I have been chipping away at our holiday decorating moving towards Thanksgiving - I am early! This weekend the magnolia garland, ornaments and wreath arrived. They look beautiful! I ordered everything shown here from One Kings Lane (www.onekingslane.com) and purchased their shipping pass for $19.95 to get free shipping through 12/31.
Fresh wreath and a peek of garland
First project - dip-dyed silver magnolia garland
I loved the idea of creating a dip-dyed silver garland to lay across the cabinet that my dad made for me. I store china in this cabinet and since we do not have a proper mantle it was a good place for some holiday dressing!
Marking off the tail to be dip-dyed
First, I draped the garland and marked off the tail for spray paint. This garland is 10' long and was $79 from One Kings Lane.
Krylon silver spray-paint from Amazon
I used silver spray-paint, but you could use any color in the metallic family.
Giving the garland a good spray!
With the paper barrier in place, bring the garland to a well-ventilated area and give it a few good coats of metallic spray-paint!
Finished garland laid out to dry
Arranging the finished garland
I really like how this looks!
I love how this garland turned out, but I also love how everything in these last pictures were made by me or my family! My mom made the sweater I am wearing, my dad made the cabinet, James and I made the woven leather chair (previous post) and I painted the monkey (previous post). Everyone including James has gotten into the crafting spirit! :)
