Easy Silver & White Rustic Christmas Garland
5 Materials
I love simple homemade Christmas decorations. This is an easy to make Star and jingle bell garland.
For this project I used air dry clay for the stars. I suspect that you could also use salt dough to make the stars.
I purchased a tub of air dry clay at Walmart. I rolled out the clay with a piece of copper pipe that I happened to have handy - a standard rolling pin would have worked just as nicely. Using a star cookie cutter I cut out several stars. Caution: Don't make the stars too thin or the points will crack easily.
Caution: Don't make the stars too thin or the points will crack easily. When pulling the stars up, the edges sometimes bent a little out of shape. I just fixed them as best I could and in the end decided that the not so perfect points actually gave the garland a more rustic look.
I used a bamboo skewer to make holes to hang the stars before I left the clay to dry. You could use a pencil tip as well. Just make sure the hole is large enough to string the twine through. After the clay was dry - I had to let mine dry overnight, I spray painted them white. Note: Drying time will vary depending on how thick the stars are.
I strung the stars and alternated jingle bells on a piece of twine to hang.
For more information on this project, visit my blog.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?