When I wear my visual merchandiser hat, I am always trying to embrace new ways to find low cost décor.   This is a challenge when a store has a small or nonexistent budget for display.  In styling a store in a music theme this holiday season, I am enjoying creating some little ‘musical’ touches to add to the styling.

One really great, no cost supply for decorating in this theme is sheet music.  Old, tossed out sheet music becomes a fabulous component for all kinds of DIY opportunities!

One very simple DIY – with no cost at all – is creating sheet music trees.  Using some basic scraps from the craft room, it is super simple to create some fun ‘musical’ trees!

For supplies:  cardboard (I used tossed out boxes – check your recycling bin), old sheet music, scraps of twine, scissors, glue, glitter.

Cut cardboard triangles for the trees.  You can even create a whole forest of varying sized trees for your mantle! (Or, add numbers for a cool Advent calendar!)  Glue sheet music on both sides of the cardboard.  I overlapped the sheet music and ripped it to size, rather than cutting it, to create a ragged edge.  Use twine to decorate the tree – adding some extra on top to create a bow tree topper.  Spread some glue on the edges of the cardboard and sprinkle with glitter for a little holiday sparkle!  Use additional cardboard in a folded triangle shape to glue to the back of the tree as a stand.  (If you want to get fancy, you can use a wood slice and a dowel for standing the trees, but I didn’t have these supplies or a drill handy and I wanted to keep my trees at no cost.)

And, that is all it takes to create some cute ‘musical’ trees!  I hope I have inspired you to create some of your own!  I can’t wait to add these babies to a holiday jewelry display!  I will be coming up with more DIY holiday décor from sheet music in the days ahead.

Thanks for stopping by!  Fa- la-la!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie