Melt the dark chocolate.

Pour the chocolate into a piping utensil / bag.

Place the chocolate stick (or pretzel stick) onto parchment paper.

Pipe melted chocolate from the top of the stick to each side, making a bigger and bigger curve the further down the stick you go. Stop once you have gotten ⅞ of the way, as you want the tree to have a trunk.

Top with a star-shaped candy and mini chocolate button ‘lights.’

Allow to set.