While I love Christmas I confess my creative space is surprisingly void of any nod to the Holidays! Well I thought it was time to change that. I wanted to make a a holiday decoration that spoke to my inner creative and was bold against the wall. I confess I love the way it turned out.
Making it was surprisingly simple and you can easily buy whatever letters you wanted. For example I think “Joy” would be perfect for this garland and not take up as much space. Consumer Crafts let me shop their site and I found almost everything I used there. One quick note – when the packages arrived from ConsumerCrafts.com I was really impressed with how well packed everything was. I’m talking things wrapped in bubble wrapped and then put inside a plastic bag – pretty impressive!
Be sure to go to the end of the tutorial to enter for a chance to win a Cricut Explore courtesy of ConsumerCrafts.com!
To make this Garland you will need the following:
Six inch wood letters in whatever word /phrase you choose
Six inch grapevine wreaths (one for each letter in your garland)
Berry Sprays (I used three in the example)
Artificial pine branches (I used 1 in the example)
Gold Paint (I used DecoArt Spun Gold)
Paint bush
Glue Gun and Glue sticks
Pin with flat head.
I love how this project has some bulk and weight to it, but can come together in an evening. In five simple steps you’ll be finished!
Step 1 – Paint the letters
Paint each of the wood letters. For the paint I used I found that two coats looked the best. Let the letters dry
Step 2 – Add some sparkle.
Spray the grapevine wreathes with the glitter spray and allow them to dry
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Step 3 – Decorate each letter.
Snip the sprays and pine branches so you have smaller sections Divide between the wreaths and begin to layout the look of each wreath with a letter.
Step 4 – Make it stick.
Once you have everything looking like you want glue it all down with a hot glue gun.
Step 5 – thread them together.
The individual wreaths will have a nice weight to them so to have them hand securely I threaded the ribbon between the vines. Take a flat head pin thread the ribbon onto it. Then thread ribbon through the top of each wreath. Hang up and enjoy!
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Nicole Dz says
The first thing I would create with a new Cricut Explore is some fun greeting cards to send out to family.
Ann says
I would make labels and greeting cards!
Terry says
I would love to win this for my daughter
Karen says
I would create so many fun things for my coworkers
Else says
I have a Cricut Expression and would love to get the Explore to include some of the computer ideas I use.
Melanie says
I would make cute decorations for the holidays with the cricut.
Sandy M says
The first thing I’d make with the Cricut Explore are appliques to sew on the t-shirts and dresses I make for my granddaughters!
Diana says
Holiday cards and craft projects for sure would be on my list!! Thanks for the chance to win …
Lori Smanski says
Ohhh I think I would love to make some birthday and anniversary and holiday cards. Thank you for this chance. The catalog is wonderful. Thanks for sharing this.
Brenda cawlfield says
I would cut out pieces for scrapbooking.
Janis Siehs says
I would love to win this for card making and scrapbooking.
Nina says
I would make greeting cards …Appliques for quilts…. banners for holidays….oh goodness just about anything my old mind could come up with!!!!!!
Jeanne Smilgis says
With two new grandaughters who are TWINS I would be cutting fabric letters of their names so we stop confusing them. Applique all their clothes!
Sandy Wootten says
I would love to win!!
Stacy says
i would love to upgrade from my original cricut
Doreen S says
I’ve wanted one of these but never seem to save up enough to get one. This would be a great item to go with my quilting.
Thank you for this opportunity to win the Cricut Explore.
DeborAh says
I would make Christmas cards & let my grandchildren make things as well
Leona Wimpee says
Oh, oh, oh, what would I not make. The thoughts are churning like sugar plums.
Sarah jones says
I want to create tons of Christmas decor!
Jamie Stowe says
Fabric squares for hand warmers
Michelle Smith says
I would make christmas cards
kim parga says
I just don’t know how you find the time to do all the things that you do! I am home 24/7 and my son is 24 and I still can’t get even one thing done! Although I do have 5 dogs and 2 cats that are like toddlers, I just love working with fleece and I am glad that it is getting colder here in GA so that I can start working on my line of pet coats for this year. Thanks for the freebies and for the time it takes you to devote to this blog. Love it!
Lynn Young says
A perfect circle!
Martha says
I would love to make stencils for walls, fabric, wood, glass!!
sharon cason says
I would make all dirrerent letters for appliques. Thank you for the chance.
Becky says
This would be great and I would make Christmas cards for family and friends!!
Wanda says
I’d make nice cutouts for the grand kids room and decorate like crazy :!
Donna says
I’m not sure what I would make first. The possibilities of things I could make are endless. Ohhh how my creative juices would flow once I got started.
Becky Turner says
Labels for the office, Labels for the kitchen, Labels for the sewing room….
shirley says
Being artistic, I would imagine many ideas will come to mind.
j stone says
I made an ‘adopt’ sign with paw print for the o, I would love to make more of them. I hand drew out the letters and it takes so long to do it that way. A machine would make it so much quicker to make the stencils, if I can make them quicker, I could donate some for our Humane Society to sell.
MicheleTimms says
I would cut out fabric appliqués for a quilt!! This would be an amazing tool!!!
Anne says
The possibilities of creating wonderful projects would be better then ever if I won
Diana says
Thanks for the chance to win .. There are many things I could do with this win .. Again, thank you very much !
Tammy Z says
I would love to make inspirational vinyl sayings to frame, and give them to our local battered women and children’s shelter to hang on their walls.
regina says
I would to make thing for all my grand kids and family
Exie Horn says
I would finally be able to to do the memory albums of my son. He had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and despite fighting so hard my Curtis lost the battle. He was 19. I need to finish them. I know the memories will hurt and some will be remembered with laughter and I hope friends will be there with be to create them in his memory. The world lost a loving heart when I lost Curtis. .
Melissa Ann says
I would make some Christmas appliques for t-shirts.
Brenda Helm says
So many ideas, so little time. First on the list to make are Christmas cards
Christa Dunn says
Holiday cards!
Sally Burnside says
I would like to use it for fabric applique cutting of projects planned to attach to quilts.