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Christmas garland – ornament swag Christmas craft

December 1, 2017 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

Add sparkly holiday decoration to your home with a Christmas garland made of plastic Christmas ornaments. I call these swags, but they are also known as garland or festoon.

From the dictionary: “swag – a decorative garland or chain of flowers, foliage, or fruit fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.”

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christmas-swag - 1To make this Christmas garland you will need

  • Rattail cord or 1/8 inch satin ribbon or tinsel cord 
  • Plastic Christmas ball ornaments, 2 inches or larger
  • Command hooks 
  • Tape

Instructions Christmas garland

christmas-swag - 2Measure the area you plan to hang your Christmas garland, making sure to allow for the curve. Add 12 inches. Cut cord at this length.

christmas-swag - 10To make it easier to string the balls, wrap a piece of tape around one end of the cord, making it like the end of a shoestring. Tie the other end of the cord to an object to keep the balls from falling off, such as mixing spoon. (My hack: I don’t cut the cord, I just use the spool as my stop. This way, if I decide I need it longer or shorter, I haven’t cut the cord.)

Start inserting the cord through the hanger on each ball. The balls will end up making kind of a spiral, so if you have multicolors, you may want to put the balls on in a pattern of threes. After stringing a few balls, move them around so they are nesting together.

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Once you have strung all the balls, you will need to tie a nonslip loop knot at each end of the cord for hanging.christmas-swag - 13

Attach hooks where you want to hang your Christmas garland. If you have a large mirror and can reach the back for the hooks, the garland would look very pretty draped across the front.

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How to make a Christmas garland with plastic ornaments. DIY Christmas swag to add to your Christmas crafts and family activities.

Resource links

  • https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/trees.shtml
    • History of Christmas trees from Why Christmas
  • http://xmasdays.com/store/owhistory.html
    • History of glass ornaments from Christmas Days

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  1. Nikki G (GwinGal)

    December 1, 2017 at 12:55 pm

    I love this. And I have always loved the wreaths that are made of ornaments too. Gorgeous!

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    • Lisa @ Casa Bouquet

      December 3, 2017 at 7:23 am

      Hey Nikki, plastic ornaments make this so easy! You should be able to tie this in a circle for a wreath.

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