Easy Thumbtack Pumpkins

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

These Easy Thumbtack Pumpkins are a breeze to make. They look cute sitting on a table or even outside your front door. They are light so it’s best to make sure they are taped down so they don’t fly away! 

The base pumpkin is from Target, it is a paper mache pumpkin. But I think this could work even for a regular pumpkin as an alternative to pumpkin carving. 

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

All you need is a base pumpkin and some brass thumbtacks or pushpins. You could make your own designs. The ones I did were a face and the word BOO! 

To finish off I just tied some dollar tree ribbon on the top of the stem. 

This is the easiest pumpkin project you will ever do! I know there is really nothing much to it, but I thought I can just share what I made to decorate my house for Fall.

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

What are the supplies needed for these EasyThumbtack Pumpkins? 

Pumpkins – Paper mache pumpkins, foam pumpkins, or real pumpkins! 

Brass thumbtacks –  You can use any color you like, I just realized that Amazon has these beautiful rose gold thumbtacks! ( These would look great on those white pumpkins, don’t you think so?!)

Ribbon or twine 

That’s it! 

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How do you make these Easy Thumbtack Pumpkins? 

First, decide what design you want. With a pencil, you could make your design lightly on the pumpkin. 

Next, push the thumbtacks into the pumpkin to make your desired design. 

Tie a bow using a ribbon or a piece of twine on the stem on top.

That’s it! 

This is a great project when you do not have much time and just want to dress up a store-bought pumpkin.

If you do not want to deal with carving a pumpkin, (believe me I tried and gave up the first time I attempted it! It was messy and stressful!) this is a good idea and it looks nice too!

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

 

Easy Thumbtack pumpkins

These are based on some lovely thumbtack pumpkins here on ohsolovelyblog.com.

Hope you enjoyed reading about this easy project! If you happen to try it out, I would love to see your pumpkins! Do share them with me on Instagram @lovetostayhomeblog.

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DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments

It’s Christmas in August!!! Since I missed Christmas in July I am improvising! I guess it’s not too early to be thinking about Christmas! 

These DIY Felt Ornaments are so easy to make and will look cute hanging on your tree or even as a garland. Christmas is definitely my favorite time of year. Decorating the house and putting up the tree is the most fun part! So, even though it is still August, I thought I can post this now, so there is lots of time to DIY these Felt Ornaments in time for Christmas!!

You can make these felt ornaments in no time and in whatever color scheme you prefer. They are easy to make and are pretty inexpensive. You can even get gold or silver embroidery thread to make it more sparkly and festive! 

 

What are the Supplies needed for these DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments? 

 

DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments supplies

Felt sheets in colors of your choice – I got mine at Walmart for just 33c a sheet. But apparently, it is cheaper on Amazon!

Embroidery thread 

Needle

Marker (to draw the shape on the felt)

Scissors 

Thread or ribbon (for creating the hanging loop)

Felt scraps (for stuffing the ornament)

Cookie cutters (optional but recommended)

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How do you make these DIY Felt Ornaments?

  • Place the cookie cutter on your felt sheet and draw the out line of the shape with a marker. To get 2 of the same shape, just fold the felt so that you have 2 pieces of felt, the one on top that has the shape drawn and another one underneath. That way you will get 2 of the same shape when you cut them out.
DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments
Trace shapes with a cookie cutter and cut them out. (2 of each shape)
  • Next, you have to stitch whatever pattern you want on the felt shapes. I stitched on both the sides that will be facing out. You can stitch only on one side to save time if you prefer. (Make sure that the marker cannot be seen, make that side the inside of the ornament.)
DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments
Embroider your design with thread on 2 sides. (or one if you prefer)
  • Stitch both the shapes together using the blanket stitch. Here is a great tutorial from thesprucecrafts.com on the blanket stitch.
  • When coming to the point where you need to attach the hanging loop, using a hot glue gun stick the bottom part of the loop in between the 2 shapes of felt. (I made a knot at the bottom of the thread). Continue stitching, towards the end, stuff the shape with little pieces of cut-up felt. 
DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments
Stitch the 2 shapes together using blanket stitch, glue the hanging loop in between the 2 shapes before stitching.
  • Continue stitching till the end. Your felt ornaments are ready!

DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments

Notes:

  • If you do not have Cookie cutters, you can draw or print out templates onto cardboard and use that to draw your shapes on the felt. There are lots of free templates available online.
  • I used all 6 strands of the embroidery thread. Feel free to use just 3. 
  • It does take a lot of practice to get the blanket stitch right. As you can tell I am still practicing as I am not very good at it!
  • Using a thin ribbon instead of a thread for the hanging loop would be easier. I found the thread that I used was not easy to work with. 
  • To make it even easier you can use a glue gun on the edges to glue the shapes together. To make the edges look neater, cut them with pinking shears.
  • Another option instead of embroidery is using sequins or beads. I have not personally tried it but I think it might look good.
  • There are many options that you can make like stockings, snowmen, holly, poinsettia, bauble, Santa, reindeer, candy cane, etc.

DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will make your own felt ornaments! Let me know if you do, I would love to hear from you.

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Hand Stitched Paper Gift Tags

These hand-stitched paper gift tags are a simple and fun way to dress up your gifts! They are unique and you can make up your own designs, and use different colors of thread to match your wrapping paper. Your handmade tag will definitely stand out on your gift! 

Hand Stitched Paper Gift Tags

 

Instead of spending money on buying gift tags, you can easily stitch up a few and have them on hand for your gift wrapping needs.

I got this idea from a book I borrowed from my local library. I absolutely loved this book, it has so many great ideas, simple enough for kids and teens to do too!

This is the book: Fabric Paper Thread by Kristen Sutcliffe.

 

Hand Stitched paper gift tags

 

What supplies do you need for these Hand-stitched paper gift tags? 

Hand Stitched paper gift tags

Scrapbook paper or any Card Stock paper

Pushpin

Embroidery thread

Embroidery needle 

Pencil

Ruler

Scissors 

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How do you make these Hand-Stitched paper gift tags? 

Hand Stitched Paper Tags

 

  • Cut rectangles ( 2 by 3 inches)out of your scrapbook paper.
  • Using a pencil draw your designs on the paper. Make them simple with straight lines. I also tried some flowers as you can see. 
  • Place some heavy cardboard underneath your tag, using the pushpin, make holes at regular intervals on your design.
  • After punching the holes, erase the pencil lines.
  • Using the thread and needle, stitch the design onto the tag. (Cut some embroidery thread about 2′ long. Use 3 threads or all 6) I ended up using all 6.  A simple running stitch ( —–), arrow stitch (vvvvv) and half running stitch ( /////// ) is all that is used.
  • You do not have to tie a knot at the end of your thread when you begin. Just make sure to leave a long tail if you plan to use that as the tie for your tag.
  • In the book, the author leaves a tail with which you can attach the tag to your gift. I did that for some but got the others, you can just add a thread on the top of your tag, it is really not a big deal. 
  • Your tag is ready! Make a whole bunch and use them for your gift-wrapped presents. You do not have to be an expert in sewing, you just have to put the needle in and out of the holes., kids and teens can do this as a fun project!
  • If you like to cover the back of the tag so it looks neat., you can do so by gluing another piece of scrapbook paper on the back.

Hand Stitched Paper Gift Tags

NOTES:

Use a paper cutter to get even sides on your tags. You can make them a bigger size if you like.

You can use one color or two colors, it is totally customizable for what you want.

Use 3 threads or all 6. I tried with 3 and then ended up using all 6 as I felt it looked better.

The same idea can be used to make bookmarks.

Hand Stitched paper tags

 

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DIY Faux Ceramic Vases

These DIY Faux Ceramic Vases are all over Pinterest. It had me wondering, does it work?? So, I decided to try it out as I had some ordinary dollar store glass vases sitting around my house.

I watched a lot of videos and decided to try it out with things I already had at home. After all, transforming something without spending any money is the best! Don’t you agree?!

DIY Faux Ceramic Vases

You can do the same, using things you already have at home, no shopping required! If you don’t have these supplies, you will not have to spend much money as the supplies are relatively cheap. 

What are the supplies you need to make these DIY Faux Ceramic Vases?

Supplies needed for DIY Faux Ceramic vases

Vases – You can use any glass vases you have. They do not have to be clear glass, they could be colored too! The uglier the better as the transformation will be worth it!

If you do not have any vases to Upcycle, you can easily find some at your local thrift store for as little as 25 cents to 50 cents! 

Paint – Acrylic Paint is what I had. It works well. If you do not have paint, you can get it at any craft store or on Amazon. I used mainly white, but you can mix colors to get the color you want. 

Baking Soda – everyone has baking soda at home! It is useful in so many ways. Here is another use for it! It adds texture to the painted vases. 

Paintbrush – I used a regular thick paintbrush and a foam brush. 

Empty plastic boxes to hold the paint and newspaper to line your work surface. 

That’s it! 

How do you make these Faux Ceramic Vases?

  1. Line your work surface with layers of newspaper. Maybe use a plastic sheet or bag if you can., from my experience the bottom of the vase stuck to the paper after painting it. So it would be better to have a plastic lining on top of your newspaper. 
  2. Wash and dry your vases thoroughly. 
  3. Decide what color you want to paint them. I went with a plain white for one. For the second one, I mixed a little brown paint with white to make it a light beige color. 
  4. In a plastic box add your paints, add a little baking soda at a time, and mix it up with the paintbrush. In the end, I added about 1/4 cup paint and around 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Painting the vases
  5. Using a foam brush, start painting your vase with horizontal strokes. Cover the entire vase. I did paint the inside part of it but just toward the top. 
  6. Let it dry completely, before painting your 2nd coat. I didn’t let it dry completely, so a little bit of the paint started clumping up with the first layer. So please don’t make the same mistake I made!! I ended up putting 3 coats of paint on both vases. 

I liked how they turned out in the end. They are not perfect but that’s how they have to be rustic!

NOTES:

You can make them in any color to suit your home decor. Just mix and match paints to get the color you want. You can also use wall paint.

Use old bottles, candle jars, mason jars, etc for some variety.

Let the paint dry in between coats, otherwise, the paint clumps up.

You can add more or less baking soda, it just depends on the look that you prefer.

I used the foam brush to paint most of it, but I did use the paintbrush to do the edges and the top of the vases.

Remember to paint the strokes horizontally as the grain of the glass is that way.

 

DIY Faux Ceramic Vases

DIY Faux Ceramic Vases

DIY Faux Ceramic Vases

 

If you like to watch a video on how to do this, you can watch this video by MaCenna on YouTube. She shows different methods and tries different paints too! I love watching her videos as she is so positive and just so joyful all the time! If you like DIY’s, Home Decor, and thrift shopping, her channel is a fun one to follow!

Will you be giving this a try? Did you like the way it turned out?  Let me know in the comments below. As always thank you for visiting! 

If you like DIY projects, do check out my other DIY posts:

DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing!

DIY Beautiful Envelopes

Easiest felt flower tutorial

DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland

DIY Paper Bunny Garland

 

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DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing!

Paper boxes and felt baskets for organizing.

These DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing are so easy and useful!

Make these to organize your life! Have you heard of the phrase ‘Everything in its place and a place for everything? This is probably the number one principle of being organized, having a place for everything in your home. 

Everyone has that dreaded junk drawer, where all the odds and ends gather and makes it a big mess! I know because I have one of those! 😂 

You can certainly buy all the fancy organizers available, but they usually come in standard sizes and compartments. Not to forget by the end of it, you end up spending more than you want to or need to! 😬

These DIY bowls and boxes are totally customizable to your space. And they can be made in any size or color, and they save you lots of money!

In this post, I will show you how I made these paper boxes and felt bowls. I am also working on some crochet baskets and bowls which are easy and gorgeous for organizing, so that’s coming soon! 

Let’s see how to make these DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing:

 

DIY Paper boxes for organizing:  

DIY Paper boxes for organizing

These paper boxes can be made in any size just following the simple pattern. Your junk drawer can be transformed with these simple boxes! 

DIY Paper boxes

What supplies do you need?

Supplies for DIY paper boxes

Scrapbook paper 

Scissors 

Pencil

Ruler

Glue stick 

That’s it! 

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How do you make these paper boxes? 

I am showing you how I made this square box, the finished size is 12 by 12 cms.

  • Cut a square which is 18cms by 18cms
  • Measure 3 inches on all sides and draw lines. The inner square should be 12cms by 12cms. 
  • So that will be the size of your box. 
  • Now using a ruler bend all four sides so that they are folded along the lines. 
  • Use scissors and cut the 4 corners diagonally as shown in the picture. 
  • Now fold the edges on all sides so that it’s easier to do when you glue these down. 
  • Now put glue on the corners and glue as shown. 
  • Once all the corners are glued your box is ready. 

Seriously these take less than 10 minutes to make! Now make a whole lot and organize your dreaded junk drawer into something awesome! 😊

Paper boxes with things organized

 

Notes: 

For different sizes, just make the square bigger or smaller, and follow the same directions. 

For rectangular boxes: just trace the rectangle on the paper, add 2 or 3 inches on all sides. (This will determine the height of the walls of your box). Then follow the same directions. 

If you want the pattern on the inside of the boxes, just flip the paper and make it. 

You can increase or decrease the height of your box, by adding that many cms/ inches on all sides. 

DIY Felt baskets for organizing:

DIY Felt baskets for organization

 These felt baskets are easy to make. You have to use thicker felt and not the ordinary felt you usually find at the store. 

What supplies do you need? 

Thick Felt sheets

Yarn or Jute twine 

Scissors 

Marker

Yarn Needle 

Glue gun 

How do you make these felt baskets? 

Felt Basket 1 

Felt basket for organizing

 

  • Cut out a rectangle from your felt with these measurements 26 * 29.5 inches. 
  • Make a template on ordinary paper. I used a paper with the same measurements that are 26 inches by 29.5 inches. 
  • The base will be 18 * 18 cms. Now on your template, on the side which is 26 cms. Draw 2 lines 4 cms from the sides, on both sides. You can check this pin that shows a diagram with the measurements.
Paper template for felt bowl
This is what the paper template will look like.
  • On the side that is 29.5, draw a line 5.5cms from the sides. 
  • You will end up with a square of 18cms inside that is your base. 
  • Now cut as shown in the picture. 
  • Place this template on top of your felt piece and cut it out. 
  • All you have to do now is punch holes on the four semi-circular corners. This does take a bit of hand strength! Even then you might end up using scissors to cut the small holes out. 
Felt bowl template
Felt cut according to template and holes punched.
  • Now measure a piece of yarn or string 16 to inches. Thread it through a yarn needle. 
  • Fold the basket as seen in the picture below, needle the yarn through both holes, and tie the yarn in front to secure. 
  • Repeat on the other side. Your felt basket is ready. 
  • If you find you like to watch and learn, you can check out this video by Cristina Ramirez, she makes a similar basket.

DIY Felt basket

I only had this thick green felt, but if you use a nice neutral color like grey, off-white, brown, it would look really good. Maybe I will use these at Christmas time! 

Felt basket 2 

DIY Felt basket

 

This felt basket is much easier to do. It follows the same concept of the paper boxes, except that one of the corner pieces is cut in every corner as seen in the picture. This is just so that it’s not that bulky. 

  • Cut a square piece of felt measuring 16 by 16 cm. 
  • Mark 4 dots on all 4 corners 3cms from the edges. 
  • Using scissors, cut the corners diagonally. 
  • Cut out half of the corner like seen in the picture. 
Felt basket 2
Cut corners and ready to be glued.
  • Now using hot glue, glue the 4 corners on the outside and make it into a basket. 

That’s it your felt basket is ready! 

DIY Felt basket

Also, check out these beautiful felt baskets on Instrucables.com

Make some felt baskets to organize your entryway table, so that you have a place for your keys, phone, sunglasses, etc., and some paper boxes to organize your junk drawers. 

DIY Paper boxes and felt baskets for organizing.

 

Hope you enjoyed these fun ideas to organize your life! Do let me know if you try them and find ideas like this useful to you. I would love to hear from you! Leave me a comment down below. Thanks for reading! 

If you like to DIY, do check out my other fun DIY ideas:

DIY Tassel EarringsDIY Beautiful EnvelopesDIY Farmhouse Bead GarlandEasiest felt flower tutorial

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DIY Tassel Earrings

DIY Tassel Earrings are easy and fun to make!

I have seen these tassel earrings all over Pinterest and Etsy. They have been listed on Etsy from anywhere between $5 to 25$ a pair! You can make these DIY Tassel Earrings for less than a dollar a pair!

These earrings are so easy to make, in fact, my 12-year-old daughter made these all by herself. You only need a few supplies like embroidery floss in different colors, scissors, jump rings, and earring hooks. 

DIY Tassel earrings

Embroidery Floss: Of course, embroidery floss is the star of the show! It comes in every color imaginable! So you can make lots of tassel earrings to match all your outfits in no time! You can even experiment with mixing and matching colors. Ombre is all the rage nowadays, so it’s easy to make these earrings using shades of one color. You can even get silk embroidery thread which is even more beautiful.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR MAKING THESE DIY TASSEL EARRINGS:

Supplies for DIY Tassel Earrings

Embroidery floss 

Scissors 

Jump rings 6mm

Earring hooks 

Pliers

All these are available in any craft store or you can buy them using the above links at Amazon.com

So gather all your supplies and DIY these beautiful Earrings.

They certainly will make a beautiful handmade gift, wrapped up in these DIY handmade envelopes!

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HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE DIY TASSEL EARRINGS? 

DIY Tassel earrings

If you have seen my DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland, they were made with tassels on either end. So I am using more or less the same method to make these tassels.

Follow these steps to make your Tassel Earrings:

  • Wrap the floss about 20 times around your 4 fingers. Or if you wish cut a sturdy piece of cardboard into a small rectangle. Use that to wrap the thread. Cut off the floss at the bottom. 
  • Take out the wrapped thread and lay it on a flat surface.
  • Tie the tassel a little bit from the top using a long piece of thread.
  • Open the jump ring using the pliers, add it into all the loops on the top part of the tassel, and close it securely so that none of the threads come out.
  • Wrap the thread around and secure it.
  • In the video I have mentioned below, the lady uses a yarn needle to weave the thread into the tassel., you can do that if you wish.
  • Cut the loops on the bottom part of the tassel, and trim it evenly.
  • Use a fine-tooth comb to separate the threads, so it looks finer.
  • Add the earring hook to the jump ring and your earring is ready! 

Step by Step pictures:

Now make one more earring the same way and you have your first pair of Tassel Earrings!

Green Tassel Earrings

(Do you like this earring tree?! I found it at Daiso, I thought it was really cute!)

 I did try my best to explain how it is done, but if you are a visual person and like learning things by watching videos, please do check out this video from The Crafts Channel. It is a very well-explained video on how to make your own Tassel Earrings.

It’s so quick and easy. Hope you are inspired to try these out! Get your kids involved too, I am sure they will love it!

If you like DIY’s check out all my other DIY posts:

DIY Beautiful Envelopes

Easiest felt flower tutorial

DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland

DIY Paper Bunny Garland

Hand Stitched Paper Gift Tags

DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing!

Faux Ceramic Vases DIY

DIY Tassel earrings

 It means so much to me to hear from you, so leave me a comment if you do try them out!  

Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest @ lovetostayhomeblog to know when I have a new post! Thank you so much for reading! Until next time…

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DIY Beautiful Envelopes

DIY Envelopes

These DIY Envelopes can be used to wrap gifts, package jewelry/ stickers, etc. They are so easy to make and you can make them in different sizes depending on your needs. 

It’s a great way to use up any scrapbook paper that you have lying around. You get some beautiful prints and you can customize them according to different seasons/ occasions. 

DIY Envelopes

What supplies do you need for these DIY Beautiful Envelopes? 

Scrapbook paper – 12inch by 12inch is the most common I think. You get scrapbook paper books in Michael’s, that is where I got mine from. Use your 40% off coupon to get them cheaper! 

Scrapbook paper

I’m sure you could get these in any craft store or Amazon too. 

An alternative that you could use is gift wrapping paper, it may not be as strong as the scrapbook paper but it should work.

Scissors 

Ruler/pencil 

Glue/ Double-sided tape – in the video, she used double-sided tape. I found that it worked out quite expensive if you make a lot of envelopes, so I used glue.

That’s it! 

Grab your supplies and let’s start making these beautiful Envelopes! 

How do you make them? 

First, you need to decide what size you want to make these envelopes? 

I made small, medium, and large. For all the sizes,  I did not follow any set measurements, you just have to cut a rectangle that is big enough to fit your gift. 

For the sake of this tutorial, I am going to make a small one giving you the measurements I used.

Find a page of scrapbook paper that you like, tear it out of the book.

  1. Cut one rectangle 10inches by 4.5inches.

Rectangle cut out

2. Fold the rectangle leaving 1 inch from the top.

Rectangle folded to top

3. Open up the top fold, and cut 1/2 inch on both sides up to the fold.

Cut sides of rectangle

4. Fold up the flap. Cut a little rectangle out of the top corners as seen in the picture below.

Cut sides of top corners

 

5. Cut the corners at an angle on all sides of the flaps. Refer picture.

Cut corners at an angle

6. Glue the side flaps.

Flaps glued down

 

That’s it your envelope is ready! Put your gift in and wrap them up with tape, or a thin ribbon.

Wrapped envelope

 

Envelope wrapped up

Make different sizes and keep them on hand so you can give them to your friends and family, I’m sure they will be impressed by your beautiful packaging!

DIY Envelopes

 

Notes:

  • Using a ruler, bend the paper at the folds. 
  •  I kept the envelopes under a heavy book for some time to be sure that the edges were glued well.
  •  If you don’t have scrapbook paper, you can use wrapping paper to make envelopes like these. The only thing is it might not be as strong as the scrapbook paper ones, but it will still make a pretty gift!
  •  I used a DIY felt flower for the center of my gift-wrapped envelope, they are so easy to do, you can find the tutorial Easiest felt flower tutorial here.
  • These envelopes are based on this tutorial by Makena Makes on YouTube, if you like watching videos to learn, you can find the video here.

Hope you enjoyed this easy DIY and you are inspired to elevate your gift wrapping to the next level!!

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DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland

Have you seen these Farmhouse Bead Garlands in pictures of beautiful homes? These garlands are a very popular item for home decor. I am going to show you how easy it is to make a DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland.

I have always admired them, it adds a real decorative touch to any room. Something so simple can be used in many ways to style your home. They are draped on vases, on books, on coffee tables, on entryway tables, dressers, bedside tables, even in bathrooms! 

Wooden bead garland DIY

 

I wanted to buy one and looked it up online, when I saw the price tag, it was anywhere from 7$ To 25$ and more!

So I decided to make this at home for a fraction of the cost. It is relatively easy and needs very few supplies.

I am sharing this DIY with all of you which is fun to make and takes less than 15 to 20 minutes! 

Supplies needed for this DIY Farmhouse Bead Garland:

Supplies for wooden bead garland

Wooden beads – I got mine from Micheals, a box of wooden beads is 9.99$. They come in 3 different sizes. By using a 40% coupon you could get them for less! You could make at least 5 garlands with the quantity that you get. 

The wooden beads are also available in any craft store or on Amazon. I hear that you could buy them in bulk and it is much cheaper. 

Jute string – The jute string I found at Ross for 1.99$, you can get it at the dollar tree or Amazon. It has to be thin enough to fit through the hole in the wooden beads.

Scissors 

Masking tape or cello tape – this is just used to make it easier to string the beads. Add a little bit of masking tape or cello tape to the end of your string to make it kind of like a needle. 

Or you could use a large yarn needle also to make things easier. 

That’s it! 

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Gather your supplies and let’s get started making our Farmhouse Bead Garland!

Super simple and easy. To summarize all you have to do is make 2 tassels, add one tassel at one end, string the beads onto the jute string, add the other tassel at the other end, and you are done!

Let’s see how to make this in detail:

 

  • To make the tassels: Wrap the string around your fingers about 20 times. Cut a piece of string to tie the tassel on top. Tie the string about half an inch from the top. Cut off the excess string once it is secure. I would even go the extra mile and add a drop of glue to seal it. 
  • Snip the bottom loops and your tassel is ready. 
  • Make 2 of them. 
  • Measure a piece of string, depending on how long you want your garland. I cut mine about 18 inches. 
  • Add the tassel to one end by simply tying it on through the loop on top. Make sure it is secure. Here also you could add a drop of glue to secure it.
  • Cut a small piece of tape and wrap it around the other end of the string, we are using this as a needle so the string does not get frayed. I recommend using a yarn needle if you have one that’s large enough to go through your beads, it does make it easier.
  • String the beads onto the string. I used around 40. It could depend on the size of your beads. You can use a combination of beads, make it your own.
  • Once all the beads are on the string, tie the other tassel on that end. Trim off the excess string. Use glue to secure.
  • Your farmhouse tassel garland is ready! 

 

NOTES:

You could color your beads if you have a specific color scheme in mind. A mix of colored and regular wooden beads can be used as I did in the above picture. 

I experimented with coloring the beads with food color. It worked well, you do not get a vibrant color but a rather nice dull color which I thought looked good with the regular wooden beads. 

For coloring the beads, all I did was put the beads in a bowl, added food color and just a little water, shook them up, kept them for about an hour.  Drain the excess water and kept the beads out in the sun to dry on a paper napkin. Once dry you can make your garland! It is that easy.

I am sure you can paint the beads too, I did try once and it was too much work, so I gave up!

You can also buy the colored beads/patterned beads of your choice. You get some great options on Amazon.

The garland can be tied halfway to create a loop to hang it onto a vase as shown in the picture below.

DIY wooden bead garland

Use differently shaped beads. 

There are a lot of possibilities so use your imagination and go wild! 😄

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Her blog has the most pleasing pictures and her content is amazing.

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