Christmas Baubles

Choosing Baubles That Fit Your Tree and Theme

A bauble is the most repeated element on a decorated tree — a 2.1m tree dressed properly will carry 40 to 80 of them, which means the wrong size, finish or colour gets amplified across the whole display. Our bauble range runs from 3cm mini ornaments through 15cm statement spheres, with finishes including shatterproof lacquer, glitter, glass-look and foil. Picking the right combination of size, finish and colour before you buy prevents a tree that reads flat or busy.

Browse Baubles by Finish and Size

Glass-Look Baubles

Shatterproof resin and plastic with a glass-like sheen. The practical choice for families with children or pets.

Glitter & Sequin Baubles

Coated in fine glitter or sequinned fabric for maximum sparkle under fairy lights. Expect some glitter transfer.

Boxed Bauble Sets

Multi-packs (12 to 24) in matched colourways. Best value for dressing a full tree — 24-pack 30mm lacquer sets start under $25.

Large Statement Baubles

10cm to 15cm spheres used in smaller numbers as focal points. Place these deep in the tree for depth.

How Many Baubles for a 6ft, 7ft or 8ft Tree

Mixing sizes is key — a tree dressed only in 7cm baubles looks uniform. Use 10cm to 15cm pieces placed deeper in the branches as anchors, with 5cm to 7cm baubles toward the tips for density. The Tree Calculator gives exact numbers for your specific tree.

Red, Green, Gold, Silver and White Baubles

The GSC search data shows strong demand for specific colours — red baubles alone pull 2,000+ impressions, with black, pink and gold also performing. The fastest route to a cohesive tree is choosing one of our six store styling themes (Kingdom, Manor, Gilded Noel, Glam of Nature, Merry-Go-Round, Plum Poetry) and selecting bauble finishes within that palette:

• Red and gold (Kingdom) — the traditional pairing. Red lacquer with gold glitter accents.
• Burgundy and green (Manor) — deep, rich tones. Matte burgundy with green picks.
• Champagne and ivory (Gilded Noel) — metallic warm tones. Champagne glitter with ivory pearls.
• Natural greens and browns (Glam of Nature) — wood-look finishes with minimal sparkle.
• Multi-colour (Merry-Go-Round) — bright primary colours for a playful tree.
• Purple and silver (Plum Poetry) — deep purple with silver glitter.

The working rule is 12 baubles per foot of tree for a classic, evenly filled look, and 18 to 20 per foot if you want the dense, magazine-style finish. Most people under-buy by roughly a third on their first tree, then buy a second box in December.

Split that total across sizes rather than buying one size: about 60 per cent in your main size, 30 per cent one size down to fill the tips, and 10 per cent in statement pieces set deeper in the branches. On a 7ft tree that means roughly 50 main baubles, 25 fillers and 8 to 10 large pieces. If you are still choosing the tree itself, the artificial Christmas trees range lists tip counts alongside every height, which is the number that decides how many baubles a tree actually absorbs.

Bauble Sizes in Centimetres: What Fits Where

Bauble sizes run from 3cm miniatures to 30cm floor-standing spheres, and the size you pick changes what the tree reads as from across a room. This is the size ladder as it actually exists in the range.

Glass Baubles vs Shatterproof Baubles

The finish determines both the look and the practicality. Shatterproof lacquer (our 30mm and 80mm boxed sets) gives a glass appearance with impact resistance — the safe default for families. Glitter coatings catch fairy-light sparkle but shed slightly during handling. Foil wraps create a flat metallic sheen for a modern look. Matte finishes absorb light rather than reflecting it, useful for toning down an overly bright tree.

Large Christmas Baubles: 15cm to 30cm Statement Pieces

Large baubles solve a specific problem: on a tall tree, small decorations disappear at three paces. A 15cm to 20cm bauble reads clearly from the doorway and gives the tree a deliberate centre of gravity. They are also the cheapest way to make a staircase, entry hall or shop window look styled, because one large piece does the work of five small ones.

• On a tree — hang large baubles closest to the trunk and let them sit in the gaps between branch tiers. Hanging them on outer tips makes a tree look front-heavy.
• Off the tree — 20cm to 30cm pieces sit happily on a hall table with nothing else, or cluster three at different heights on a wide ribbon from a picture hook.
• Weight — a 20cm bauble needs a firmer branch or a hook over a structural stem, not a thin outer tip that will droop by Boxing Day.
• Outdoors — oversized shatterproof baubles handle a covered porch; keep glass and foil finishes out of direct weather.

How to Hang Baubles on a Tree

Start with the largest baubles and place them deep in the tree, close to the trunk. This creates a sense of depth — the eye reads layers rather than a flat wall of ornaments. Next, hang mid-size baubles (7cm) on the branch tips. Finish with the smallest (3cm to 5cm) as fillers in any gaps. Vary the hanging depth along each branch. Use ribbon or bead garlands between bauble layers to add texture and visual breaks.

Where to Buy Christmas Baubles in Australia

Baubles are sold online and across eight Christmas World stores in NSW and the ACT: Alexandria, Belrose, Castle Hill, Campbelltown, Newcastle, Penrith, Wollongong and Canberra. Shopping in store is worth it if you are matching a colour to an existing tree, because finishes photograph differently to how they look under your own lights.

Online, shipping is $18.99 flat Australia-wide and free over $199, which a full tree of baubles and a set of lights will usually reach. There are eight Christmas World store locations across NSW and the ACT if you would rather match colours in person. Baubles are included in the free shipping threshold, unlike artificial trees and large frame rope lights which are excluded. Check your store page for current opening hours before making a trip.

What to Hang Baubles With

Baubles do not come with hanging hardware, and the wrong hook shows. The range carries wire bauble hooks in bulk packs, which suit shatterproof baubles and cost cents each. For glass baubles, use ribbon or a soft tie rather than a wire hook through the cap, because metal on glass is how caps crack.

• Hooks for volume — fast, invisible against foliage, and the right choice for the fifty to eighty baubles doing coverage work.
• Ribbon for statement pieces — a 15cm to 20cm bauble hung on ribbon reads as deliberate and takes the weight off a single branch tip.
• Clips for garlands — small alligator clips attach baubles to garlands and wreaths without tying knots.
• Skip the wire on glass — a ribbon loop threaded through the cap distributes load and will not chip the rim.

UV Fade: Why Baubles Dull in the Australian Sun

Colour fade on baubles is a UV problem, not a quality problem, and it hits two ways: baubles hung on an outdoor tree or in a north-facing window lose saturation over a season, and reds go first. The range includes UV-stable finishes specifically for this, which is worth paying a little extra for on anything that will sit in direct sun for six weeks.

Indoors, the risks are heat and light rather than UV: a bauble pressed against a hot downlight or sitting in a west-facing window in January will dull faster than the same bauble deeper in the tree. Rotate statement pieces to the back of the tree next season and they will last for years.

Baubles for Wreaths, Garlands and Centrepieces

Baubles are not only tree decoration. The same sizes that fill a tree also dress a wreath, a mantel garland or a table centrepiece, and the quantities are much smaller.

• A 50cm wreath takes 12 to 15 baubles in 5cm to 8cm sizes, clustered in threes rather than spaced evenly. Odd numbers read as styled; even numbers read as measured.
• A garland takes about three to five baubles per metre, tucked into the foliage rather than hung below it, using the smaller 3cm to 6cm sizes so the garland still reads as foliage. Pair them with tinsel only if you want a fuller, busier look.
• A centrepiece takes five to seven baubles in a bowl or tray, mixed with picks. This is the cheapest place to use your leftover statement pieces, because they sit at eye level where nobody is judging the branch spacing.
• Wreaths and garlands hold baubles on wire or clips rather than hooks, and clips are more forgiving when the base is artificial foliage.

Off-tree decorating is also where shatterproof earns its money. A wreath on a front door takes knocks from bags and weather, and a garland at child height takes knocks from children.

Baubles with Toddlers, Pets and Renters

Three practical constraints decide most real bauble purchases, and none of them are about how the tree looks in a photograph.

• Toddlers — shatterproof on every branch within reach, glass only above shoulder height. Small 3cm to 5cm baubles are a choking size, so keep those to the top third or a garland above head height.
• Pets — cats treat a low-hanging bauble as a toy, so hang the lower third tight to the branch with clips rather than loose on ribbon. Metal hooks on low branches are the item to avoid around dogs.
• Renters — no nails, no hooks in the wall. Adhesive hooks hold a wreath comfortably, and a tension rod across a doorway handles a garland without touching paint. Weight matters: a heavy 20cm bauble needs a fixing rated for it, not a small adhesive patch.

If you are dressing a rental from scratch, shatterproof baubles plus wire hooks plus ribbon covers almost every fixing problem and packs away without damage.

Complementing Your Baubles

• Picks and sprays tucked between baubles add height and texture.
• A tree topper in the same finish as your dominant bauble colour ties the display together.
• Fairy lights or cluster lights underneath the bauble layer create the sparkle that makes glitter and glass-look finishes pop.
• A tree skirt grounds the base and frames the lower decorations.

Storage Tips

• Keep baubles in their original segmented boxes to prevent finishes rubbing against each other.
• Store in a cool, dry place — heat degrades glitter adhesion and warps plastic finishes.
• Label boxes by colour and size for faster setup next season.

Glass and Glass-Look Baubles: What to Buy

Clear and glass-look baubles are the most underrated pieces in the box. Clear baubles act as a neutral filler that stretches a colour palette without diluting it, they catch fairy-light reflection better than any matte finish, and the fillable styles let you personalise with feathers, greenery or keepsakes. The glass question is mostly about placement: genuine glass-look pieces carry the depth and weight people love, but on a family tree that gets climbed by kids and cats, shatterproof glass-look resin delivers 95 percent of the shine with none of the sweep-ups. For character pieces beyond standard baubles, our wider ornaments range covers novelty shapes and keepsake finishes.

What Baubles Cost: Price Bands and Cost Per Bauble

Individual decorated baubles start around $4 and run to $79 for large LED statement pieces. The number that actually matters is cost per bauble, because multipacks change the maths completely: an 8cm three-pack at $6 works out at $2 a bauble, while a 15cm three-pack at $24 is $8 a bauble. Same count, four times the price, because you are buying volume of glass and paint, not quantity of ornaments.

Bulk packs bring it under a dollar a bauble, which is how you fill a large tree economically. If you are dressing the whole tree rather than just the baubles, the Christmas decorations range covers the ribbon, picks and tree toppers that sit around them. The sensible split for most households: buy bulk packs in the size that does the coverage work, then spend the saved money on four or five genuinely nice statement baubles for the front of the tree. That reads as a decorated tree rather than an evenly-spread catalogue page.

Packs vs Singles: The Quantity Maths

The efficient approach is to build the base of the tree with boxed sets and spend your individual-piece budget on a handful of statement baubles. A practical ratio is roughly 70 percent matched set pieces for coverage and consistency, and 30 percent singles for personality. Sets also hold their colourways from year to year, which makes extending next season's decorating simpler than chasing individual finishes that sell out. Check the set size against the tree count in our sizing guide above — buying two matched 24-packs for a 2.1m tree is usually better value per piece than the same coverage in singles.

Individual statement baubles are also the pieces worth collecting on holiday travels — one beautiful single per year becomes a tree with a memory in every branch before you know it.

Frequently Asked Questions — Baubles

How many baubles do I need for a 6ft tree?

Plan on about 72 for a classic fill at 12 baubles per foot, or 108 to 120 if you want a dense, full look. Split that across sizes: roughly 45 in your main 8cm size, 20 in 6cm to fill the tips, and 8 to 10 in 10cm to 15cm for depth.

How many baubles for a 7ft tree?

About 85 to 100 at classic density, or 125 to 140 for a dense finish. A 7ft tree is where the size mix matters most: 8cm does the coverage, 10cm becomes the visible statement size, and a handful of 15cm pieces anchor the inside of the tree.

What size baubles are best for a Christmas tree?

8cm is the most useful all-round size and the one that does most of the work. 10cm suits a 7ft-plus tree as the main visible bauble, 6cm fills tips and gaps, and 15cm to 20cm pieces are for height, entryways and oversized displays.

Are shatterproof baubles as good as glass?

For a family tree, shatterproof is the better buy: modern resin and plastic finishes mimic glass sheen closely and survive drops, pets and an Australian summer. Real glass still wins on depth and weight in a display nobody touches, so many households mix the two, with glass high and shatterproof on the lower branches.

Do you sell large baubles for outdoor or oversized displays?

Yes. Oversized baubles run up to 30cm, and shatterproof versions handle a covered porch or entryway. Keep glass, foil and glitter finishes under cover rather than in direct weather.

What colours do the baubles come in?

Red, green, gold, silver, white, champagne and blush mixes are all in the range, plus multi-colour and mixed packs. If you are matching to an existing tree, order the specific colour family rather than a mix pack.

Are bulk bauble packs cheaper per bauble?

Substantially. An 8cm three-pack at $6 is $2 a bauble, while a 15cm three-pack at $24 is $8 a bauble, and bulk packs drop under a dollar each. Buy bulk in the size that does your coverage, then add a few statement pieces.

Can I mix bauble finishes on one tree?

Yes, and it usually looks better. Hold the colour family constant and vary the finish: matte, glitter and foil in the same palette adds depth without looking random. What reads as messy is mixing colours, not mixing finishes.