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Easy Paper Greenery for the Winter Holidays
For this version, I wanted an easy, modern Christmas decoration. I chose classic Christmas colors, but feel free to experiment! You can dress this up or down to fit your own Christmas décor. This garland would look great in metallic scrapbook papers and satin ribbon, or even kraft paper and twine. It looks lovely draped across windows and doorways or around a Christmas tree. With a few clothespins, it can also serve as a hanger for Christmas cards.
This project should be suitable for children you trust with scissors. If you are using hot glue rather than craft glue, I suggest adult supervision.
You could certainly substitute more detailed berry and leaf shapes.
NOTE: I estimated 1 cluster of leaves and berries for every six inches of length. You will need at least 2 leaves and 2 berries for each cluster. See how many leaves you get out of a sheet to know how many sheets of green you will need. I think I used about 5 sheets for 20 feet of garland.
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JadeSucksAtLife favorited Easy Paper Holiday Garland : Holly 23 Feb 20:48
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Shawnshawn D. published her project Easy Paper Holiday Garland : Holly 12 Dec 15:36
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Step 1
Prep:
Measure the space where you want to put your garland.
You can use the ribbon you will be adding paper to or a piece of string or yarn, and drape it over the space like you would the garland, allowing for swags and hanging ends. I like to add at least 2-3 feet of extra ribbon at each end to tie or hold the garland with a small ribbon weight. In my example, it worked out to approximately the width of the space + 1 foot for each drape + 3 feet for each each end. -
Step 9
Measure and cut your ribbon (leave yourself extra if you can, just in case).
Decide where you would like the clusters of leaves and berries to start.