St. Patty's Day Garland

Since our fireplace has been complete, I love making banners or garland to decorate the mantle. Here is a little tutorial for how I made my St. Patty's Day garland.

Step 1: Choose your paper. I just went through my scrap bin and pulled out a bunch of green patterned paper.

Step 2: Cut out circles with a die-cut machine, punch, or by hand. I am lazy and hate cutting so I use my Cricut.

Step 3: Sort circles by color or just throw them in a pile. I'm a little OCD, so even if I am going to do a random pattern, I still have to sort them.

Step 4: Sew together. You can hand sew or use a sewing machine. Again, I'm lazy so the sewing machine is a much easier option. I sewed a circle and then pulled it about an inch or so, DO NOT cut the strings after you sew each circle (that is what holds the garland together).

You can also use a zig-zag stitch to sew your garland pieces to a piece of ribbon or twine. I did a variation of that for my Valentine's Day banner.

Word of advice: DO NOT let your garland get tangled. I spent about an hour trying to get mine untangled last night. Not fun.

Once you finish sewing the circles, you are done!

(You can also see the finished fireplace; I will post before and after pictures sometime)