Since there are various designs you can do to turn your old light bulb into a Christmas tree ornament, we curated a list of potential materials you’ll want to purchase if you don’t already have them at home. You’ll need to gather every old light bulb and place them in a safe container where they won’t break. In addition, you’ll need ribbon, scissors, wire, a hot glue gun, markers, paint, and various decorative pieces, such as festive fabric, mini snowflakes, beads, tiny Christmas hats, small twigs, and extra felt fabric.

The embellishments are endless, depending on how you want to design your old light bulbs. For instance, to transform your old light bulbs into classic Christmas characters, such as Santa Claus, reindeer, snowman, and Mrs. Claus, purchase mini Santa hats at Hobby Lobby for $0.99, cotton coil at Walmart for $9.25, illustration markers at Five Below for $5, mini elf hats on Amazon for $9.99, mini googly eyes at Hobby Lobby for $1.79, and tinsel at Target for $6. Of course, you can buy other items to customize your characters and make them look different as well. Retail stores like Dollar Tree, Michaels, Joann, Five Below, and Hobby Lobby are fantastic places to buy crafting items for your light bulb ornaments.