DIY bride - Heart garland tutorial

Thought I'd share with you DIY brides how to make this pretty heart garland. 

Great as a substitute for bunting if your sewing skills are not good, 

made from paper and very easy to make. 

You will need:

Scissors, hole punch, ribbon, paper chain and stickers 

(or pieces of paper cut to 21cm x 4cm - one for each heart).

We used a precut paper chain pack which you can buy in hobby shops

relatively cheaply (ours cost just £1)! 

Fold the end of each strip over about a centimeter,

Attach a sticky label (or selotape) under this flap and bring the other end up to meet it and secure. 

 Your strip will now be folded in half and joined at the ends.

Place the folded paper chain under a hold punch and punch a hole about half way down the chain link. Then make another hole slightly higher. 

Open the chain link up and push the top fold down until all four holes are lined up

Thread the ribbon through all four holes and start again on a new "link". 

Thread on as many as you need and secure each end with a hanging loop knot. 

Done!

An easy way to make a fun, alternative to bunting 

that will bring lots of colour to your venue at a very reasonable price! 

Have fun making yours and come back and show us the pictures! 

Ours will be hanging in our shop window tomorrow 

when we change the theme to "Spring Bride"

For more ideas, find us on facebook:

www.facebook.com/anniefloribunda

Fabric Flower Garland

I created some pretty flower garlands, using up crisp bright cotton fabric.

These look great in a children's room or outside in the garden - a lovely way to invite Spring into your home!

Really simple to make:You will need an assortment of scrap fabrics, a sheet of iron-on bonding fabric, few buttons/beads & embroidery cotton/twine for stringing.

1. Bond the fabric pieces together as per instructions. This way you will have a pattern on both sides of each flower.
2. Cut a flower template from stiff card and draw around it onto the bonded fabric.
3. Cut flower shapes out.
4. Lay the flowers out in desired order and pierce the centre of the first one with the threaded cotton/twine.
5. Add buttons and beads to either side of the flower and knot so that the flower does not slide along the twine.
6. Tie a loop at each end of the garland and hang!

Try some variations on this basic pattern - cut different shapes or sizes of flowers or experiement with different fabrcs and styles.