26 DIY Easter Tree Ideas to Dress Up Your Holiday Table
Bring the tradition indoors with these inspired projects.
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Here in the United States, we love to go over the top when we celebrate the pastel loving holiday, Easter! Festivities often involve a delicious brunch or dinner, egg decorating parties, festooned Easter baskets stuffed with sweet and other goodies, giant chocolate Easter bunnies, and so much more. In fact, Americans seem to be missing out on only one of the celebration's more festive Easter traditions, and that is the Easter tree. Fact is, residents of places like Germany and Sweden have been putting up Easter trees for hundreds of years as a way to welcome spring. It's said Easter trees actually got their start in Germany, where they're called "Osterbaums," while in Sweden they're known as "Påskris."
Here in the States, the delightful custom of decorating a small, usually tabletop-size, tree at Easter is slowly becoming more popular. Now that we've peaked your interest we know that you will want to join in on the fun, so we've collected more than two dozen ideas to help you do so! There are ideas that involve using living twigs you've collected yourself, to reworking your Christmas tree into a stunning commemoration of everyone's favorite springtime holiday. We even have instructions on how to make tree decor, like eggs made of paper or salt dough. And if you need more Easter decoration inspiration, check out our Best Easter Decorations to Welcome Spring.
Painted Easter Egg Tree
Fill a tea tin with floral foam and insert blooming branches (here, dogwood). Hang painted wooden eggs (you can paint them with glossy spray paint or acrylic paint) using a length of ribbon looped around the egg and held in place with a dot of glue and a wooden craft bead.
Rustic Easter Tree
Keep it very simple with this look. Simply cut some branches from the yard and assemble them in a glass vase. Then hang painted eggs of all sizes and colors from the limbs.
Pom Pom Easter Egg Tree
Grab your favorite yarn and hit up the following tutorial for directions on how to make solid-color, striped and even polka dot eggs perfect for transforming a few spring sprigs into a fun Easter tree!
Get the tutorial at The House that Lars Built.
Floral Easter Tree
If you're a fan of the gorgeous cherry blossoms that bloom in spring, you'll love this craft idea. It involves decorating your eggs as though they're blooming too, then hanging them from branches.
Get the tutorial at Decor 8.
Easter Tree Centerpiece
You're bound to spend time on your Easter tree. Why relegate it to act purely as decoration?
Get the tutorial at Home Is Where the Boat Is.
Easter Egg Tree for Kids
Here's one craft that's easy enough to involve the littlest ones in your family. Simply fill a Mason jar with foraged branches, then decorate with store-bought Easter accessories.
Get the tutorial at Peanut Blossom.
Jelly Bean Easter Tree
Admit it: You're smitten already! This tree is beyond adorable, and features tiny jelly beans on lovely foraged branches.
Get the tutorial at Crafty Sisters.
Easter Egg Topiary Tree
For those who prefer a more subdued, natural-looking color palette, this topiary tutorial is for you!
Get the tutorial at Sand and Sisal.
Hand-Painted Easter Egg Tree
All you need to make this happy tree are some eggs (have the kids show off their creativity by painting white egg ornaments), a couple of branches from your yard, and a pretty vase!
Get the tutorial at Design Improvised.
DIY Easter Egg Bouquet
This project takes its inspiration from jelly bean Easter trees, but by substituting dyed cotton swabs for the candy it's even more inexpensive to make. And there's no temptation to eat all that sugar!
Get the tutorial at Domestically Blissful.
Floral Easter Egg Topiary
This floral topiary makes the perfect Easter centerpiece or hostess gift! Swap out the colors or theme to make one for another holiday. (How cute would it be to decorate one for the 4th of July using red, white, and blue flowers or vintage fireworks packaging?)
Get the tutorial at Southern Charm Wreaths.
White and Black Easter Egg Tree
Pops of black are unexpected for Easter but play surprisingly well with other pastels against a white tree. Can’t find a white tree? Spray paint one like they did here.
Get the tutorial at Cottage At The Crossroads.
Easy DIY Easter Egg Tree
Attach coordinating ribbon to already-decorated eggs and hang from foraged branches for the cutest—and easiest— DIY ever.
Get the tutorial at Dolly Dowsie.
Springy Easter Tree
We love the live, leafy branches used in this project that tell us that spring is really here. To add to the cheery vibe, you can decorate this tree with anything that reminds you of the season—from the always popular eggs and bunnies to faux flowers and feathers.
Get the tutorial at Up to Date Interiors.
3-D Paper Easter Egg Tree
Give your Easter tree some dimension this year by crafting lovely 3-D paper eggs for it. You can go for more muted tones, or get wild with bright colors or even sparkly paper.
Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith.
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Feather Easter Egg Tree
You likely already have everything you need to make this whimsical tree. (The feathers are made of paper!) Don't have much time to spend crafting? Use real feathers instead!
Get the tutorial at The House That Lars Built.
Tiered Easter Egg Tree
Dress up your Easter table with this fun take on the Easter tree! You can make your own tiered stand or buy one readymade. (Search "cardboard cupcake stand" for best results.)
Get the tutorial at RemodelaCasa.
Egg Popper Tree
Who says Easter trees always have to be indoors? Instead, fill large plastic eggs with candy and wrap them in crepe paper. Hang them on tree branches and let the kiddos pull them down after supper. You get a cute Easter tree for the yard; they get a festive game.
Get the tutorial at Studio DIY.
Painted Easter Egg Tree
Get the kids involved in this project by having them paint white plastic eggs. Then, fill a jar or vase with a bundle of branches, hang the eggs, and you're done!
Get the tutorial at The Suburban Mom.
Salt Dough Easter Egg Ornaments
If you want to re-use your Easter tree next year without having to put too much extra elbow grease into it, here's a neat idea. Craft beautiful salt dough egg ornaments that can be stored and brought out again, year after year.
Get the tutorial at Design Mom.
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