Weekend Creative : Felt Garland

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[ this project was also featured yesterday in the Home & Garden Buzz at CafeMom.com : thanks Sheri ]


This is a very simple, fun, inexpensive, low-stress project that can be done while sitting on the couch watching your favorite holiday movies. I got the idea from a recent craft/antique fair where they had some great cream felted-wool garlands hanging on the trees.


Garland_supplies


Really all you need is some felt, scissors for cutting, wire & needle for stringing, and some wire cutters to snip at the end.


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I cut up a bunch of wonderfully imperfect squares (this means no measuring) and strung them onto the wire using a needle. My squares (and some became more like rectangles) were about


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Make it as short or as long as you want. One color, multi-color, etc.


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String it on the tree when you are done.


I think this is definitely a project that kids could participate in with supervision.


Here's some other felt garland ideas I found online - some are how-to's and others are from shops:



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December Daily post coming later this morning.

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  1. Holly S says…
    12/05/2008

    I love this idea and super simple...I have a ton of felt squares and yards of it so I will give this a try this weekend-maybe using non-traditional colors to go along with our first non-traditional Christmas.
    BTW, I love seeing your growing belly:)
    There is nothing more beautiful than a pregnant woman!

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  2. leaca says…
    12/05/2008

    very cool idea.

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  3. Suzie says…
    12/05/2008

    I love this idea and I can get my kids involved. Family Fun mag. has an idea for a felted wool mini wreath, but you can use felt instead, reminded me of your garland. My sister is due about the same time you are, so it's fun to see you and her baby bumps. She had a boy 2 yrs ago and now is going to have a girl also. Thanks for the idea!

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  4. Katie says…
    12/05/2008

    Such a simple project, yet so dern cute! I am heading out to WalMart today to see what kind of felt I can find~
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    P.S.
    Could you give me some insider advice on the best/cheapest place in Eugene to get Scrap supplies?

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  5. rachel carlson says…
    12/05/2008

    oh goody, you found maria horner's site, she has a lot of good free tutorials and some awesome projects for the holidays. thanks for pointing me to the dot felt garland, helps my love for polka-dots! hope all is well, you are glowing. hugs, rachel

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  6. Tina Alldredge says…
    12/05/2008

    Oh what a wonderful idea. This is something my lil ones can help with!

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  7. Anne Alley says…
    12/05/2008

    What a great idea!! Definitely trying this one today!

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  8. vanessa maez says…
    12/05/2008

    Cute idea. I am currently doing your December Daily for the second time this year and love it. It really makes me do more during the season. I think it will be a great tradition to add to our family holidays.
    I just wanted to give you the link to my site and to a craft idea that I think your son would like.
    http://allthatiam.typepad.com/
    It's fun for the kids to add their own touch to the decorations.
    Have a happy Holiday.
    V

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  9. Tona says…
    12/05/2008

    Love that garland. It looks great.

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  10. kristyn says…
    12/05/2008

    another cute idea from Ali! I'm anxious to share my December Daily- can't thank you enough for your step by step instructions and pictures for that project.

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  11. Patricia says…
    12/05/2008

    Love your garland. Last year I made a wreath out of larger squares of recycled wool that I'd felted. Love it. Did kind of the same thing as your garland--just bigger squares and wasn't fussy about getting them perfectly sized.

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  12. Tina says…
    12/05/2008

    Love the garland Ali...not sure if I'll have time this year with all that's going on but will definitely be thinking about it for next year! Thanks again for all your inspiring ideas!

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  13. Joelle says…
    12/05/2008

    I love this idea - so cute and easy. I think I'll make a wreath instead of the garland. Thanks!

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  14. Courtney says…
    12/05/2008

    I love Joelle's idea about doing a wreath like this! I've already made two wreath's this year, so maybe I should stick to garland.
    How long did it take to string all the squares up?
    I love this idea Ali, thanks for the inspiration!

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  15. Suz Gray says…
    12/05/2008

    What a cute project

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  16. Megan Cooley says…
    12/05/2008

    That looks great!
    Thanks so much for linking to my dot garland project here. I can't believe all the hits I've gotten today. Quadruple what I normally get. I'm not sure how you found me, but I sure appreciate you sending folks my way.

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  17. Bekka says…
    12/05/2008

    I'm doing this! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  18. Crazy Daisy says…
    12/05/2008

    LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing these great holiday ideas!

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  19. Amanda S. says…
    12/05/2008

    What a cool garland! Looks great! :)

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  20. Robert Mahar says…
    12/05/2008

    Alie,
    Thank you so much for the kind mention! Unfortunately the custom felt banners are no longer available in the shop - but we invite your readers to spend a little time browsing, there so many new holiday goodies!
    Kind regards,
    Robert Mahar, mahardrygoods.com

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  21. Cherie says…
    12/05/2008

    very cool simple project! Thanks for sharing. I really learn a ton from your blog!
    Cherie

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  22. Deb Jones says…
    12/06/2008

    Ali, I really like that garland. It would look great wrapped around a wreath too.

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  23. leaca says…
    12/07/2008

    This blogger made cute little trees this way.
    http://thelongthread.com/?p=1656

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  24. emily ruth says…
    12/07/2008

    i like how it just looks so substantial! this is not a wimpy garland! super cute, my dear, super cute...

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  25. emily ruth says…
    12/07/2008

    i like how it just looks so substantial! this is not a wimpy garland! super cute, my dear, super cute...

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