I thought I had posted about these garlands on my blog before but I can’t for the life of me find any trace mention of them.
It all started last summer when Ann from A Beautiful Party and I went to a workshop in Chicago and participated in maker project taught by Esther of Essimar. She taught us how to make these ornaments with scalloped decorated papers we made.
Mine looked like this, above. When I was done making my ornament I still had a bunch of my scalloped papers left and I gathered them all up and took them home with me. I didn’t know what would come of them but I thought they were too pretty to throw away. They sat on a shelf in my studio for months and months, then finally in February I had an idea and made the garland at the top. I sent it to a friend as a gift when she ordered something from my shop.
I really loved how it came out and wanted to make more. I had some craft paper on a roll and some acrylic paint and off I went.
I just love how I can play with paint, make patterns and a mess and they don’t have to be great or anything special, but cut it all up and voila, something functional and pretty!
Each time I’ve started one I’ve been inspired by a color theme.
And then I started branching out from just acrylic paints but also using pastels, crayons, pencils and pens.
Right now I’ve been making each one with someone in mind, but I still need to actually send them out to each person, but I love making them so much that it might be possible to see some spring up in my etsy shop, so keep an eye out.
I am absolutely, positively, crazy-smitten with these garlands, and have been since you posted the first one on instagram a couple of weeks ago. Would *love* to order a few strands – just the thing for my office at work. My co-workers make fun of me because I have no decor. I was just waiting for the right thing. This – this! – is exactly the right thing. I will be looking for them in your shop for sure.
The colors and patterns are dreamy and I love that ornament and and and – just LOVE!
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I just never know what adjectives to use to tell you how cool these are. I like them because they are so simple. I love the preschool/primary colors schemes. Yet, they seem so sophisticated and chic. I hate that word but it’s true. Oh, so chic.
I want to know what would happen to them if you chose a different color thread. Or a shiny gloss on top? Or good God, glitter!? Ahhhh