Too Much time on my hands: Rustic Garland Tutorial

Tuesday, November 15

Rustic Garland Tutorial

Man, I have been so busy lately and I figured if I wanted any new Christmas decorations I had better get started...yesterday.

I made a fun little "Night Before Christmas" banner last week and now I am getting started on some new garland for my tree.

I grabbed a simple pack of Christmas paper at HL and started punching out scalloped circles. You will need 6 for each medallion. Fold each one in half.

Then start hot gluing them together...careful, I am not responsible for any burns.

Don't be jealous of my rockin manicure.

Glue all of the pieces together, but leave the last side unglued.

When you have all of your medallions you can stat attaching them to your string, ribbon, twine, whatever you choose.

I used 24 medallions for a 9 ft length of garland.

I think this is going to look so good with my white tree lights!

Funny story, I made this while watching Halloween...the new one, not the awesome Jamie Lee Curtis classic. Now every time I look at it all I can think of is scary Michael Myers as an eight year old psychopath-hope I can shake that before Christmas:)

Made some extras for you too! They are in my ETSY shop.

Labels: Christmas, crafts

33 Comments:

At November 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM , Unknown said...: Very cute garland! :)
At November 15, 2011 at 10:50 AM , Katalina Jewelry said...: Nice garland...I love that it is dimensional! Thanks for sharing how to make it!
At November 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM , gifton said...: Beautiful! We think alike! http://savvybydesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/paint-swatch-ornaments.html
LOL I was actually thinking wouldn't that be a cool garland. Love your scalloped edges!
At November 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM , Good Time Charlie said...: How cute! Love the casualness of it, great work.
At November 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM , Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon Designs said...: This is so inventive! Your photography is just beautiful, too. We would love for you to share your garland on our Home for the Holidays link party!

http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2011/11/home-for-holidays-link-party-2.html
At November 16, 2011 at 3:57 AM , anne.hunot said...: You have so many wonderful and
simple ideas. I am going to try
this garland very soon,
Thank you so much,
"Amitiés" from France,
Anne
At November 16, 2011 at 7:42 AM , Unknown said...: I am going to try to post this link to my blog as well along with a picture. This is a cute and easy idea!
At November 16, 2011 at 12:07 PM , April's Homemaking said...: What a wonderful craft, I love the simple country rustic feel to it! Great tutorial :)
At November 16, 2011 at 6:19 PM , concretenprimroses said...: Very attractive, well done!
Kathy
At November 16, 2011 at 8:54 PM , Alecia @ ChickenScratch NY said...: Very nice. I tried something like with with 4 shapes, looked awful so I gave up on it. I'm now going to revisit it for Christmas. Beautiful pictures too

http://chickenscratchny.blogspot.com/
At November 16, 2011 at 9:44 PM , Unknown said...: So cute. I just pinned this. I am totally going to make some.
At November 16, 2011 at 11:40 PM , Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops} said...: So cute! Love this :)
At November 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM , Ali Rockwell said...: Very cute! Great idea.
At November 17, 2011 at 2:12 PM , Tammy said...: These are very cute! Wow, it seems like it would take a long time:)
At November 17, 2011 at 4:11 PM , EvA. . . said...: love this so so cute! following along:)
At November 17, 2011 at 7:28 PM , Erin said...: Hi Kim,

Not trying to be a stalker--I promise! :) It just so happens that three links that caught my eye from Transformation Thursday all happened to be from your blog. Love your style and this is a fun garland. Glad to be your newest follower!

Erin @ Carolina Country Living
At November 18, 2011 at 8:56 AM , Kimberly said...: LOVE it!! So cute! I just keep clicking on your stuff!
At November 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM , Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique said...: Love the rustic look.
Would you consider linking this up to my Simply Christmas Inspiration Party being held at http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2011/11/yay.html
At November 18, 2011 at 2:29 PM , Anonymous said...: This looks great! LOL about Mike Meyers... Funny how what is going on when one makes a craft is so strongly tied to it in your mind once it is done.
At November 18, 2011 at 9:59 PM , Julie said...: Love your garland! So cute!!
At November 18, 2011 at 10:17 PM , marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings said...: this is darling I love how customizable it is I'd love it if you would add this to my blog party at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com
At November 19, 2011 at 10:09 PM , Lauren @ mercy(INK) said...: These are SOOO pretty! Thanks for sharing. Might need to whip up some myself :)

Lauren
summitstreetjoy.com
At November 19, 2011 at 10:16 PM , Boden said...: Oh I REALLY like this! I think I'm going to work on one of these this week while watching a girly movie. I'd love it if you came and linked your fantastic idea up to the Head to Head Showdown, going on right now at www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com! ~Jen
At November 20, 2011 at 3:39 AM , Rosie said...: It's decorations like this that make me wish I was at home this Christmas and refreshing my decorations.

Would love for you to show it off at my Christmas link party. It's new, every Monday and would be an excellent decorative idea for anyone who stopped by.

Hope to see you there! http://twelvecraftsofchristmas.blogspot.com

Rosie xx
At November 20, 2011 at 11:14 AM , Lisa said...: What a wonderful (and inexpensive) project!! I love it!!

I would be honored if you would link up this and any other Christmas-themed projects to my 26-Day Christmas Craft Marathon Linky Party on my blog!!

Thanks so much for sharing!!
~Lisa
Lisa's Craft Blog
At November 21, 2011 at 3:00 AM , Marilyn said...: Sooo creative.. I absolutely love this.. I have a linky party happening for Christmas ornaments and I will LOVE for you to please share this lovely feature with me and my friends please : )) http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/11/special-christmas-soiree1st-feature.html -.. Wishing you a great start to your week.. TY
At November 21, 2011 at 5:27 PM , April said...: Love this idea! I need a scallop punch!
At November 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM , Karen said...: Cute garland.
found you through Flamingo Toes
At November 22, 2011 at 6:53 AM , Maury @ Life on Mars said...: This is adorable! Love it. I'm a new follower! I hope you'll follow me back but no pressure!
At November 22, 2011 at 11:57 AM , LostArtofSimpleLiving said...: I love this, and your ornaments. I added you to my post today! :)
At November 22, 2011 at 11:54 PM , Jennifer said...: This is awesome too!
Thanks again for partying with us at Show & Share!
At November 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM , Sarah said...: SO CUTE! LOVE this idea!

I'm your newest follower! :)
At December 15, 2011 at 1:17 PM , Rebecca said...: I wanted to let you know that I made a garland using your tutorial and posted about it today. Thanks again for sharing. :)

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