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Elvis Themed Christmas Tree

by: Jo
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This year for Christmas, we partnered with King of Christmas to bring a special holiday surprise to my aunt. She is a big fan of Elvis so we chose a gorgeous blue flocked tree and decorated it with an Elvis-inspired "Blue Christmas" theme. We had so much fun creating lots of DIY Elvis themed Christmas ornaments for the tree.

Elvis silhouette ornaments

For the boldest statement on the tree, we knew we had to pay honor to the King himself by making some Elvis ornaments. Chica printed out some silhouettes of Elvis that she found online and used them as a pattern, and cut them out of 1/4" MDF with her scroll saw.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

We created with three different silhouettes, two of each, and flipped some of them so they were facing different directions.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

A quick coat of glossy black spray paint and they ready for the tree.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

We just tucked them into the sides of the tree and we love how the black silhouettes pop against the blue tree. Those shapes are unmistakably Elvis!

Elvis themed Christmas tree

Retro microphone ornaments

Have you ever seen those plastic toy microphones at the Dollar Store?

Elvis themed Christmas tree

Turning them retro was easy. I started by spray painting the tops with a grey basecoat and then a metallic silver topcoat.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

After the tops dried, I masked them off with tape and spray painted the bottoms glossy black.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

Just wait until you see those tucked into the tree.

Glittery song lyrics garland

The "Blue Christmas" lyrics definitely had to be prominently displayed on the tree. I found some paper mâché letters to spell out "I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You" and basecoated them white first and then added Galaxy Glitter on top for extra sparkle.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

I stapled nylon fishing line to the backs of the letters to string the words together, and then hung them on the tree like garland.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

DIY guitar ornaments

Elvis's most important instrument is his guitar, so this Elvis-themed tree wouldn't complete without some. I found some inexpensive toy guitars at the dollar store and painted them metallic blue.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

They also look great tucked into the blue tree.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

DIY vinyl record ornaments

Records were a must! I had one 45 album on hand that worked well for my template. I first traced the outer and inner circles onto a regular sheet of black craft foam.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

Then I traced the record again, but this time on a sheet of black glitter foam.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

After cutting out both circles, I attached them together with a little spray adhesive. The glitter foam gave the perfect look, but it wasn't sturdy enough to holds its shape, and the plain foam provided just the stability it needed.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

For the record labels, I cut out smaller circles from blue glitter foam sheets and glued them to the middle.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

I love how these 45 record ornaments really pop on this gorgeous blue tree, with their glittery designs.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

Finishing touches

We filled the tree with lots of traditional ball ornaments in various shades of blue, in glittery, metallic, and shiny finishes. We used a sparkly silver tree skirt and added a big bow on top, made with glittery blue and silver ribbon.

And to keep with the theme, of course we had to play Elvis's classic Christmas album on vinyl while we decorated!

Elvis themed Christmas tree

We decorated the electric fireplace with blue stockings and some more sparkly elements, and hung the glitter Elvis canvas that I recently created on the wall above it.

Elvis themed Christmas tree

We had such a great time putting this Elvis-themed blue Christmas tree together. We think this would fit right in over at Graceland!

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4 comments so far:

  • 1
    Cathy 10/11/2021 at 6:47 pm

    I have two Elvis trees! Been collecting Carlton singing ornaments since 1998! Have lot more! Have a blue Christmas tree and a white Christmas tree! Love this. What size of letter did you use?

  • 2
    Chica 10/13/2021 at 11:52 am

    Cathy, I have a few of those singing Elvis Carlton ornaments, too! They are among my favorites. I believe the letters were 4 or 5" tall.

  • 3
    Dayla Rainwater 11/13/2023 at 11:07 pm

    Love your tree! I’ve been wanting to make an Elvis tree for years & after seeing yours, I’m motivated! Thanks! One question… can you tell me how you made your glitter Elvis canvas??? It’s FANTASTIC!

  • 4
    Chica 11/15/2023 at 1:52 pm

    Dayla, so glad we could inspire you! You can find out Elvis art tutorial here on our blog!

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