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DIY Ruffled Tissue Garland

Aug 17

 

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

Today I’m bringing back a super easy and affordable party DIY that I shared with Pretty Providence a few months back. This DIY Ruffled Tissue Garland is seriously simple and costs next to nothing. You won’t even use a pack of tissue paper to make all three strands of garland, I just dug in my wrapping paper collection to find the colours I was looking for and stole a couple pieces of each. If you had nothing in your stash but scissors, this garland would cost you $3, one for the string, one for the needle and one for the tissue. If you wanted to have more than one color- add a dollar for another pack of tissue. Awesome, right?

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:

  • Tissue in colors of your choice
  • String
  • Large needle (Embroidery needles work great as the eye is large)
  • Scissors
  • Tape to adhere to wall

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

The instructions are pretty short: Start by cutting a three or four inch strip off your tissue paper. The wider the strip, the thicker your garland will be. Take one piece of the tissue at a time and fold it onto the needle as shown for a ruffled effect. Keep adding pieces until you are out of tissue. Then, spread out the ruffles and fluff them up.

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

DIY Ruffled Tissue Paper Garland- so simple and costs pennies!

Ta-da! This is the perfect last minute decoration, all three took me only about half an hour (or one episode of Friends) start to finish. Since they’re made of tissue, you could do them aaaaanny colour you like- for every party on the planet (depending how much Netflix you watch!).

Looking for more garlands?

Category: DIY, EntertainTag: Baby Shower, Craft, Decorations, Garland, Party, Party Decor, Party DIY, Showers, Wedding Shower
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  1. Carlee

    Aug 25 at 6:34 pm

    What a great idea. I am definitely doing this! Pinning to remember!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Aug 26 at 1:32 pm

      Thanks so much Carlee!

      Reply
  2. Valerie

    Aug 25 at 10:05 pm

    How clever and it looks so pretty!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Aug 26 at 1:34 pm

      Thanks so much Valerie! It definitely makes a statement :)

      Reply
  3. Lisa Harlow

    Aug 27 at 1:43 pm

    So beautiful Colleen! I have never seen a garland like this and it’s adorable! I’ll definitely be giving it a try:)

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:25 am

      Thank you Lisa! I’d spotted one made of burlap for a christmas tree, and thought… this would work for parties!

      Reply
  4. lana

    Aug 28 at 12:48 am

    I’m making something similar for a speakers event. Wish I had seen this earlier! cheers

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:25 am

      So fun! The timing is always the kicker, isn’t it ;)

      Reply
  5. Julie

    Aug 29 at 3:34 am

    Simple, cheap, easy – that is just my kind of party decoration idea!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:33 am

      Simple cheap and easy is my jam too!

      Reply
  6. The Happy Creations

    Aug 29 at 5:00 am

    Beautiful garland.I’m so impressed with how good it looks and how simple it is to make.Love it.Thanks for sharing with Turn It Up Tuesday. Will be featured as my favorite.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:34 am

      Thanks so much! I was thrilled with how it looked for such little effort :)

      Reply
  7. Shellie Bowdoin

    Aug 30 at 11:03 pm

    This is such a cute idea and you ended up with such a classy look compared to the crepe paper standard. Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!

    Shellie
    http://www.thefabjourney.com

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:36 am

      Thanks so much Shellie! I’ve vowed to never use the standard streamers again… unless I’m throwing a circus party ;)

      Reply
  8. Mandee Thomas

    Sep 01 at 11:58 am

    Such a cute way to make a garland! I’ve got to try this for the next party I host—thanks for the idea. I wanted to let you know that I’m featuring this post tonight at the Create & Share Link Party (7:00 PM MST)! Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you share with us this week. :)

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:38 am

      Thanks so much Mandee! I really appreciate the feature :)

      Reply
  9. Kelli

    Sep 03 at 5:02 pm

    I still have tissue paper from our wedding left over. I just can’t part with it. And, now we are two children into life, and we have tissue paper from our baby showers as well. It’s just in too good of condition to toss. Your garland is a GREAT way to use up all our paper. This is perfect for throwing together for decorations for the kids’ birthday parties. So glad I found this!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 19 at 12:51 pm

      It is a great way to use it up! We stock it pretty regularly here too from birthdays and such, it comes in handy!

      Reply
  10. Megan

    Dec 13 at 11:23 pm

    I’m really curious how long the string is for these garlands. I’m not super great at estimating length.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Dec 15 at 9:25 pm

      I can’t remember exactly how long these ones were BUT I can tell you that it depends how much you space out the ruffles or squish them together.

      Reply
  11. Ishbelle

    May 22 at 12:21 pm

    Hi I was wondering how at the bit were u put the needle through the tissue paper It wasn’t very clear to me what to do next, like at the bit where u put the need.e in but then how do u take it out and what’s the string to do with it ma7br u coy,d upload a video ? Anyways thank u so much could you please explain!
    Thanks again

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      May 26 at 7:05 pm

      Hi Ishbelle, I’ll keep in mind a video but haven’t made one yet! You just push it all the way through so you can take the needle off the string :)

      Reply

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