A collection of handmade Christmas garland ideas
As Christmas approaches, many households start preparing Christmas trees and decorations, don’t they?
Some of you may be thinking, “I want to decorate my room with handmade items!”
For those people, garlands are a popular decoration that’s easy to make.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of cute handmade garland ideas, from simple ones to more elaborate, artisan-style creations.
Try making the easy ones with your children, and take on the more challenging ones as a hobby project of your own.
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Ideas for Handmade Christmas Garlands (11–20)
Felt Christmas garland
Why not brighten up your room by handcrafting a garland with Christmas-colored felt? All it takes is cutting, rolling, and gluing felt to create a stylish, cozy piece.
First, cut felt into holly leaf shapes in two sizes—large and small—and glue them together.
Next, cut circles from felt, snip them into a spiral, then roll from the tip and glue as you go to make flowers.
The key is to make flowers in different colors and various sizes.
To finish, attach each piece to a jute string, and you’re done.
Perler beads
Iron beads are charming because you can freely create pieces using colorful beads.
Let’s use them to make a fun, pop-style Christmas garland! You can even create retro, pixel-art-style decorations based on your favorite characters.
It’s also a great idea to add elements like Santa hats and try designs that are uniquely Christmassy.
If you want to make characters, intricate images, or pieces with shading, we recommend using iron bead patterns.
You can find patterns online—just print one out and place it under the special pegboard to easily create polished, professional-looking works.
String your creations with thread or chains and decorate the whole room in vibrant colors!
Advent calendar garland
Here’s a surprisingly easy Christmas garland made with a common household item: coffee filters.
An advent calendar lets you savor the countdown to Christmas and amps up the excitement! It’s also a great craft to make with your kids.
Stamp numbers 1–24 onto coffee filters and punch a hole for inserting a decorative pick.
Fill the filters with small packaged treats like candies or marshmallows.
Hook the filters onto a tinsel garland to finish! Even though the materials are all from a 100-yen shop, the result looks wonderfully festive and deluxe.
straw star
Straw ornaments cherished in Germany and the Nordic countries are called straw stars.
They’re made from the stalks of wheat or rye, staple grains in Europe, and are said to express gratitude for the harvest in a tangible form.
They’re beautiful to look at and perfect for Christmas garlands.
Since you start by splitting the straw, it can be a bit challenging for beginners, but there are kits available, so it might be worth trying those.
If you’re making a garland, just thread string through the gaps in the ornaments and attach them to a ribbon to finish.
How about bringing a taste of traditional European handcraft culture to a Japanese Christmas?
lace paper
Let’s make an elegant star ornament using easily available lace paper doilies! First, fold a round lace paper doily in half, then fold it in half again.
Next, cut along the creases to divide it into four equal parts.
Fold each of the four pieces into a diamond shape to make four diamonds.
Repeat this process for four doilies.
Finally, stack and glue all the parts together, and you’ll have a three-dimensional star ornament.
Depending on how you fold them, you can also make a Christmas party hat!
wire craft
This is a garland with a simple look made using wire.
Its cool vibe won’t interfere with other decorations—that’s part of its appeal.
Prepare patterns where Christmas motifs are drawn only with lines, then trace them with wire to create the design.
If the wires overlap too much, it can look messy, so how you handle the points where lines intersect is a key detail.
Because the design is simple, the level of finish changes depending on the small touches—like slightly distorting the lines to add a handmade feel.
A collection of DIY Christmas garland ideas (21–30)
Star Garland
This is a star-shaped garland with an eye-catching, raised form toward the center.
You can make it with a simple process: stack triangles neatly, cut them with scissors, then open them up and tidy the shape.
It’s not just about cutting a star shape—the fold lines that connect each point to the center are also key! By making even, firm creases, you create a three-dimensional look.
Finally, punch a hole at the top, string several stars together, and you’re done.
We recommend decorating it on a wall so the back side is hidden.