Christmas garland

Happy friday!

Are you already christmas shopping or making projects or gifts?

I realized that Thanksgiving is very late this year, the 28th which 

leaves us three weeks until Christmas!

I can see why so many people are already putting up Christmas

lights and some their trees already! It will come and go fast!

Anyways, have you seen vintage Christmas garland before?

I was recently at the Great Junk Hunt which is a type of holiday

flea market for the holidays with many vendors with both vintage

and new wares.  They happen to have these garland which were going

for $39 on up.  So, naturally I had to try a diy of them.

I took a trip to our Homegoods locally and found this box

of glass vintage blubs, $14.99.

They're just the right size, not too big.

I chose the color as I have a special person in mind

I am making this for. 

Find a spot to set up your blubs, I chose the kitchen table

so I wouldn't have to bending over the entire time!

I laid them out every other design, cut some jute or ribbon to

start assembling them.  To do this, slide one blub at a time

and tie a little knot at the top of the wire of the blub and contine

til you are completed.  Be sure and leave a good 12" on each side

so that you can hang your garland. 

You can display these beauties many ways,

across your mantle, in doorways, on your trees,

across windows, you can also hang them vertically anywhere.

They also make a beautiful gift.  When buying them you 

will find that the varities are glass and plastic, you can also

choose the plastic ones if you are worried that they may be heavy

for the spot you will be using them.  The glass ones I bought

are not heavy, but some that I had looked at were much heavier. 

vertically displayed....

Even across a cabinet or hutch.

I hope you give this a try and if you do, send me your pics!

Happy crafting!