Cute DIY felt gingerbread man garland with wooden beads and dried oranges. Tremendous simple to make and might completely be personalized along with your favourite gildings.
Seasonal Simplicity Sequence
It’s probably the most great time of the 12 months! I can’t imagine it’s right here, however at the moment is the primary week of The Blissful Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Sequence! Every week we’ll be sharing quite a lot of Christmas initiatives to encourage you for the season. From dwelling decor and crafts to seasonal recipes and reward concepts – there’s one thing for everybody! We’re kicking issues off this week with some enjoyable Christmas crafts and DIY initiatives to get you began for the vacations. You’ll want to try all the hyperlinks on the finish of the submit.
Christmas Adorning
Even for those who don’t like adorning till later November or early December, it’s nonetheless good to get a soar begin on any Christmas crafts or DIY initiatives that you simply wish to do. Time all the time goes so quick at the moment of 12 months and Christmas has a method of sneaking up on you.
I’m going to be doing a little bit of a gingerbread theme in our eating room this 12 months together with greens, ambers, and dried oranges. I used the dried oranges in our Christmas kitchen and household room decor final 12 months and beloved them, so I knew I needed to convey them out agin this 12 months. They nonetheless scent wonderful even after a 12 months and the colour has turned to a reasonably shade of amber. I feel this felt gingerbread man garland will assist tie every thing all collectively completely and I can’t wait to get began on the adorning!
DIY Felt Gingerbread Man Garland
This DIY felt gingerbread garland is so cute and really simple to make. Drape it throughout the mantel, string it throughout a shelf, or use it to embellish the tree. You could possibly even make some coordinating Christmas tree ornaments with the gingerbread males and wooden beads on their very own.
Supplies
Directions
- In the event you aren’t utilizing the pre-cut felt gingerbread males, obtain the gingerbread man template HERE. Lower it out and pin the template to your felt. Hint and reduce out as many gingerbread males as wanted.
- Utilizing the puffy paint, define the gingerbread males and add any detailing that you desire to. Because it dries, there could also be a number of spots that you should add some further paint – simply contact it up as wanted. The directions on my puffy paint stated to make use of the steam setting on an iron to create extra “puffiness”, however I didn’t discover that it actually made a distinction. Mine nonetheless appeared to be puffy.
- Lower the twine to the specified size of garland you desire to leaving some further size for changes. I left a very good foot on every finish. You possibly can all the time reduce it down if wanted, however you’ll be able to’t add further!
- Design the sample you wish to use on your garland. I went gingerbread man; mid-sized bead, large-sized bead, mid-sized bead; dried orange; mid-sized bead, large-sized bead, mid-sized bead; after which repeated the sample.
- Thread your needle and begin placing your garland collectively. I did a knot {or double knot for the massive bead} on both facet of the beads to carry them in place.
- Proceed your sample for the remainder of the garland and also you’re completed! In the event you want somewhat further size, you’ll be able to all the time add a collection of wooden beads on both finish.
Search for our Chistmas eating room tour in a number of weeks to see every thing put collectively! I hope you might have enjoyable with this!
Extra DIY Christmas Craft Concepts
In the event you’re in search of extra inventive Christmas DIY and craft concepts, try these posts from my running a blog pals. There are many enjoyable initiatives so that you can strive!
Greenback Retailer Crafts: Christmas Nutcracker Makeover at The Blissful Housie
Anthropologie Impressed Colourful Vacation Doormat at Tatertots and Jello
DIY Mini Jingle Bell Wreath at Merely, Marie Designs
DIY Moon Formed Christmas Wreath at Life is a Celebration
Make a Christmas Wooden Bead Garland at She Gave it a Go
Make a Stunning DIY Christmas Cloche (Ikea Hack) at The DIY Mommy
DIY Felt Gingerbread Man Bunting at Clear & Scentsible
DIY Wooden Bead Garland at Maison de Pax
Orange and Cinnamon Stick Serviette Rings at A Fairly Life
DIY Sleigh Bells at Zevy Pleasure
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