18 Christmas Garland Ideas
When it comes time to decorate your home for the holiday season, using Christmas garlands is one festive way to bring the season into your home.
Using classic evergreen garlands will add a traditional touch, but there are many other festive ways to make garlands for Christmas trees, staircases, mantels and more. Here are 18 creative garland making ideas to inspire you.
My Christmas decorations don’t have to be fancy or expensive, in fact I love when I see some innovative twists on basic holiday decorations, they inspire me to come up with something new for my Christmas tree each year.
Holiday garlands can be more fun to make as an adult than it was as a child making garlands out of construction paper.
Making a homemade garland is pretty simple and can make for a fun Girls Night In. All you have to do is gather a bunch of garland making supplies, a few bottles of wine, and girlfriends for a fun night of holiday cheer and creativity. Some eggnog and Christmas cookies might help, too.
Christmas Garland Ideas You Can Make
Garland Hanging Tips and Tricks
- To store garland tangle-free, carefully wind them around cardboard wrapping paper tubes or cut off a side of a cardboard box and wrap the garland evenly around it.
- Garland has more impact when it is doubled up.
- There are so many ways to hang garland on a tree, but I find I always go with the traditional way of draping it.
I have had this picture of the traditional placement of garland in my idea file for a very long time. I still pull it out every Christmas as a handy guide.
- A few years ago I used dried hydrangeas instead of ribbon bows at each peak of the draped garland. You can use anything, the important thing is that whatever you use is spaced evenly around the tree.
Have you decorated your Christmas tree, staircase or mantel yet? Do you add garland or have any clever garland decorating ideas? I would love to hear all about it. Do share.
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