The Clever Way To Fill Gaps In Your Christmas Tree That Is So Budget-Friendly

We may all have our own preferences in terms of how we want to decorate our Christmas trees (i.e., color scheme, ornament type), but one thing most can agree on is that no one likes gaps in the branches. Some artificial Christmas trees develop gaps due to the compression of branches when they're flattened for packaging, which can usually be remedied with a good fluffing technique. Still, because of how the tree was made and stored, it might naturally have a few bare spots. Real Christmas trees suffer from the same eyesore. Since they're naturally growing plants, they can develop gaps as they grow, and unlike faux trees, they don't come equipped with bendable wired branches, so you can't fluff them out. The good news is there's a clever way to fill these unwanted gaps in your Christmas tree to make it look fuller that'll only cost you a few dollars. All you need is some deco mesh.

Social media may be to blame for making life feel like it's moving at 2x speed, but it also brings forward the creatives who can find hacks for nearly anything, including gaps in Christmas tree branches. TikToker @shelivesartfully reveals that with just a few pieces of deco mesh, your tree can go from patchy to flashy (and not too flashy) in just seconds, all thanks to this simple trick. To fill the gaps in your Christmas tree, you'll need a roll of deco mesh in a color of your choice, some floral wire (green works, but silver might be more appropriate if you're using a lighter color like white), wire clippers, and that's it!

To fill out your Christmas tree and get rid of those gaps, cut a piece of deco mesh from your roll and curl the ends inward. Once the two ends meet, take a piece of floral wire and wrap it around the middle so it almost looks like a bow or one of those giant festive faux candies. Clip off any excess wire so nothing pokes out. Next, push the middle of the rolled deco mesh into the gap, not too far, just enough so it sits snugly in the tree while the ends fan out, similar to how a bow would. Alternatively, you can leave a small piece of floral wire exposed and attach it to a branch closer to the center of the tree to help it stay in place even better.

What's nice about this hack is how easy it is to customize to your color scheme. You could use red, white, and green deco mesh and make a few of each color to add variety. Or choose a style with metallic foil woven throughout if you want a little sparkle, like this Ribbli white metallic mesh ribbon. You can also mix sizes, creating a few larger pieces and a few smaller ones, so they vary. Beadnova floral wire also comes in different colors, so feel free to have a little fun with that as well. The whole point is that they're big enough to fill the gap but not so big that they take over the entire section, unless you're into that kind of thing.