Fall Garlands - Part Two



Yesterday I showed you how I made my simple Pinecone Garland and promised 2 more tutorials for today.

My AUTUMN Banner & String of Leaves.

Go get:

Felt, in colors of your choosing.

I picked a fall green & red then decided to add black & orange to throw some Halloween in there!

Paper, Pen & Scissors

Jute string

Buttons

Needle & Thread

Fabric, in colors of your choosing

Fabric glue OR Sewing Machine

Embroidery Floss, in a color of your choosing



We will start with the AUTUMN Banner.



 First draw yourself a template for the Banners. Mine are 3” x 5” and I drew a upside down V at the bottom. Cut it out.

Trace onto your felt & cut them out.

Freehand your letters on the fabric. They don’t have to be perfect! Cut them out as well.

Now you can either use fabric glue to stick them to your felt OR I opted to do a zig-zag stitch with my sewing machine. I felt like this gave them some texture & interest.

Sew your buttons in the top corners of each.

Take your string and tie knots around the buttons to connect each piece. The spacing will depend on how large your mantle is!

Make sure to leave enough string on the ends to tie them up.

I attached mine by tying a bow with the hanging string from my Pinecone garland.

Now the String of Leaves!

Take you’r left-over felt and half-hazardly cut out ‘leaf’ like shapes. I didn’t want mine to look ‘cookie cutter’ but you could make a template and trace it out. It would take a lot more time and energy though too. Once I felt I had enough I took my embroidery floss and started stitching them.

You’ll end up with a long string of leaves! Very cute & very simple!

All together, they have huge impact!

I am also going to be making a new wreath for above the fireplace to go with my fall décor and will post about that soon.

 I’m so pleased for nothing more than $5 and some things on hand I have a new beautiful fall mantle.


Becuase we have our TV above our fireplace *not by choice* it makes it extremely hard to decorate our mantle. Do you have the same issue? Do you have any tips you can share?

Fall Garlands - Part One

I’ve been really inspired lately by all these beautiful garlands on Pinterest and have decided I heart groupings.

I chose my favorite ones then put my own spin on them.

I also figured ya’ll would want to know how I made them so I’ll have to do this in a 2 part series!



Today we start with a simple Pinecone Garland.

Go get:

Your scissors

Some Large Pinecones

Burlap

Jute string

Gold wire (or any wire will do)

Scotch tape

First twist your wire around the top of the pinecone, leaving a generous tail.

Hang your string across your mantle and decide how long it needs to be.

I could fit 7 pinecones without it looking to cramped.

Twist your wire around the string leaving a gap (for later) and tape the top to your mantle.

I tested the scotch tape on my mantle to make sure it wouldn’t ruin it. I didn’t want anything to be seen and it really doesn’t have to hold much weight; so it worked well for me.

Once you have all your pinecones hung you need to cut your burlap. I cut mine 2 1/2’ long and in four strips about 1” wide. Cut enough for each pinecone. Tie your bows gently around the wire, above the pinecone, that you left earlier.



The lovely thing about this garland is that it’s imperfectly rustic and can last through until the winter season. I figure when I start to decorate for Christmas I will add a string of lights.

Stay tuned because tomorrow I will show you how to make my AUTUMN Banner &String of Leaves!