The holiday season is officially here, so why not celebrate this time of year with some fun and festive nail art? To kick off my series of holiday/Christmas nail art ideas, I’ll be showing you a Christmas lights and tree nail art tutorial that is both easy and quick.

No matter what you skill level, I guarantee you can recreate this look! Scroll down to see more:

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What You’ll Need:

• 2 different base colors – a darker one and a lighter/pale one. I used NYC’s Park Ave and Nicole by OPI’s Am I Making Myself Claire
• 3 different shades of green for the tree. I chose Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear’s Green with Envy, Blue Me Away!, and Mint Sorbet
• 3 (or more) color for the Christmas lights. I went with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear’s Mellow Yellow and Pacific Blue, as well as a bright red (like Essie’s Lollipop)
• A piece of dark colored thread
• A dotting tool in large, medium and small
• A fine-tipped dotting tool or a toothpick
• A top coat
• Tweezers and cuticle scissors

Step 1:

As always, start by painting your nails a base color. I wanted to accent my middle and ring finger, so I went with lighter color for those digits. That way, the designs will show up nicely!

I didn’t want to over-do the festivities just yet, so I went with a demure fall color instead of the usual holiday brights, but feel free to change these up as you please.

Step 2:

For the Christmas lights, I thought it would be more creative if I used a piece of thread as the wire instead of just painting one on. I also found this to be a lot easier than painting, because I got a consistent thin line all the way through. However, feel free to paint a line on if you have a thin nail art brush or a nail art pen if you want a more ‘hand drawn’ look!