DIY Scrap Paper Garland
09th
2010
Maddie has grown up so fast and is now entering the little girl stage (sob), so I wanted to start incorporating some new colors into her room to make it less babyish. There is a lot of light pink and white already, so I picked some pretty blues and greens out of my ever-growing paper scrap collection and made a super simple paper garland. I think it’s a good start!
Supplies
- Scrapbook paper in coordinating colors/patterns
- Thin twine (found in the gift wrap section at Michael’s)
- Scrapbook Punch (I used one with a scalloped edge and a smaller circle, but you can always just cut them out by hand, old school)
- Glue
Use your scrapbook punches to make several circles of various sizes and colors. This was so easy, Maddie helped me. Seriously.
Set the punched paper circles out so you know what you have and decide what kind of a pattern you want to use for your garland. I ended up alternating the cut outs by big-small-big-small, but you can really do whatever you want and it will still turn out to be quite adorable. (My OCD took control in the above photo. You really don’t have to stack them in neat little piles… Don’t mind me.)
For each little piece, you’re going to need two matching circles. You simply sandwich the twine between the two cut outs and hold them together with a dab of glue in the center. I really hope that makes sense. It’s a lot easier to do than it is to explain!
Keep sandwiching and gluing until your garland has reached the desired length. Voila!
Tack it to a plain wall for some added cheer, hang it above your bed, use it to wrap a gift, drape several strands across the ceiling to decorate for a party… and on and on and on. Have fun with it!
SO CUTE! This would be perfect for a birthday party!
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am
yes i love
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am
thaaat must have taken forever ;)
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am
SO CUTE! This would be perfect for a birthday party!
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
yes i love
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Thanks Rachel! I'm throwing my friend a baby shower in a few months and I thought it'd be perfect for that too! So cheery.
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
I should bring over my cricut and we can add letters :)
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
ADORABLE ♥
on August 9th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
thaaat must have taken forever ;)
on August 9th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
This is such a cute idea….I'm thinking a fun craft for the kids to do…..
on August 9th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
I love the garland! It’s so pretty…I should do this project on a rainy day. P.S. I love the flowers in the picture too.
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
oh my goodness, that is adorable! if you sold these in your etsy shop, i would totally be all over that…hint hint ;)
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
super cute! I’ve been meaning to make some of these!
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
cute! i’ve got tons of little circles and now i can actually DO something with them :)
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
So, I have always wanted to learn to make one of these, but without sewing so I’m so excited!
I want to come visit you and have a crafty weekend. Once you stop barfing, obviously.
on August 9th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Thanks! It actually only took about an hour or so for an 8 foot long garland. It was pretty easy!
on August 10th, 2010 at 8:49 am
This garland looks really good and is yet “easy” to make – I bet Maddie loves her mommy for doing things like this for her. :)
on August 10th, 2010 at 3:37 am
You are just full of cute ideas! These would be great to decorate my space at the craft fair :)
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Question: how many times did you burn your fingers on the glue gun?
Fact: I think I burn myself EVERY TIME i use it! LOL.
on August 10th, 2010 at 8:31 am
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on August 10th, 2010 at 9:24 am
i love this idea! reduce reuse recycle!
on August 10th, 2010 at 9:38 am
I love this!
on August 10th, 2010 at 9:51 am
That is SO adorable! Eeeeeek! Ahem. I want to make it.
on August 10th, 2010 at 11:32 am
this looks great! what a cute idea
on August 10th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
that is so darn cute. love how simple yet adorable it is.
on August 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Morgan, this is such a cute idea. I work with kids at children’s hospital and we always have teenage girls who are bored and want to decorate their rooms…this is perfect. Thanks for sharing the idea and the how to.
(Becca’s mom)
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I love this so much! I think this would be such a fun craft to drink wine and gossip over, it’s so low key and uncomplicated! This is my kinda craft!
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
p.s. Maddy’s room is looking so cute! I can’t wait to see more!
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Aww, this is the cutest! And I love how you always do these tutorials — so sweet of you to share your genius craftness skills! I want to make one of these!
I love the little frames you have set up in Maddie’s room. So sweet!
on August 10th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
craftness? Whoa, I really can’t type/spell tonight! Craftiness. Yes, that’s the word!
on August 10th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Cute!
on August 11th, 2010 at 9:01 am
i’m moving into Maddie’s room.
see you after work.
on August 11th, 2010 at 11:38 am
I’m going to make on for my DD first birthday party in our theme’s colors… LOVE IT! Watch for it in my planning bio!
on August 12th, 2010 at 3:04 am
I love it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Wish you a great day.
xoxo,
raru
on August 12th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Oh for realz, you are seriously the cutest crafiest person ever! I love ya!!!
on August 12th, 2010 at 10:08 am
so so so cute!!! and so simple! and inexpensive! my kind of craft! :)
really, I’ve been so into paper garlands lately. I always have ooooodles of paper because I’m addicted to buying it, so I find it’s the one thing I can always make, no matter what. And you just can’t go wrong with a garland or a banner of some sort!
on August 16th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
[...] always noted in the careless mistakes. Take, for example, the garlands I made yesterday. (Thank you Mrs Priss.) I was trying to get the garlands done while the kids napped so I was rushing and I put the glue [...]
on August 27th, 2010 at 4:29 am
[...] Oh, but here’s another pretty idea from Mrs. Priss. [...]
on January 14th, 2011 at 10:37 am
I loved this tutorial! I did my own version and linked back to you here: http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/02/paper-cut-outs-chain-tutorial.html
Thanks for sharing!! I love your blog :)
on February 4th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Hey Morgan! I’ve been following your blog for a while and absolutely enjoy reading your hilarious posts! Had a quick question for you… I’ve noticed in some of your pictures some yellow, round flowers! What are they and where did you get them?? Know of anywhere online I could order them?? You can email me, if you like! Thanks so much!!
on July 1st, 2011 at 12:42 pm