Christmas Tree of Lights SVG

About this design

Instead of drawing a tree, this design suggests one. A single wire starts at a gold star and zigzags down in wider and wider sweeps, and eleven bulbs hang from it at playful angles. Your eye fills in the tree shape, which gives the design a light, modern feel compared with a solid tree silhouette.

The star is joined to the top of the wire, so the whole design cuts as one piece. There are three small enclosed openings where the zigzags curve back on themselves.

Color file layers

• Wire in dark green as the base
• Sockets in silver
• Star in gold
• Bulbs in red, gold and blue

Project ideas

• Kids’ shirts and pajamas. Bright and easy to recognize from across a room.
• Holiday party invitations. Cut from glitter cardstock for the front.
• Wall decal. A large version on a playroom wall, in removable vinyl.
• Window display. White vinyl on glass looks like real lights at night.
• Wine or gift bags. A narrow tree fits the tall face of a gift bag.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall. The tree is taller than it is wide, so it suits narrow spaces such as a gift bag, a bottle or the side of a mug. For shirts, 8 to 10 inches tall works for adults and 5 to 7 inches for children.

When weeding, lift the large outside areas first and save the small openings inside the zigzags for last.

Step by step: glowing window tree

1. Measure the window pane and size the tree to fill about two-thirds of its height.
2. Download the solid style and cut it from white removable vinyl.
3. Cut the star again from gold vinyl if you want a color accent.
4. Clean the glass, apply the tree from the inside, and add the gold star on top.
5. At night, a lamp behind the window makes the white wire glow.

Color ideas

• All-white bulbs and a white wire on a dark shirt
• Multi-color bulbs with a silver star for a retro look
• Green wire with red bulbs for a classic Christmas palette

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so the zigzag starts on the other side.
• Thicken it slightly with the editor’s thickness control for very small cuts.

Pairs well with

It sits well beside the Christmas Lights Star, and for a solid tree look try the Classic Tiered Christmas Tree.