This year my garland is simple. OR simpler than last year. I still love a full, fat lovely garland but for some reason this garland wasn’t packed with the rest of the Christmas stuff so I had early access to it and I realized how much I love it.
It’s just two strands of natural looking plastic garland from Hobby Lobby. Bought a few years ago a half price. I looked this year but I couldn’t find more. I like how real this garland looks with it’s yellowy brown edges.
I made three tiny holes in my mantle {because I’m not afraid of holeyness} and just attached the garland to the tacks.
It was kind of plain so of course, I had to add something to it. I found a few picks of red cherries and berries and just laid them in. Then I tore off a few leaves from a fake branch and stuffed them in as well.
Very simple. Very pretty. Very done.
Need an even simpler garland? Follow Layla’s lead and use a strand of beads!
How can you attach a garland to the mantle without putting nails in the wood?
Thanks!!
Put nails in the wood.
There is a product out that Lysa Turkerst talked about and I linked to last year–you could search Lysa in the sidebar search box and find the old post.
I so wish I had a mantle to do this! But, you could do this around doorways and windows, couldn’t you?! Hmmmm, ideas are brewing! Thanks for sharing!