Looking for an inexpensive way to decorate for Christmas and the holidays? Learn to make your own beautiful DIY Christmas garland in this tutorial for less than $20!
Christmas time is special in many ways.
Gathering with family.
Special treats and selecting special gifts.
One of my favorite things is decorating, but it’s even better when it can cost less than $20!
This easy and inexpensive Christmas garland was shown to me by my sister-in-law.
She is all things creative, and great at creating beautiful things on budget!
Need more ideas? Follow along with her on IG @doneyfarms or her blog – Donveyfarms.com
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Can you make your own Christmas garland?
Yes, you can!
All you need is a few supplies from any store to make your own beautiful and simple DIY Christmas garland at home.
No experts needed for this garland.
Tips for decorating with homemade Christmas garland
Here are some simple tips to decorating with your homemade DIY Christmas garland:
Appearance – To create a textured and more full appearance, braid your tree garland pieces together loosely.
Color – Choose the color ribbon you want most in your house. Some most prefer red during the holidays, but use silver or gold if that’s the main color you desire!
Decide how much color you want as well! Weave your ribbon inside the braid for less color, or wrap it on the outside for more color.
Location – Choose a location for your garland so it can stand out on it’s own! If putting the garland inside, find a place in your home where it doesn’t compete with a Christmas tree.
Garlands are beautiful, but can get lost in a person’s view when competing with other things “green”.
If putting it outside, find a place where it can make your house look holiday festive, without damaging your work with your ribbon or ornaments that you add too much.
What supplies do you need for homemade garland?
To make a homemade garland for your home, we purchased just a few things from the Dollar Tree.
You will need:
What if you don’t have a Dollar Tree store near you?
Here are the similar supplies you will need from Amazon:
How do you make homemade garland?
First, assemble your supplies and take off any tags or stickers.
Take your three pine bough garlands, and braid them.
You can braid them as tight or as loose as you desire.
Weave or wrap both lengths of ribbon around Garland.
Hang pine bough garland in desired spot and hang Christmas ornaments from ornament hooks on garland for the desired look.
All done! You now have a festive holiday household without breaking your budget!
What’s your favorite way to decorate for the holidays?
I would love to hear what some of your favorite ways to decorate for Christmas and the holidays are! Let me know in the comments!
And if you made this Christmas garland and love it, I would love it you gave it five stars! Thank you!
Easy Christmas Garland DIY
Materials
- 3 Pine bough garland 15 ft each
- 2 Wired Ribbon 3 yds each
- 2 Decorative round plastic ornaments packs
- 1 pack Christmas ornament hooks
Instructions
- Braid 3 pine bought garland strands together (as loosely or tightly as desired).
- Weave or wrap both lengths of ribbon around garland.
- Hang garland in desired spot and hang Christmas ornaments from ornament hooks on garland for the desired look. Makes 8 ft of garland when finished.
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