I have been on a garland hunt for a while now. I needed something reasonably priced to use on our banister going up the stairs. A few problems – I wanted the garland to match our pink and gold Christmas tree (pink and gold Christmas decor is few and far between) and everything I was seeing was CRAZY expensive. I came across this Tik Tok one day and decided to make my own.
In this blog, I’ll be sharing what I learned, what I will be doing differently next time and which items I’ll be repurchasing for the next DIY. Everything ordered to create the garland is from Amazon and I’m leaving it linked below.
Steps
- Lay out the flocked holiday garland. Fluff and spread the green pine pieces to create a fuller looking garland. I wasn’t totally pleased with this garland when I first opened the package. However, for under $30, I was ok with it. I knew I was going to be adding to it anyways and all other garland I searched was simply crazy expensive.
- Cut several portions of floral wire with the wire cutter (this will be used to tie the organza around the garland) don’t worry about the pieces being too large, you don’t need much.
- Loop the table runner through the garland and tie in different areas with the floral wire. I wish I purchased simple, regular organza instead of this table runner. This runner was stiff and difficult to work with.
- Tuck these artificial flowers around the areas you tied the organza with the floral wire. This adds color and hides the floral wire! Also, here’s where you can add any artificial flower of your choice (any color).
- In between each artificial flower, use the ribbon and create bows. Here’s where you can actually use the glue gun. Create the bow and glue it on directly to the garland. However, I simply tied the ribbon around the garland and created the bow that way.
- For a finishing touch, add these pine cones throughout. Here’s where I wished I used the hot glue gun!
And you’re done! This was a simple and easy way to create exactly what I wanted. Everything shipped rather quickly from Amazon. For a little something extra, you can check out my Tik Tok here.