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Fall Garland ~ Nature’s Bounty

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Earlier this week, I shared our Fall Mantle with you. As promised, I wanted to show you how to create your own Fall Garland.

Several months ago, I started noticing Garlands popping up all over Blogland. For St. Patrick’s Day, I made a fun Shamrock Garland and then for our Summer Mantle, I created a Pinwheel Garland. They are actually very easy, and really fun. I have a couple more for Fall planned and will share them next week with you.

If you have been around here, you probably know that my most favorite thing to do while decorating, is to shop my house. And creating this Garland and Mantle, was no different. I keep all of my holiday decorations in plastic totes. It’s always such fun to start decorating for a new season or holiday, open the box and find a treasure that I had forgot I had.

Last year, I made some small wreaths with acorns that I had picked up off the ground, and was so excited to find a huge plastic bag full of acorns that I never used. I also had some potpourri that my very good friend, Ann Marie, from Nashville, gave me while visiting them last February during Blissdom. I  had some leaf garlands, levitra brand.

  1. Supplies: Silk leaves or garland, Indian Corn, potpourri, acorns, nuts, gum balls, etc
  2. Twine, wire, wire clippers and hot glue gun (not pictured)
  3. I started by adding the Indian Corn with the glue gun, I just placed them randomly on the twine. I added glue to the corn, laid in down and placed the twine in the glue and held it for a couple seconds. NOTE: During some of these steps you have to kind of work backwards, so that the glue doesn’t stick to the work surface (the floor in my case)
  4. After the corn is added, glue on the next largest item you have, randomly, leaves or gourds, whatever you have

  1. I added some dried pumpkins that were in the potpourri
  2. Then I started adding in the smaller items, I wired these gum balls together and then onto the twine. I glued an acorn over the wire to hide it
  3. Taking a small bunch of leaves from the garland, I wired them onto the twine
  4. And covered the wire with another leaf

I added in a few more acorns, nuts and small pieces from the potpourri.

Because the Garland was a little heavier than most of the others that I’ve hung, I added a very small nail into the top of the Mantle (shhh…don’t tell my hubby) and then wrapped the twine around it and knotted it a few times. Then I used regular scotch tape and taped the twine to the front of the Mantle, to hold it up.

What is your favorite decorating tip or trick? Share with us!

Linking to…Fall Nesting Party, Home Decor & Organizing

22 Comments

  1. Liz- Your mantle is gorgeous and the Fall garland has me feeling all Fall-y. I cannot wait to decorate!

  2. What a great idea! Your mantel looks beautiful!

    I’m visiting from MBYM. Have a great week!

  3. Ammie @ Domesticallyobsessed.com says:

    GORGEOUS!!!! Simply gorgeous! *scurrying off to gather pine cones to decorate like Fabu cupcake lady.*

  4. OOh! What are those little pokey ball things?? You just reminded me that those are all over my uncle’s yard (used to hate stepping on those darn things as a kid!) I could go collect some. “Score!” for the free fall decorating. I think he also has pine cones…. ; )

  5. I love your garland! I plan on making one for Christmas. I love the old fashioned looking decorations 🙂

  6. Your mantle is stunning and I’m so going to try that garland!

  7. thanks, this looks great! Our michaels has all their fall florals on sale this week so I think I’m going to try this out!

    thanks, here from tidymom

  8. I love the garland! Today I woke up and there was a chill in the air. Its made me want to go pumpkin picking and start decorating for fall! I think I will try this project this year:)

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