Sunday, November 27, 2011

{diy christmas ornament garland}




During the after christmas sales last year, my mom  picked up a bunch of gold ornaments which we intended to make ornament wreaths out of (like this). But then, I came across this image on Pinterest and I knew it would be an even better project for the ornaments.  While I still love the wreath idea, the diy ornament garland fits in our loft since most people in our building don't do a lot of decorating on their hallway doors.  This project was surprisingly easy. You will barely even need to pay attention to what you are doing (in fact, I completed these two garlands in about 30 minutes while watching a movie).  What really makes this project look good is making sure that you have a variety of ornament sizes and textures.  I would suggest at least three different sizes of ornaments and two to three different textures like glitter, metallic, frosted, etc.


What you need:
  • 30 to 40 large ornaments (3" to 4" diameter)
  • 30 medium ornaments (2" diameters)
  • 20 to 30 small ornaments (1" ornaments)
  • 1/2 wide ribbon
Simply string ornaments onto the ribbon in a random pattern of the different sizes. As you push the ornaments closer together they will begin to form the "cluster" look.  Continue placing ornaments until you achieve the desired length.
 








4 comments:

  1. What an amazing and creative craft project! I love this! I'm thinking about trying a ornament wreath this year.

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  2. Those are so cute and I love how you hung them :)

    Caitlin
    www.my-grandmothers-gucci.blogspot.com

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  3. I made my own version of this last night and it turned out amazing! I uploaded a picture collage, with a couple pictures from this blog, to show the what it was supposed to look like and how mine turned out. It was simple, fun, and extremely easy!

    http://instagram.com/p/SwxlpRoRN0/

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