea as an indoor ornament filled with a string of battery-operated LED lights.

A coating of frost-effect spray paint inside each bowl will disguise the lighting element without being too opaque. After drilling the hole in the top bowl and looping the hanging cord through it, attach the puck light over that area so that it will shine downward and outward; this will work best if you purchase a puck light with an adhesive backing. 

If you're not thinking long-term with your light-up ornaments, nothing's stopping you from gluing the two bowls together. But for just a bit more work and money, attach the two halves with two clear Perma Baby and Child Adhesive Safety Locks. Place one on the inside of the bowls vertically, holding the two halves together. Place the other one on the ornament's exterior at the opposite point of the interior one. This external latch will allow you to open and close the sphere when you need to.