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Home » Christmas Crafts » Outdoor Christmas decorations

Outdoor Christmas decorations

December 5, 2013 By Jamie Dorobek 11 Comments

Note: This post in sponsored by Command Brand from 3M, but all opinions are my own.

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree… how you look so festive on a garage door! Just a word to the wise about this project, we have 2 single garage doors, so for the time being, we are opting to only open the one without the tree. If you need to open and close your garage door often, don’t put a tree on it. Stick one your window, like I did with my snowman scene. The light hooks will stick to any fence, window or even your house, as long as it is a smooth siding.

DIY Outdoor Christmas Decorations

 

Here’s what you need to make an outdoor Christmas tree

  • Garage door with nearby power source
  • One strand of LED Christmas Lights
  • Shatterproof Christmas ornaments
  • 14 Ornament hooks
  • Outdoor bow
  • 7 Snowflake ornaments
  • Rag
  • Water hose
  • 25 Command™ Brand Outdoor Light Clips

How to create an outdoor Christmas tree

Step 1- Clean your garage

Seriously, mine was disgusting and I would have never thought to clean it! I used a rag and a water hose and then dried it really well. Check out the difference between a crusty garage and a clean one. Yikes!

Outdoor Christmas Decorations

Step 2- Apply the hooks

I used five Command™ Brand Outdoor Light Clips to create the tree base in a zigzag pattern, and then went on to make the triangle of the tree. To attach the Command™ Brand Outdoor Light Clips, remove the blue liner and press the adhesive strip firmly to the back of the clip. Then, remove the black “wall side” liner and press the clip to garage. Press firmly along the entire clip for 30 seconds and wait one hour before use. Here’s the base of my tree completed:

Outdoor Christmas decorations

 

Step 3- String lights

After you get the entire tree shaped laid out, use the strand of lights and stick ’em in the clips! It’s super easy. This will take you all of 5 minutes. So, here’s what you’re working with:

Outdoor Christmas decorations

 

Step 4- Decorate the Christmas tree

Next, the fun begins! It’s time to decorate the Christmas tree!  I added a few more Command™ Brand Outdoor Light Clips to hang up some ornaments and the outdoor bow. 

Outdoor Christmas decorations

 

Pro tip: To make the ornaments best fit on the light clips, I bent the ornament hooks like this:

Dec. 10

Step 5- Add snowflakes

I added snowflakes using the Command™ Brand Outdoor Light Clips at the top of the tree. I used fishing line to hang each snowflake from the light clips. Here is the outdoor Chrsitmas tree all dressed and ready for Christmas!

Outdoor Christmas decorations

And here’s a night shot because those are my fave:

Outdoor Christmas decorations

After you gather your materials, the whole project will take less than an hour! Do you typically decorate outside for Christmas? If you do, I highly recommend the light clips! I think it would be fun to try and write a word in cursive with the clips! If you like this tree, be sure and check out the outdoor snowman window decoration too!

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Comments

  1. Quinn Caudill says

    December 15, 2015 at 9:24 am

    Cool project just don’t mess up and open the wrong door. :)) Thanks for sharing with us at #Throwback Thursday. Pinned. Hope to see you again this week. Quinn

    Reply
  2. Pili says

    December 13, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    What a great idea for a garage door, love it!! It looks so festive!
    Thanks for sharing with us at Two Uses Tuesday!
    Hugs,
    Pili

    Reply
  3. Cara says

    December 8, 2015 at 7:26 am

    This is such a cute idea. My garage door always looks so blank compared to the rest of the decorated house. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  4. Marianne Herman says

    December 14, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Looks great and love the idea, but can you USE the garage after this? Meaning, can you open and close it? I would think not.

    Reply
  5. Audra says

    December 14, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    Very cute! Love all the details from the snowflakes to the ornaments 🙂

    Reply
  6. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    December 6, 2013 at 7:00 am

    The tree looks awesome! We use so many of those Command outdoor hooks each year that I should probably buy lots of stock in the company.

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      December 6, 2013 at 9:16 am

      Ha! They are so awesome!

      Reply
  7. Nidhi says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    I had made the same for my living room window for the Christmas of 2011 ! 🙂
    Feels so nice when two completely unknown people think just the same! 🙂
    Have a great Christmas! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Blooming On A Budget says

    December 5, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Every year my garage looks naked compared to all of the Christmas lights I hang everywhere else. Not this year! Just what we needed and so simple! Thanks!

    Reply

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