Dana R.Verified buyer - Ohio★★★★★
I put my phone in another room, which never happens, and three hours disappeared. The tree is the excuse. The evening was the point.
Rated 4.9/5 by 2,347 makers
18,400 sold
Beads In, Glowing Tree Out - Little Aurora DIY Beaded Tree Kit
$39.99$59.99
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Thread 640 crystal, pearl and jewel-tone beads onto a pre-shaped gold frame and watch a 12-inch tree take shape on your table. No glue. No tools. Most people finish in one evening — then you plug in the warm LED string and turn the lamps down.
No glue,
no tools
no tools
Done in
one evening
one evening
Warm LED
string inside
string inside
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Beads In, Glowing Tree Out - Little Aurora DIY Beaded Tree Kit
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01Christmas cutoff
Order by December 18 to have it lit on Christmas Eve
After the cutoff we can still ship, but we stop promising the date.
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02The specifics
Product details+
Finished size 12 in tall by 8 in wide. 640 beads in 9 shapes, crystal-cut acrylic plus glass pearl. Pre-shaped brass-plated wire frame. 2 m warm LED string, 8 modes, 2xAA. Build time 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Ages 12+. 1.4 lb boxed.
How it works - four steps+
1. Click the frame together - three brass sections snap into a tree shape. 5 minutes.
2. Work tray by tray - each tray is one tier. Thread, slide down, repeat. About 90 minutes.
3. Hang the charms where you like - twelve charms, no fixed spots. 10 minutes.
4. Wind the lights, switch off the lamps - the string tucks behind the beads. 5 minutes.
Shipping & returns+
Dispatched within 24 hours. Free shipping over $49, 6 to 12 business days. Order by December 18 for delivery before Christmas Eve. Send it back within 60 nights for a full refund - return label on us.
Beginner friendly
Pre-sorted trays
Warm LED string
Zero glue
Shatterproof
Packs flat
Rebuild yearly
Gift-ready box
Two people, one tray each04Why people buy it
An evening that isn't a screen
December fills up with obligations and scrolling. This is two hours where your hands are busy, the light is low, and there is nothing to decide except which charm hangs where.
Hands busy
Threading beads is repetitive in the good way. Podcast optional.
Better with company
Two people, one tray each. Kids from 12 can run a tier alone.
05Watch before you buy
Watch it built, start to finish
Filmed in one take at a kitchen table, no cuts hiding the fiddly parts.
Opening the box+
Everything laid out as it arrives: four lidded trays, the three frame sections, the LED string still coiled, tweezers, build card.
The first tier, in real time+
Uncut so you can see the actual pace: about nine seconds per bead once you stop thinking about it.
Lights on, lamps off+
How the string tucks behind the beads, and what it looks like in a dark room.
Fits a windowsill06For small places
Small table? You still get a real tree moment
No needles on the rug, no hauling a box up three flights, no arguing about where the sofa goes for a month. It sits on a console, a desk, a mantel.
Fits a 10-inch square
12 in tall and 8 in across at the base - less room than a table lamp needs.
No cord across the room
Two AA batteries hidden in the base, with a six-hour timer.
Goes back in its own box
Lift the tiers off, drop them in the trays, close the flat box.
07What the price actually buys
Six things cheap bead kits leave you to figure out
The frame arrives shaped+
Brass-plated wire, pre-bent, snaps together in three sections. You are not bending a coat hanger into a cone at 9pm.
Beads come sorted, not bagged+
Four numbered trays with lids, one per tier. Nothing rolls off the table, nothing gets hunted for.
Snap ends, no glue+
Every strand closes with a crimp you press by hand. No fumes, no drying time, no fingertips stuck together.
The lights are in the box+
A 2 m warm-white string with eight modes and a timer. Most kits photograph with lights they don't include.
Crystal cut, not crystal glass+
Faceted acrylic throws the same light and survives the cat, the toddler and the tile floor.
Built to come apart+
Disassemble in ten minutes, store flat, rebuild next December.
Brass frame sections
Numbered bead trays
Crystal & pearl beads
Spare beads
Ornament charms
Warm LED string
Steel tweezers
Flat storage box
Everything, sorted08Not a one-night object
It comes back out every December
A gingerbread house lasts a week. This one gets unpacked, rebuilt and lit again next year - and the year after that.
Rebuildable
Comes apart in ten minutes without cutting anything.
Stores flat
Back into the trays, back into the box, onto a shelf.
40 spare beads
Because one will roll under the fridge. Ours did.
Swappable string
Standard 2 m LED - replace it in year five for $6.
09Verified reviews
2,347 makers, 4.9 stars
Every review below comes from a confirmed order.
Rachel V.Verified buyer - bought 2★★★★★
I was braced for a fiddly mess and got the opposite. The trays make it feel organised, and the finished thing looks like something from a shop window.
Tomas G.Verified buyer★★★★★
Took me closer to four hours than two - worth saying. Also worth saying I'd do it again. It's enormous and it glows.
Hana W.Verified buyer - gifted it★★★★★
Sent one to my sister unbuilt in the gift box. She sent me a photo of it lit two days later. Better than anything I could have wrapped.
10Before you order
Questions people ask
I'm not crafty. Will I actually finish it?+
Yes. There is one motion - thread a bead, slide it down - repeated in an order the build card spells out. No measuring, no cutting, nothing to get subtly wrong.
Will it arrive before Christmas?+
Order by December 18 and it lands before Christmas Eve. Everything ships within 24 hours of ordering, and you get tracking the moment it leaves the warehouse.
Is it safe around kids and pets?+
The beads are faceted acrylic, so they bounce instead of shattering, and the LED string is low-voltage and cool to touch. Rated 12+ because the smallest beads are a choking risk during the build.
What if a bead is missing or breaks?+
Every kit carries 40 spares. If you still come up short, send a photo and we ship replacements the same day - no return, no charge.
Can I gift it unbuilt?+
That's how most people give it. The box is printed to be given as-is. Add a note at checkout and we'll write it on the card by hand.
days until the Dec 18 cutoffAdd to cart60-night guarantee
One of your evenings could end with this lit
640 beads, a brass frame, a warm string of lights and a couple of quiet hours. It's on your table this week.
Order by Dec 18 - free shipping over $49
