DIY Garland: Christmas Lights SVG

Make this festive Christmas lights SVG project for your home to display with your laser machine, and download the free SVG in the post at the bottom.

I recently made some tiered tray decor items for a VERY empty tiered tray I had – find the project and free SVG here!

Part of that project, which I felt deserved its very own post, was the Christmas light bulbs I made to decorate the middle tier.

Made with a mix of acrylic and wood, these Christmas lights were easy to cut with my laser, and I hope you’ll enjoy decorating with them, too!

In this post, I’ll be sharing a free SVG of my designs for this project at the bottom for you, as well as my cut settings for my laser machine…

This post may contain affiliate links, however, all opinions are my own, as always.

What You’ll Need For DIY Tiered Tray Decor

Here is what I used to create this banner:

3mm Baltic Birch wood (scraps are great for this project!)
laser machine
SVG file (grab my free SVG download at the bottom of this post!)
Starbond glue – this one is my favorite for gluing wood to wood or acrylic to wood
acrylic in colors Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Silver Glitter
tiered tray (if you don’t already have one)
double sided dots

My Laser Machine

In this project, I’m utilizing the Nova Plus 35 60W, which is a workhorse laser machine – read the specs here.

This machine has been incredible for crafting nursery signs, ornaments, door signs, tiered tray decor, and so much more!

If you’re just starting out, I might recommend the Bolt over thus one as it’s a bigger investment, but this is more suitable for serious crafters or small businesses.

It’s also a better investment than a Glowforge, just FYI. 😉

Laser Cut Settings for DIY Tiered Tray Decor

My cut settings are different for wood vs. acrylic, and I will share those with you here.

laser cutting out acrylic chirstmas lights svg

To cut these shapes out cleanly, I used these settings with my laser machine:

Cut wood: 8 mm/s at 60% Max power, 25% min power

Cut acrylic: 8 mm/s at 35% Max power, 25% min power

FYI: If you have a CO2 laser, the settings will differ for you as well as my settings shown in this post are for my RF laser. It’s recommended that you run a test sheet for scoring/engraving/cutting for your laser so you have some go-to settings for the different materials.

Finished Christmas Lights Garland

Here’s what my finished tiered tray looks like with these DIY Christmas lights garland I made with my Thunder Laser!

finished tiered tray decor diy thunder laser project

Once I was done assembling my acrylic to the wood and let it dry, I used double sided dots (like those used in balloon arches) to stick them to the side of my tray.

I then weaved a piece of twine through the holes at the top to make it look like a true string of lights.