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Drinking Straw Garland
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At Charlotte's House
(IC: blogger)
Wanna cheap and simple way to make an interesting Christmas garland? Materials required... drinking straws. Anything from the cheap plastic to the fancier paper. Easy peasy. Cut your straws into 2-3 inch lengths and then string them with a needle and thread. They're light and whimsical and will hold up over time. The perfect holiday craft!
I've made a couple different types... this one I alternated red with the stripes for a candy cane look.
Any sewing needle will do... a smaller needle is probably easier, but any should do the trick.
Just string your straws until your garland is the desired length! I like 4-6 feet since anything longer gets tangled and anything shorter just looks funny draped on the tree.
My favorite is the one I made with these clear straws... it disappears into the tree a bit more and picks up the Christmas lights in a lovely way at night.
A fuzzy instagram pic of the finished product last year.
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Published November 30th, 2014 9:12 AM
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Barbara Chapman on Dec 01, 2014Very cute idea! Children should love this and they could help! Great idea!!! Merry Christmas!
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At Charlotte's House on Dec 01, 2014@Barbara Chapman I think so too! Thanks, Barbara!
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