Mum's Clever Kmart Christmas Tree Collar Hack

When it comes to crafty Christmas hacks, this has to be one of our favourites! Mum Kelli Harrison took a $20 Kmart Tree Collar and transformed it into a personalised family keepsake and we are head over heels!

Kelli says she’d been looking for a personalised tree collar for her family, but most were too expensive.

Kmart Christmas tree collar hack

“I’d searched for these online, and found that most of the ones I liked cost around $150 and were being shipped from the US,” Kelli told Mouths of Mums. “So after seeing the tree collar at Kmart, I decided to see if I could DIY it.”

Kelli used a $20 Kmart Traditional Wooden Tree Collar and a tin of $10 Kmart Chalk Paint to transform the tree collar.

“I started by creating a stencil using my Cricut. We laid that down on the side of the tree collar that didn’t have the stock image or the cross embellishments. Once the stencil was down we painted all four sides of the box with the paint from Kmart.

Kmart Christmas tree collar hack

“We then removed the stencil while the paint was still slightly tacky – an important step as the paint will peel if you wait until it’s completely dry. This exposed the natural wood of the box under the paint, as you can see in the images.

“All up, including the time taken to create the stencil I’d say it took about half an hour. I wanted a rustic look, so only did one thin layer of the chalk paint. I already owned the Cricut, so my only costs for this project was the collar and the paint – so $30.”

Kmart Christmas tree collar hack

Kelli’s husband and their seven-week-old baby helped with the Christmas collar hack – and the result is beautiful. Kelli shared her creation in the KMART HACKS & DECOR Facebook group, where mums were blown away by the project.

What do you think of the Christmas DIY? Let us know in the comments below.

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34 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 04 Nov 2024
    2:24 pm
How awesome. i have a wonderful man in my life who really loves Christmas but although he would decorate the outside of the house he has never had a traditional Christmas so this year will be his first with my family and I plan to make it somethign special for him

- - jojo m said
  - 16 Oct 2024
    12:30 pm
This is such a cute project! Although I have a silhouette cameo for cutting stencils, I have not tried this before. I am definitely trying this next time.

- - catsmum said
  - 19 Sep 2023
    9:23 pm
Cute! Completely unnecessary but I like this!

- - mom485263 said
  - 28 Nov 2022
    5:32 pm
The wooden box looks great even without the personalisation

- - mom462038 said
  - 25 Nov 2022
    10:59 am
I’ve never even heard of a tree collar ????‍♀️ Seems like just another unnecessary item to waste money on, when money is in such short supply

- - mom160270 said
  - 24 Nov 2022
    3:31 pm
We just have a tree apron but I do like the look of this collar.

- - cassy26 said
  - 24 Nov 2022
    9:31 am
This looks great! I don’t have a cricut (but I’d love one haha) but to be honest even the original collar looks good. I’ve never really seen them before…

- - rovermum said
  - 23 Nov 2022
    9:43 am
Whilst I don’t have a Cricut, I absolutely love this idea. So personal and fantastic. A great gift idea to other families too!

- - mustangsachy said
  - 23 Nov 2022
    9:40 am
This is a brilliant idea! <3 I love it.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 23 Nov 2022
    12:08 am
She’s pretty clever to have done this

- - mom265671 said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    9:54 pm
Looks stunning! That’s a very clever hack to do for christmas

- - Summer said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    2:23 pm
That’s a great DIY idea and perfect for those who can’t afford ti purchase such a thing in a high price

- - Lisa said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    11:39 am
It looks great. I personally have never bothered with a collar, didn’t even know they were a thing until recently. Once all the presents are stacked under the tree you don’t really need the collar, in my opinion.
- Ellen replied
  
  23 Nov 2022 , 8:44 am
  Yes, I agree with you
  - mom468034 replied
    
    23 Nov 2022 , 9:23 pm
    
    I agree with you too!
- - Lividanke said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    9:37 am
It looks great but unfortunately it looks like a bit too much effort for me!

- - Ellen said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    8:50 am
I haven’t heard of a Christmas tree collar. Although I like the wooden look, I think it looks a bit bulky

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 22 Nov 2022
    8:48 am
Great idea, but I think it’s fine without any collar personally.

- - Forgetful Mumma said
  - 21 Nov 2022
    10:50 pm
DIY usually is the only way to get exactly what you are looking for. I honestly thought it was just a crate. I didn’t realise they sold box tree collars

- - Frankiielot said
  - 21 Nov 2022
    10:15 pm
Not really my cup of tea, I prefer having the stand out so that the presents can be scattered and placed underneath for more space!

- - MrsJReilly said
  - 21 Nov 2022
    10:07 pm
I love this – it looks amazing. I have a Cricut but just need to learn how to use it so I can do the same!!

- - Jessica said
  - 21 Nov 2022
    9:51 pm
What a clever idea! I hadn’t even thought of putting anything around the bottom of our tree other than presents.