Handmade winter garlands: cute ideas that are easy to make
In winter, we tend to spend more time indoors, and many of us may find ourselves thinking, “I want to make something,” or “I want to decorate my room to brighten the mood.”
In this article, we’ll share DIY ideas for winter garlands.
We’ve gathered cute and stylish ideas using origami paper, felt, leaves, and nuts.
Each one is simple to make, so give them a try if you like!
There are also ideas inspired by winter events like Christmas.
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Handmade winter garlands: 10 cute and easy-to-make ideas (1–10)
Pinecone Garland
When it comes to Christmas decorations, pinecones are often used, aren’t they? Some of you may have collected lots of them while out for a walk and have them at home.
So this time, we’re introducing ideas for a garland made with pinecones.
Along with the pinecones, please prepare cinnamon sticks, glass ornaments, cotton pods, bells, and snowmen to decorate together.
Pre-treat the pinecones and attach a screw eye to the base.
Basically, all you need to do is hang or glue the items you’ve prepared onto a string.
Adjust the balance as you go to finish it off cutely.
Christmas garland made with yarn
Let’s make cute Christmas ornaments that are finished simply by cutting and tying yarn, then turn them into a garland! Wrap white yarn around a wooden ring to create a beard, wind red yarn around a circular piece of thick paper to make a hat, and connect them with yarn threaded through a wooden bead—voilà, a Santa Claus! You can also make trees and wreaths.
Add star or ball-shaped embellishments for extra sparkle.
Make several in different colors and link them together to create a garland.
Snowman garland
Here’s an idea for a winter-themed snowman garland.
Cut a milk carton into long strips, roll them up, and staple them to make two bases for the snowman—one large and one small.
Wrap each base with two sheets of tissue paper that you’ve crumpled once to add texture, then glue them in place.
For the snowman’s hat, cut a toilet paper roll to create a cone-shaped base and wrap it with red tissue paper in the same way.
Add a white pom-pom as a decoration.
Attach the hat to the snowman, make the face with origami paper or similar, and hang it on a string.
It looks cute if you add snowballs and poinsettias made from tissue paper alongside the snowmen.
Handmade Winter Garlands: Cute and Easy Ideas (11–20)
[Origami] Flower Garland
![[Origami] Flower Garland](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eL5acN1NoaA/sddefault.jpg)
This is a colorful, cute garland made of three-dimensional origami flowers strung together.
First, accordion-fold the origami paper, fold it in half and secure the crease, round off the corners with a cut, open it up, then secure two more points to shape it into a flower.
Next, make these flowers in various colors, attach a string, and the whole piece is complete.
It’s important to follow consistent steps so each flower has the same shape, and to choose origami colors that make it look more vibrant.
If you feel that flowers alone look too simple, try adding other decorations at regular intervals.
Advent garland
This garland also features an advent calendar element to build excitement as Christmas approaches.
Keep the small gift bags simple by using coffee filters, and add sparkle with surrounding decorations.
By decorating the numbers on the bags with stamps and such, people can enjoy watching the numbers progress.
Arranging the bags amid Christmas colors—starting with holly—strongly conveys that it’s a decoration for the season, so it’s highly recommended.
Heart Garland
Valentine’s Day is a major winter event, and the excitement builds as it approaches, doesn’t it? This garland, with a cute look of connected hearts, fits the Valentine’s image perfectly.
Fold an accordion-folded sheet of paper in half, round off the edge with scissors, and when you open it up, you’ll get heart shapes.
Then simply thread a string through and line them up.
If you use crepe sheets with different colors on the front and back, you’ll get a soft, colorful look.
In addition to hearts, adding flower-like shapes made by arranging and attaching these pieces will make it even more festive, so that’s recommended too.
Felt Christmas garland
Christmas, arguably the biggest event of winter, inspires this garland strung with a variety of themed motifs.
The process is simple: cut felt into motif shapes, layer them, and attach a string.
The key is to stack the felt to add volume—the overlapping of the soft material creates a warm feel.
As you consider which motifs to make, we recommend using classic Christmas colors like red, green, and white to enhance the festive atmosphere.