by Marian Huyck Grossi

Created on: December 13, 2008

CHRISTMAS GARLANDS AND YOU ONE DOZEN IDEAS

Garlands can be used in your home at any time of year, but most people use them only at Christmastime. I have found twelve Christmas garlands for you to make. The thing I like best about them is they cost little to no money. Many of them smell wonderful. There are several your children can make with you. Use garlands on your tree, banisters, mantels, draped across doorways, entwined in hanging lights, around pictures and mirrors, or lay them on tables. They are great for gift giving!

Enjoy making your own Christmas garland.

POPCORN GARLAND

Materials needed:

Popped popcorn (make enough so you can eat some!)

White thread or thin fishing line

Needle

Scissors

Pop the popcorn.

Do not cut the thread; you will need a lot of thread to make your garland. You can make it in shorter strings or one long one to drape your tree.

Put your needle through the center of the popcorn. You will need to push it down the string because it takes a lot of popcorn and string to make a garland long enough for your entire tree.

When you strung enough popcorn and the garland is long enough to suit you, cut the thread or fishing line and securely tie it.

Drape it on your tree!

*Great family project.

POPCORN AND CRANBERRY GARLAND

Materials needed:

Popped popcorn

Uncooked cranberries

White thread or clear fishing line

Needle

Scissors

Using the same procedure as above, string the popcorn and cranberries in your own design. Maybe one popcorn, one cranberry. Two popcorn, five cranberries. Be creative and have patience.

*Great family project

FRUITLOOPS GARLAND

Material needed:

Fruit loops

Thread, Fishing line or narrow ribbon

Large eye needle

Scissors

String fruit loops that same way you did for popcorn garland.

*Great family project.

CANDY GUMDROPS OR LIFESAVERS

Materials needed:

Candy gumdrops or lifesavers

Thread, fishing line or very narrow ribbon.

Scissors

String these the same as you did for popcorn garland.

*Great family project.

ANGEL PAPER DOLL CHRISTMAS TREE GARLAND

Materials needed:

1 Medium sized cookie cutter. Larger if desired.

Paper suggestions below

Pencils

Scissors

Scotch tape optional

Ribbon optional

Paper of your choice for angel. You can even use brown paper bags for a greener garland.

*Buy a long roll of paper if you don't want to tape your angel garland together.

With the cookie cutter (or you can draw) place it at an end of the paper. Allow room around the edges of the angel. Draw it and the begin folding the paper back and forth like an accordion. Remember when you made paper

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