Hi friends,

I have a quick and fun Patriotic Wood Bead Garland to share with you today. It’s so easy to make and would be a fun project to do with the kids. 🇺🇸

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All you need to make your own Patriotic Wood Bead Garland are some red, white, and blue wood beads and cotton butcher’s twine. These are similar to the beads I used, although the blue is royal rather than navy. I had some red with white stripes and red with white polka dots beads in my craft stash that I added to my garland. There are also some patriotic bead sets like this that would make a fun garland. 🇺🇸

I started out by making a tassel for the first end. I wrapped twine around my fingers 20-25 times to get the size I wanted. Then I tied another piece of twine tightly near one end. Trim the loops at the opposite end and your tassel is ready.

I cut a long piece of twine – about 6 feet – and threaded one end through the loops at the top of my tassel and tied a double knot. I used a crochet hook to help make it easier the get through all of the loops. 

I threaded the other end of my long piece of twine onto a large-eyed needle and started to string the beads onto the twine. I threaded the short end from the knot on the tassel through the first few beads to help secure it. Continue threading beads onto the twine in whatever pattern you like until your garland is the length you want.

When you have your garland the length you want, make another tassel for the other end. I threaded the twine from my garland through the top of the tassel and tied it as close to the last bead as I could with a double knot. Then I took another piece of twine and tied it around the tassel near the top. I trimmed the loops at the bottom to finish the tassel.

Here is the finished garland. It measures about 57 inches plus the tassels on each end.

This Patriotic Wood Bead Garland will make a fun addition to your decor from Memorial Day through the 4th of July! You can drape it onto your tiered tray, hang it on your mantel, or arrange it on a coffee table tray. I think it would also look great wrapped around a grapevine wreath on your front door. 🇺🇸

Anita