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How to Make 3 Christmas Centerpieces Using a Large Tray

Sometimes a tray is the perfect thing to fill a table, and for Christmas you can turn it into a festive centerpiece or fun piece of holiday decor. Here’s how to style a tray for Christmas in 3 ways.

Read how to make 3 Christmas centerpieces using a dough bowl here.

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The tray I am using is 33.5 inches long, and you can find all the details about it and purchase it here. A tray this long might feel intimidating to style because there’s so much room to fill, but it doesn’t have to be. And it makes an eye catching display that has a big impact when it’s done!

How to Make 3 Christmas Centerpieces Using a Large Tray

1. Fill it with lots of bottle brush trees

I went with shades of green, but there are of course lots of colors to choose from with bottle brush trees. It makes a cute whimsical Christmas forest on your tray!

How to style a tray for Christmas? Fill it with bottle brush trees.
bottle brush trees in shades of green
Bottle brush trees in shades of green used to style this tray for Christmas
Using bottle brush trees to style a tray for Christmas

Some of these trees I had collected over the years, then I added 2 packs of these trees from Target this year. They come in lots of great color shades!

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2. Line up star sculptures and add some greenery

I love stars when decorating for Christmas, and when I saw these metal star sculptures I was excited to use them! Add the big and little ones to the tray in a pattern in a row and add some greenery around the bottom.

Using star sculptures to style a tray for Christmas

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Edit: These were from 2023 and no longer available. Here is a similar option from 2024

3. Use a large set of candles and add greenery and garland

This set of 9 flameless candles that I used was a great deal on Amazon and filled the tray perfectly. They flicker, have a remote and are thinner than typical pillar candles which I love. That way you can fit more and that makes quite an impact! Add some greenery and some beautiful garland, it’s so easy. This star garland that I used is one of my favorite things that I have gotten this Christmas season, I love it!

How to style a tray for Christmas? Add flameless candles, greenery and star garland.
Using flameless candles to style a tray for Christmas
flameless candles, greenery and gold star garland on a long tray on the table
Beautiful flameless candles make an impact on a tray
Styling a tray for Christmas

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