Paper Garland
February 14, 2011 9:26 amFirst of all, thank you so much for your kind words following my last post. I couldn’t reply to all of them, but you have no idea how much they meant to me. I’m going to print them out for my sister to read, too. I thought I’d share a picture of my sister, her husband and two children that was taken this weekend at the baptism of their baby. You can see on their faces that even through the suffering, there is still joy.
Zach’s 30th birthday was a couple weeks ago so I wanted to share some ideas I used for his party. I’m not a big decorator and I also didn’t want to spend a lot of money. I wanted to try to do something nice since it was his 30th. So as I was thinking about it I came across some paper garland. I thought, “Perfect. I have paper!” So this garland was the first step for decorating. I got some old books I had and marked circles.
I cut them out with pinking sheers.
Then I cut out fabric circles from scraps, slightly smaller then my paper circles.
Then I placed the fabric circles on top of the paper and just sewed away.
I ended up with A LOT of garland.
I love the simplicity of the vintage paper and the fabric. I also love that it didn’t cost me anything. More to come on the rest of my decorating later this week!
As we were walking on the beach yesterday. I captured this random moment. I’m grateful.
Completely grateful.
Tags: fabric scraps, home tutorial, tutorial, vintage paper garland
Posted in holidays, home, other | 7 Comments »
By Patricia Bryant on Feb 14, 2011 | Reply
what a neat idea for the garland!
and your girls are just too precious, lex. and what a wonderful picture of your sister and family. it is beautiful to see the joy and peace god is able to bless them with through such a hard time.
xo
By Morgan on Feb 14, 2011 | Reply
this paper garland is beautiful! i have been seeing a lot of variations of these and i definitely want to try it.
also, have you considered a tutorial on how to get that vintage look in photos (like the one of your daughters)? i am new to photoshop and would love some tips.
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By Jacinta @ modelmumma on Feb 15, 2011 | Reply
Love that garland. So simple.
Such a beautiful photo of your girls and so nice to see how strong your sister and family are going.
By Shelly on Feb 15, 2011 | Reply
Cool, a new take that we haven’t seen yet on garland! Nice work…
What a beautiful family, congrats on the amazing baptism and welcome that sweet baby to God’s family too.
By pont des lions on Feb 15, 2011 | Reply
Très jolies guirlandes!
Laure
By Kaili on Feb 16, 2011 | Reply
I am in the whirlwind of nursing a new baby and helping my 2.5 yr/old continue to feel loved. Every time I wonder “what was I thinking?!?” I try to imagine the two of them chasing each other around the house, or holding hands walking. Your picture of the girls doing just that made me smile. Thank you.
Oh and I love the garland.
By Natalie on Feb 23, 2011 | Reply
i love what you did! i made a paper heart garland for the first time this past valentines day..but i love how you used the two textures! might sue this idea for a baby shower i’m throwing soon! thanks girl. subscribing now.