5 Easy Holiday Garlands |

Today I am going to show how to make five different Holiday Garlands. My husband bought me a Silhouette for Christmas and gave it to me early and so I broke it out last night (huge grin). Now don’t stop reading this post just because I used a Silhouette Die-Cut Machine to make these garlands. That does not mean you can’t make them just as easy without one and will tell you how. This is also no sew project, which makes it even more super easy.

Materials: Decorative cardstock or paper, paper-cutter, Die-Cut Machine (if you have one) otherwise you can use decorative punches, stickers or already cut out Die-cuts (available at your local craft store), scissors or my personal favorite alternative the rotary cutter, sparkly crochet thread or decorative string for the garland, scissors, hot glue and gun.

First up is the cute Teal and Red Ornament Garland: They are super easy to make. Just choose Holiday cardstock or paper in colors and patterns to use together. Cut them in strips 1 inch wide and 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches long. Take 7 strips (see left pic below) one 3 inch strip, two 4 inch strips, two 5 inch strips and two 6 inch strips. The shortest strip in the middle, to the largest on the outside. Line them up and staple them together on one end. Pinch the other ends of the strips up to meet the small strip in the center and staple them together. Put a dot of hot glue on the tip of the ornament and glue to the garland.

Red Deer Flag Banner: Choose your paper. Measure and cut your triangles. Mine is 3 inches on the sides. Leave a small amount of paper for the top edge to fold over the garland string to glue. Cut them and hot glue to string. Super easy!

Silver Snowflake Garland: I used 2 Shiny Silver cardstock single sheets. Punch or cut out 1 inch diameter circles, 1 1/2 inch circles, 3/4 inch small circles and 1 1/2 inch snowflakes. You can buy Die-Cuts also in your craft store section or you could use stickers for this one to make it super easy. For the three-dimensional silver medium circles, use 4 circles fold them in half, glue two halves together add your garland string and glue to center. Add the other two halves gluing them all together (see pic below). For the rest of the embellishments, glue two of them together back to back on each side of the garland.

Paper Chain Garlands: Cut out 8 x 1 1/2 inch strips of cardstock. You can use decorative trim scissors for a scalloped edge. Hot glue the ends together intertwined as a chain. The Filigree Chain patterns were from a pattern in my Silhouette Library by Ashalee Wall Designs, but you could always use a border punch to create the same look.

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All the garlands are so pretty! I especially love the cutout ones.

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These are all so cute!! Love them!!

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All of them are so pretty! Makes me wish I had a silhouette.

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Love these! Don’t you love your Silhouette? I got one last Christmas, and I think I use it almost every day . . . best craft supply EVER

pretty pretty pretty !! Thank you for linking it up at the linky party at http://www.finecraftguild.com

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I just clicked on this from Martha Mondays and I’m so glad that I did. I love how you’ve made regular paper garlands so pretty, I’m pinning this.

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December 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm

Thanks so much for visiting and pinning!
Kim

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I was going to pick my favorite but couldn’t. They’re all awesome. My daughter has a Silhouette machine and it’s amazing what all you can do with it. Enjoy!

wow, these are all SOOOO cute! Love all the ideas. Thought you might be interesting in entering my Photobook giveaway.

Congrats on your new present! I love all of the awesome garlands it makes!

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That’s so pretty! Thank you for sharing this at SHOW-licious Craft Showcase!

I look forward to seeing you again!

Happy Holidays,
Marti

Wow! These are so beautiful! I am pinning this to remember. I started a new saturday linky and would love to have you come by to share some of your great ideas!