I once lived in a small apartment, so small that we did not have space for a Christmas tree so the only option was to make a Christmas Shower Curtain.
My daughter turned two this year and I wanted her to have a tree.
I started to think of creative ways to have a Christmas tree in our space and finally I had my a-ha! moment.
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Christmas Shower Curtain for Under $20
I gathered up a few supplies and got to work turning a plain white shower curtain into a glorious DIY Christmas tree.
I left our tree fairly sparse with ornaments because I thought it would be neat to add some as my daughter grows.
The shower curtain is easy to store and can be used year after year.
Materials – Most can be found around the house or at a dollar store.
White shower curtain – I bought the micro-suede type curtain from Walmart for $12
Green Paint – I used acrylic paint as that is what was accessible to me. In further researching it seems you can use acrylic paint on fabric but they suggest diluting it a bit so it is not as stiff.
Felt – In colors you desire for your ornaments.
Permanent Markers
Glue
Paint Brush
How to create your DIY Christmas shower curtain.
Step 1
Spread out your shower curtain on a large flat surface.
Tip – you may want to place a large piece of cardboard under your curtain in case the paint bleeds.
I also had to iron my Christmas shower curtain as the creases from the package were not smoothing out on their own.
Step 2
Trace a large Christmas tree shape on your shower curtain.
We free handed mine with blue crayon.
If you use acrylic paint it will cover the crayon.
Step 3
Paint in your tree with the green paint.
I used sponge brushes as that is what I had on hand but my edges are not as clean as I would like.
You may have to paint on a second coat (I did).
Step 4
Cut out ornament shapes from your felt.
If you web search ‘ornament clip art’ you will find many different options to use as a template.
Step 5
Decorate your felt ornament with markers and anything else you would like.
This is a great time to have fun and get creative.
Step 6
Once your Christmas shower curtain has dried you can put it up and place on your ornaments.
I found it easiest to glue on my ornaments while the shower curtain was hanging.
We left lots of room for more decorations as every year I would like to add more.
We have many Kid friendly Christmas Crafts like Christmas Gingerbread Ornaments, Kid Friendly Christmas Crafts and take a look at Family Christmas Tradition Ideas and then relax with a Messy Little Christmas.
what a great idea – especially knowing you can add more to the tree every year. I also love the big cardboard floor protector – it takes the worry out of littlies “helping” with craft! Thanks for sharing at our new #OTM linky 🙂 ~ Leanne
What a totally fun idea! Love it! Pinning to share. Thank you for coming over and linking up with us for Brag About It!
~Laurie