I’ve been dying to get more crafty around here lately. You’d never know from this blog that I have a room dedicated to crafting. I love being able to make something and use it in my home of gift it.
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of cute garlands being sold that I know I could make myself and figured I’d finally give it a try. I visited my local JoAnn’s and picked fabrics from their sale and clearance racks to make it less expensive.
Supplies aren’t much at all. You just need a several different patterns of coordinating fabrics, some durable rope (I bought jewelry thread), and some pinking sheers.
Figure out the length you want, this is all personal preference. I went with about 1.5 inches by about 8 inches.
Take your rope before you start and measure the distance you want your garland to be. I wanted my bay window so I went with around 85 inches and used just under 1/2 a yard of fabric in EACH print.
When you have your length make sure to loop over each end.
Johnny saw the fabric sitting there and actually asked if he could do it so I walked him through what I wanted and he did it all himself. We thought it would be easiest to just cut all the fabric in one step and then knot in another.
Keep your knots tight and just keep going. This process alone took about 2 hours.
We played with the direction of the fabric and how to make the knots but found in the end none of it mattered and it pretty much looked the same no matter how you did it. You can essentially also make a photo backdrop doing this just keeping the fabric a lot longer.
I just love how it came out!
The best part of this garland is it really requires no special tools or talent. Anyone can make them!
I love this! It’s so, um, so SPRING! that’s the word I was looking for! I have some fat quarters (quilting) squares, I’ll have to use them for this!!
that is so cute, and something that the grandkids can help me make,thanks
You had me at “No-Sew”! 🙂 I cannot sew, this is right up my alley.
Pretty and festive! Wish I decorated for holidays. I barely get Christmas done. LOL
So cute and festive. I love it. Think I might have to steal it for this summer.
Very pretty, and so simple to make!
Love the fabrics you chose! Such a whimsical decoration for Easter!! 😀
That is so cute! I’m a sucker for a cute fabric but I never know what to do with them.
I cannot sew either so this would be a great craft for me! So cute!
This is perfect for me because, I CANT SEW! lol
This is adorable and perfect for someone like me. I don’t know how to sew.
Once the strips are ready, it’s so easy to make. This is super cute, Jennifer!
That is incredibly cute! I want to make one (or five) now!
Ive been thinking of doing something like this to decorate charlottes room. She still has a birthday one from the dollar tree up.
I love two things about this: 1. The colors are beautiful 2. I don’t have to sew anything! (#2 is my favorite part – I stink at sewing!)
This is so cute and creative. I like that you don’t have to sew anything.
That turned out so cute! Now I just need a teenager to make it for me. 🙂
This turned out super cute! I love that you can use the same method for different holidays to easily coordinate your decor.
I love this, I think one done in floral prints and spring/summer colors would look good as a seasonal decoration.
Love this and can’t wait to try it!
adorable and easy, thats my kind of craft! Id love to make this for my daughter room would some pretty fabric. I love shopping for fabric but never know what i want to do with it lol, now I have the perfect idea!
I so am doing this. These sell for $40 on Etsy. I have bought some ready made ones at Michaels for $15, but there is nothing for St. Patrick’s Day or Easter. You can also add flowers or ribbon to them to change the look a little
I love this!! Thank you. My kids would enjoy making this smile Easter garland. I need some cute fabric.