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hanging felt garland.

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My holiday decorating ideas have changed a lot since my original sketches. Funny how that works. Yesterday, I used left over felt from my banner to make simple circle strands. Just turn on your sewing machine and stitch circles one after another to form a chain. I have seen these all over blogland and oh, man : SO EASY. I want to make about a million more in every color.

I have two more holiday DIYs to tackle. Hopefully this weekend after the pop-up shop.

PS : yes, that poster is from the show Dexter. We're obsessed.

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21 responses to “hanging felt garland.”

  1. tina Avatar
    tina

    omg, elise i love this!

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  2. Louisa Avatar
    Louisa

    I LOVE your garland! I’ve seen others that look like a machine was used to punch the circles. I prefer the non-uniform look of yours.

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  3. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    very cute. my meager sewing skills may be able to handle that. where do you get your felt?

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  4. Funnelcloud Rachel Avatar
    Funnelcloud Rachel

    Sometimes I come to your blog and it seems like you’ve read my mind! I had just planned to get my sewing machine out today to make one of these circle garlands, only I was planning to make mine with paper circles (I have a circle punch). Is there a quick and easy way to cut circles out of felt?

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  5. Kal Avatar
    Kal

    Elise!
    I love the garland. I wish I could sew!! It’s awesome. Really, really what I need.

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  6. Marisa Avatar
    Marisa

    I love this. They way the light reflects off the turning felt makes it look like those capiz shell mobiles.
    But I’m afraid I would tire quickly of cutting circles out of felt. Probably a square mobile would not have the same impact… 🙂

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  7. Lisa Truesdell Avatar
    Lisa Truesdell

    when i made mine, i punched a circle in cardstock as a guide, and then just cut around them. it went faster than i thought it would!
    love the hanging garland, elise!

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  8. desiree Avatar
    desiree

    so easy and simple. I did something simular last year & when I went to put it up this year it was a tangled mess… still need to make new ones.

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  9. Lauren Stennett Avatar
    Lauren Stennett

    Wow, that looks so good, I love the simplicity of it, I think that’s what makes it so great!

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  10. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    from Michael’s!

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  11. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    It was super easy to just freehand cut them. I watched TV and trimmed away.

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  12. Michele H. Avatar
    Michele H.

    Love the gray felt and red thread.
    I made one of these 2 years ago with red and green felt and it’s still one of my favorite projects to date. Can’t wait to pull it out this weekend:)

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  13. Suzanne Avatar
    Suzanne

    Super cute! And I know whatcha mean about Dexter!

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  14. Amy Tan Avatar
    Amy Tan

    you may have convinced me to decorate this season. so simple and cute!

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  15. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Very cute and a great way to use up scraps. I think one of these might be in my future.

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  16. Carolina Avatar
    Carolina

    This is lovely Elise! Simple yet, whimsical.
    I also wanted to thank you for the most beautiful package you sent my way when I won the giveway! I got so excited when I saw all the goodies that I immediately started working on a travel minibook to use some of the wonderful papers, labels and envelopes. Thank you!!!

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  17. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I think this could also make a cool baby mobile. I know my 6 month old would like to stare at that garland 🙂

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  18. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    totally! I was thinking about that for when we have a baby.

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  19. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Cool! I was thinking of doing a felt circle garland myself so it’s nice to see how it (might) turn out. Nice idea to hang vertically too. Wouldn’t have thought of that!

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  20. Chelseabird Avatar
    Chelseabird

    I love this garland! So cute Elise!

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  21. mandiesmithsegura Avatar
    mandiesmithsegura

    I made some bunting a few weeks ago for my booth at a craft show, & afterward I wondered what the heck took me so long to get around to it! So easy & SO satisfying!

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