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Paper Garlands for a Fall Bride

August 25, 2011 By radmegan 3 Comments

Chances are that while you’re read this, I’m in a mini-van with my sister-n-law and four children cruising through the hottest part of California to attend a wedding shower for one of my nieces. The big event is in October, and her color palette is chock-full of fab autumn colors. Being the crafty aunt I am, I volunteered to make a few garland prototypes. She can choose her fave, and I’ll make the rest to hang at the reception. 

We both agree that the look of a fabric pom-pom (like the one I made here) is to-die-for. But guess what. ONE fabric pom-pom uses almost A YARD OF FABRIC to make! Crazy. I experimented with smaller, hand-sewn pom-poms that used less fabric, but when one sister-in-law said they resembled “used tissues” I got a bit flustered with fabric, and moved on to my old friend, paper. 

Using a 3 1/2 inch diameter scalloped punch, I quickly cut circles out of some fall-colored paper I’d picked up at Michael’s. (Cutting the fabric took FOREVER by the way.) 

I folded the circles in half, and half again. I then opened the folded circles so that the creases were visible. I squished all four sides, so that the circle resembled a square, and then pressed two opposing sides together. (What?! Photos below… )

Using quick-drying Elmer’s glue, I glued 5 of the pieces together to make a circle (see 8th image from top.) Then I glued in two more folded pieces on each side of my paper circle, and held the whole thing together with wooden clothes pins until the glue set. 
Each paper pom-pom uses 9 round, and takes about 5-minutes to make from start to finish. I completed 9 paper pom-poms, and ran a needle and thread through the set to see how they looked. Just about as adorable as the fabric pom-pom in my opinion…

But I am bringing all of my fabric attempts, and the dainty needle-felted heart garland I also made (seen here above the paper pom-poms) but ultimately, it’s up to my niece… keep ya posted on what she likes best! (And PS- If she doesn’t love the paper pom-poms, they will be strung above my couch on a permanent basis! I’m love how her colors match my circa 2001 Ikea blanket! 





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Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: construction paper, decorations, garland, paper crafts, pom-poms, wedding

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  1. Holly Mackay says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:54 am

    OOOH I love those radest megan!

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  2. carmar76 says

    August 26, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    YES! The paper garland is super neat!

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  3. Sara Eaker says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    These are awesome. I love the pom pom garland look. I also really like how you are not afraid to reveal your trials and tribulations with certain crafts. It makes us feel like we are all human and unafraid to attempt crafting too! Thanks!

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