I decided to dive into a bit of crafty magic and made a DIY garland this weekend. It was like sprinkling a little bit of joy across our living room. Seriously, it’s amazing what a string, some paper, and a dash of creativity can do to a space. I enlisted the kiddos for some cutting and sticking – turns out, it’s the perfect rainy-day activity. Not only did we end up with this gorgeous splash of color but also a bundle of laughs and precious memories taped together in those paper shapes. It’s not just a garland; it’s a string of moments, each as unique and special as the little hands that helped make it. Crafting for the win, right?
Fabric Bunting
A couple of weeks ago Mollie Makes got in touch and asked if I would be up for a little challenge. Given the materials that come with issue 49 they asked if I could come up with an alternative DIY using the materials provided. I’m always looking for simple ideas on refreshing our living space and when I saw the hexagonal shapes I knew that I wanted to create a garland to place above our mantelpiece.
What I loved about this challenge is that the materials could easily be off-cuts you have lying around the space and so with a little thread and a few scraps of fabric you can create something easy and pretty within half an hour.
First of all I used the hexagonal shapes to draw round onto the fabric pieces.
How to make a garland
I noticed that by cutting the shapes I was left with tiny little triangles of fabric which I thought could look interesting sewn on top of the pieces. I made a simple stitch between each shape to create a garland, once your pieces are cut this honestly takes about five minutes. I love crafts that create quick and simple results!
I stuck some of the triangles on top of the garland pieces to add something extra to the geometric theme and then I was done! I love the contrast between the pinks and yellows against the colour of my living room wall. Wilf also liked the idea of using it as bunting in his dolls house which I thought was a pretty sweet idea. It’s also just a cute garland for decorating.
Mollie Makes are giving Tigerlilly Quinn readers a free downloadable copy of issue 49 by using code TIGER2015. All you need to do is download the Mollie Makes app here and enter the code, the offer is valid from today until the 19th of this month. The magazine isn’t actually in the shop’s until the 9th so you are getting a first look!
As well as myself there are two other lovely bloggers working on this project, Francesca from Fall for DIY and Natasha from Candy Pop. You can see a little peek of their DIY’s in the spread above and if you want to find out how to make them head over to their blogs today to find out!
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