You can quickly and easily transform a $1 craft paper
garland into a beautiful Thanksgiving reminder. Print thankful words on scrapbook paper and
decoupage to the garland. Create your
own font from your own handwriting at MyScriptFont.com and you will have a
personalized garland that you will treasure for years to come!
Supplies:
Craft paper garland (I found it for $1 at Target)
Computer, printer, and various fall themed scrapbook papers
ModPodge decoupage glue
Medium sized paintbrush
Ruler
Scissors
Piece of cardstock to cut your pattern
Newspaper or craft paper to cover your work surface
Instructions:
1.
Cut four pieces of scrapbook paper to the size
to fit in your printer. In a word
processing program of your choice type four thankful words. Use your choice of fonts but for a fun twist
create your own handwriting font or one from your child’s handwriting at MyScriptFont.com. Center each word on a piece of scrapbook paper and print.
2.
To make a pattern from a piece of cardstock trace
around the triangle. Using a ruler
measure ½” around all the edges. Cut out
on the inside lines. (It will be a little smaller than the triangle of the
garland so you will have a border all around.
3.
Using your pattern and working on the back of
the paper cut out each word triangle. Do this with all four of the words.
4.
Use the pattern to cut out four more triangles
(without words) from fall printed scrapbook paper. You should have 8 triangles, four with words
and four with only a pattern.
5.
Begin to decoupage the papers onto the
garland. Brush a liberal amount of
Modpodge on the back of the paper. Press
to adhere to the garland making sure the borders are even. Brush some more decoupage glue on the front
of the paper. Continue adding the
scrapbook papers alternating words and printed paper until you reach the end.
6.
Let the glue dry and hang.
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