DIY a cute reindeer Christmas craft using Dollar Tree supplies! Make a glowing reindeer vase perfect for decor, centerpieces, gifts, and holiday sparkle.
If you want a reindeer Christmas craft that’s budget-friendly, adorable, and full of holiday charm, this Dollar Tree DIY is the perfect project!
It makes a beautiful Christmas decoration, a festive nightlight, a cute bookshelf accent, or a thoughtful hostess gift.
Wherever you put it, it adds instant Christmas cheer!
Supplies You’ll Need
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- Glass vase
- Reindeer antler headband
- Mod Podge
- Brown acrylic paint (metallics or regular work great)
- Felt (tan, dark brown, and red)
- Cardstock (black and white)
- Fabric paint (black or chocolate brown)
- Hot glue
- Fairy lights (optional but magical)
- Heat gun (optional but helpful)
How to Make a Reindeer Christmas Craft in 5 Easy Steps
Step 1: Tint the Vase
Clean the inside of your Dollar Tree vase with rubbing alcohol. Mix Mod Podge with brown acrylic paints. Use metallica and milk chocolate tones for depth.
Pour the mixture into the vase and rotate until fully coated. Let the excess drain out and allow it to dry overnight.
Step 2: Build the Face
Cut a brown felt snout (a long oval) and glue on a red felt nose. Use brown fabric to add a dimensional smirk. Punch white and black cardstock circles to create eyes and cute, small dark brown felt eyebrows.
Arrange everything to give your reindeer personality, then glue into place.
Step 3: Attach the Antlers
Use a heat gun to loosen the antlers from the Dollar Tree headband. Once they are released, glue them to the top sides of the vase.
Step 4: Add the Collar
Wrap the red headband around the vase like a collar. Trim down for a clean fit and glue it on. Add three small jingle bells to hide the areas where the antlers were removed.
The collar gives the reindeer vase some extra charm!
Step 5: Light it Up
Drop in a battery-operated string of fairy lights. Turn them on to give your reindeer Christmas craft a magical holiday glow.
At night, these little guys shine brighter than you’d expect and look beautiful displayed together, tall and short versions…both work great
Your reindeer Christmas craft costs only a few dollars, looks store-bought, and brings so much holiday joy.
Let me know in the comments, do you like the taller or shorter reindeer better?
This cute reindeer makes a beautiful Christmas centerpiece, a cozy nightlight, a bookshelf accent, or even the perfect hostess gift for a holiday party. Wherever you put it, it instantly adds cheerful Christmas spirit.
More Dollar Tree Vase DIYs
I’ve made a few of these vases. They are so fun for every holiday!
- Gingerbread Man Dollar Tree Vase
- Halloween Mummy Vase DIY
- Easter Chick Dollar Tree Vase
- Penguin Dollar Tree Vase
And remember…Life’s too short not to shimmer, so grab your glue gun and your glitter!™
Mona