Halloween Garland

Hi friends,

Last month I found some great Halloween craft supplies at Dollar Tree. These cute wood shapes came in packs of 3 for – you guessed it – $1.00! Add a little paint, ribbon, and twine and you have a very cute Halloween garland. πŸŽƒ

First I painted both sides of the pumpkins and ghosts using craft paints. I had orange and brown chalk finish paint and white acrylic paint on hand so that’s what I used. (If you want to get an assortment of acrylic paint colors for your crafts, this is a great set.)

Once the shapes were dry, I sprayed them with a coat of matte sealing spray.

I used jute twine as the basis for my garland. I decided to add these 1-inch unfinished wood beads for a little something extra. To make the garland, I threaded the beads onto the garland one at a time and tied a knot close to both sides of the beads to keep them from sliding on the twine. I spaced the beads about 4-inches apart. I didn’t measure, I just eyeballed it.

Then using the thin twine that came with the wood shapes, I tied each shape tightly onto the garland between the beads and trimmed the excess. I finished the garland by knotting several different ribbons on either side of each bead.

The garland has 5 pumpkins, 5 ghosts, 11 beads, and 22 ribbon bows. It measures about 6-feet long, including about 9-inches of twine on both ends for hanging.

This was a really fun project to make! It’s perfect for my mantel, but would also be really cute draped across a bookshelf or doorway.

Happy Halloween! πŸŽƒπŸ‘»

Anita

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9 Responses to Halloween Garland

  1. Michelle says:

    This is so cute!! The beads look really good on there, too. I love this!

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  3. Kara says:

    Where’d you get your ribbon ?

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    • Anita says:

      I actually have quite a collection of ribbon that I’ve picked up over the years. I’ve gotten some at Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, Joann’s and other craft stores along the way. If I see something I like it usually comes home with me even if I’m not sure what I’ll do with it. 😊

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  4. Carol Miller says:

    So very cute and different, love it!!!

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