What are your thoughts on decorating with wood bead garlands? Want one of your own? On the Summer Home Tour, I featured a bead and tassel garland that I had created. You asked for a tutorial so you can create your own and here it is!
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SUPPLIES
You don’t have to use the exact same beads as I did. You can paint the beads, select different beads, or only string all natural wood beads. The choice is yours, feel free to let your imagination go wild! [spacer height=”16px”]
I found all the supplies at Micheal’s except the wooden beads which I ordered from Amazon.
- Natural Cording
- Black and White Tassels – in the string beads section
- 20mm White Cord Wrapped Beads
- 16mm Black and White Cord Wrapped Beads
- 20mm Natural Wood Beads
PREP TASSELS
Prepare the tassels by removing the extra jump ring using a pair of needlenose pliers.
STRING THE BEADS
Add the beads to the cording. You can create a pattern or string the beads randomly, your choice.
[spacer height=”16px”]Here is the pattern that I created…
three wooden beads | one black and white bead | three wooden beads | one white bead | two wooden beads | black tassel | two wooden beads | one black and white bead | three wooden beads | one white bead | two wooden beads | white tassel | two wooden beads | one black and white bead | three wooden beads | one white bead | two wooden bead | white tassel | two wooden bead | one white bead | three wooden beads | one black and white bead | two wooden beads | black tassel | two wooden beads | one white bead | three wooden beads | one black and white bead | three wooden beads
TIE THE ENDS TOGETHER
Knot the two ends together to form a ring of beads.
GARLAND COMPLETE
Project complete! It is a quick 15-minute DIY project with unlimited variations that you can create!
STYLING
You can style your new bead garland in many ways. On top of your coffee table books, layered in a tray, or wrapped on a lamp. Send me pictures of how you style your bead garland!
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