How to make an easy flower garland

How to make an easy flower garland

This cute garland is easy enough for children to make and good for holiday or party decorations. You can make it with junk mail or scrap paper.

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What You'll Need

  • holiday decorations
  • sukot decoration
  • flower chain
  • garland
  • paper decorations
  • paper garland. easy decorations
  • green crafts

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1
    Materials: Colorful scrap paper drinking glass, coffee cup or similar circular object bottle cap or similar small circular object Scissors Paper glue Pen or pencil String for hanging the garland
  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2
    Choose the colored papers you want for the petals. Use the coffee cup or glass to trace circles on the paper
  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3
    Choose the papers you want for the centers of the flowers. Trace circles around a bottle cap or similar small round object
  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4
    Cut out the circles.
  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5
    Fold the large circle in half. Unfold
  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6
    Rotate the circle and align the crease you just made to fold it in half again
  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7
    Fold the straight edges on top down to the center crease
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    Step 8

    Step 8
    Result
  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9
    Unfold. Cut slits on each crease about ½ way down.
  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10
    Cut strips of left over paper about 3 inches long and 1/4 inch wide
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    Step 11

    Step 11
    Glue the ends together to make a loop
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    Step 12

    Step 12
    Glue the bottom of the looped strips to the back of the flowers
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    Step 13

    Step 13
    Make a small fold on all the left corners at the slits
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    Step 14

    Step 14
    Slip string through the loops, knot in place and your decoration is ready.
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    Step 15

    Step 15
    Glue the small circle to the center

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