Make a Gold Tree Centrepiece for Christmas

Centrepieces, as the name suggests, are central to the theme of an event or a home celebration such as Christmas. They are more commonly used on dining room tables but can also be displayed on coffee tables or mantles.

On a dining table, a centrepiece needs to be low enough so that guests can see each other for easy conversation and so that food can be passed around without difficulty.

Like any centrepiece, Christmas centrepieces, can be made up of flowers, fruit or decorative objects, such as pieces from a miniature village. This season, a collection of bottle brush trees is a popular theme for centrepieces.

Most of the forest centrepieces I’ve seen lately have used the popular green bottlebrush trees, but I had an assortment of tree-shaped ornaments and bottlebrush trees in gold that I had collected over the years. I thought they would make a lovely display piece, so I’m using them for this centrepiece.

See how to make an alternative to the green forest centrepieces popular this year by using gold bottle brush trees instead. Try whatever colour matches your own style.

Make A Gold Tree Centrepiece for Christmas

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Step 1: Choose a Base

I found this sign at Dollarama some time ago. It’s about 23 inches long, 5 1/4 inches wide and 3/4 inches deep. Whatever you use should have a bit of depth to contain the faux snow this centrepiece calls for.

The sign was held in with metal tabs, so all I had to do was reverse it to give me the perfect base for my Christmas centrepiece. Here’s how I used the same one to make a fall centrepiece.

Step 2: Give it Legs

I’d seen other crafters use these wooden peg people as legs on trays. Instead of paint, I coloured them with a furniture touch up pen that was a close match to the colour of my tray. A felt marker would work, too. Doing it this way on small objects is quicker and less messy than painting.

I attached six of these “legs” to my tray, gluing two in the middle as additional support for this long centrepiece.

Step 3: Arrange Trees

Next, I decided on the arrangement of my trees, before gluing them down.

Step 4: Glue Trees in Place

Then I used hot glue to attach each tree where I wanted it.

Step 5: Add Faux Snow

Adding faux snow to the base around the trees covers it up and adds the desired wintery look.

Step 6: Optional Decorative Trim

This is optional, but I thought I’d add some trim around the outside edge of the tray. I layered this braided gold twine on top of thin gold ribbon from my stash.

Step 7: Optional Fairy Lights

The larger trees were originally ornaments. I just cut the hangers off the top. I also wound some fairy lights around the trees for some extra sparkle, but this is also optional.

The battery pack fits neatly under the raised tray. I sat this centrepiece on my mantle in front of a mirror, so the number of trees appears multiplied.

Step 8: Quick Tip for Disguising the Battery Pack

Use wrapping paper that coordinates with the trees to disguise the battery pack. Wrap it up like a gift, leaving the end with the on/off switch open. The paper will easily slide off and on if you need to replace the batteries.

Finished Centrepiece

This glittering gold forest makes the perfect start to my Christmas decorating this year. I’ll probably leave it on the mantle but, because it looks the same from either side, it would be a perfect centrepiece for the dining room table.

Check out these other Christmas Centrepiece Ideas:

3 Christmas Candle Display Ideas

Build a Christmas Centrepiece Around a Floral Pick

Style a Light-Up Christmas Scene in a Jar

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