Decorating your home with your own hands is a very popular trend in the modern world. The demand for paper art can be explained by the simplicity of its work and the beauty of the original product. Paper garlands are of particular interest to craftswomen, as they are a worthy decoration for any interior.
If you know how to make a garland with your own hands, you can create a cozy and warm atmosphere in your home, adding elements of individuality to it.
Garland "Rainbow Ribbons" made of colored paper
You will need: double-sided colored paper, ruler, scissors, thread and needle or sewing machine or glue (choose one option out of three).
Master Class
- Take sheets of paper of different colors, fold them in half and cut them with scissors.
- Mark strips 1.5 cm wide and cut the paper into strips.
- Lay out the stripes in the color you want.
- Sew the stripes in the center using a sewing machine or by hand. If you don't know how to sew, don't despair! Glue the strips to the thread in the center.
- Twist the thread several times while hanging - this process will give additional volume to your garland.
Baking tins
Very convenient material, and most importantly, you don’t even need to cut it. Everything you need: glue, molds, tape or braid.
They look especially good and elegant in the form of a DIY Christmas tree garland. So you can make multi-colored, lush mini-Christmas trees from them by bending them in half only twice and sewing the tops to braid or New Year’s tinsel. Or you can simply bend it halfway through the twine and make openwork semicircles.
Garland of candy wrappers
You will need: a lot of candy wrappers (from 100 and above), thread, needle.
Master Class
- Take a candy wrapper, make a bow out of it, or smooth it out. A garland made from bows looks original, while a garland made from rectangles looks more voluminous.
- Thread the thread through the needle and make a knot at the end.
- String the candy wrappers.
- Secure the knot.
Scraps and other fabric
One of those options when even a simple attribute requires more work than felt and paper because the fabric itself requires a needle and thread, which means you have to sew, overlay, cut, wash and iron.
Despite these processes, it is worth it, because how can you resist the fact that the product will last for several years, and various patterns without additional decorations will create the right mood.
The fabric allows you to sew flags and various pockets, which will allow you to use the decor as a place for small gifts, voluminous and soft stylized characters that children will like.
Cut out squares from burlap are ideal as a backdrop for family photos; the yarn looks great in the form of fringe or miniature children's hats, for which you need to sew a cardboard base with thread, fasten it and cut off the excess, creating a pompom.
Garland “Chain” or “Rings” made of colored paper
You will need: colored paper, ruler, PVA glue.
You can create one-color, two-color, three-color and multi-color garland. To do this, select the desired color or colors and follow the master class.
Master Class
- Take sheets of paper and draw stripes 1-5 cm wide and 7-15 cm long. The size of the rings depends on the size of the stripes.
- Glue the 2 ends of the strip together to make a ring.
- Thread the strip into the ring, glue the 2 ends together to make a second ring. In the same way, make the entire garland of the desired length.
Garland for a holiday made of colored paper
Corrugated paper, napkins
12 napkins, glue, a stapler, a round template - and a fluffy pompom is ready! To do this, you need to staple 6 pieces of napkins in the center, cut out a circle according to the template, glue the adjacent sides and fluff them up.
The corrugation is ideal for cute roses - cut out a spiral, twist it and secure it with twine.
Colored accordions look good on corrugated paper: make rectangles of two sizes - larger and smaller, fold everything into a fan (the fold is even 1 cm), secure one corner to make a triangle. Thread twine through the top of the large ones, and at the base, glue the adjacent sides with the small triangles.We recommend reading:
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Garland "Figures" made of paper
You will need: white paper, a simple pencil, scissors, glue or thread with a needle, paint or pencils or felt-tip pens.
Master Class
- Select a template.
- Draw it.
- Color it.
- Cut it out.
- Make the required number of drawings according to the template.
- String them on a thread with a needle or simply glue the designs to the thread.
How to make a New Year's garland Snowman from paper
Food and natural materials
Wonderful things are obtained in a duet with the addition:
- Alternately, pine cones, dried citrus fruits, berries and Christmas tree branches placed on a thread will not only brightly decorate the room, but also fill it with an incredible New Year's smell;
- A garland of flowering and green branches will decorate the spring and summer holidays;
- Cones painted with sparkles, artificial snow or regular paint, tied to satin ribbons will create comfort and harmony in anticipation of the Christmas days.
Origami garland made from strips of paper
You will need: colored paper, scissors and a ruler.
Master Class
- Take paper and make strips 17 cm long and 2 cm wide.
- Fold the strip in half, then fold each side in half, as shown in the picture.
- Make the required number of blanks from 20 and above. The more blanks, the larger the garland.
- Weave a garland by inserting one piece into another following the instructions shown in the picture.
Garland “Hearts” made of colored paper
You will need: colored paper, a ruler and a stapler.
Master Class
- Make strips of paper 15 cm long and 2 cm wide.
- Take one strip and staple it at the bottom.
- Fold the outer edges down.
- Attach the next two strips.
- Secure everything with a stapler.
- Repeat the process with the remaining strips of paper.
New Year's Garland Hearts ❄ Paper Crafts for the New Year
Lifehack 3: Simple New Year's garlands 2021
It will be a pleasure to make such New Year's garlands for the street or at home with the whole family. You can use twine, cord or New Year's LED garlands as a base. Despite its simplicity, it looks very impressive.
All you need are pieces of fabric (matting, linen, chintz, etc.) and scissors. Choose stylish monochromatic options if the New Year's garland is yellow, for example. Garlands made from different pieces of fabric with polka dots, checkered patterns, herringbone and other New Year-themed prints will look more creative and festive.
Simply cut strips of approximately the same size, about 4 cm wide and about 15 cm long. Tie them in knots around the base. Tie as often as you have patience.
Fashionable and simple New Year's decorations and garlands are ready.
Garland “Lanterns” made of colored paper
You will need: electric garland, colored paper, scissors, ruler, pencil, thread and needle.
Master Class
- Make strips 20 cm long and 5 cm wide.
- Take a ruler and use a needle to draw horizontal stripes. The distance between stripes should be 5 mm.
- Make an accordion with oblique corners in the center as shown in the picture.
- Form a lantern using a thread and a needle.
- Secure with glue.
- Make the required number of lanterns.
- Attach paper lanterns to the garland bulbs.
Another great garland idea in this video!
How to make a garland with your own hands
Some options for creating paper garlands are suitable not only for the New Year. You can create a festive atmosphere for Valentine's Day with a garland of hearts. A garland of figurines or candy wrappers is perfect for a child’s birthday. Create with your own hands and delight your loved ones!
Materials for work
In order to create your own product, you can look at a photo of a garland made with your own hands on the Internet, and then you need to decide what complexity and what the decor will be made of.
Absolutely any materials can be used:
- Paper;
- Textile;
- Plastic dishes;
- Food;
- Natural materials (cones, leaves, berries, tree branches);
- Balloons;
- Christmas decorations.
Auxiliary means:
- Nylon threads;
- Tapes;
- Braid;
- Leg-split;
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- Templates;
- Pencil;
- Sewing machine.
