Do you have a bunch of extra yarn laying around? Turn it into a yarn pom pom (or pom poms) and make one of these pom pom ...
The pattern on my garland uses 1 large pom pom with Christmas variegated yarn, 1 large pom pom with green yarn, 4 medium pom poms with cream/gold yarn, and 2 small pom poms with red yarn.
You probably already have the essentials on hand to make the Christmas tree garland, but it won't be hard to source the items either. You will need yarn, a piece of cardboard, a pair of sharp ...