Create a DIY Lighted Garland

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

Need a Secret Santa gift in a hurry? Are you hosting the next Moms’ Night Out? Call your girlfriends together, add a bottle (or two) of wine and create your own DIY Lighted Garlands!

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

Gather Your Supplies

One of the best things about this craft is that you only need a few things to put it together. A great pair of scissors is key for this. They don’t gave to be expensive, but they should be sharp. Depending on what colors & patterns of burlap you’re using will determine the number of rolls you’ll need. If you prefer a solid garland, three rolls should be plenty. However, if you’re alternating patterns, I’d use four.

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

The rolls of burlap I most often find in-store are 15 feet long and 5-1/4″ wide. With these, I cut four strips across the widest part, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ wide and 10″ long. Your measurements don’t have to be exact when cutting these… unless you’ve got a thing for being OCD. No judging here!

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

Get to Tying!

Once your strips are cut, start loosely knotting them along the strand, in between each bulb. I find that two strips fit well, but feel free to add as many as you like and that fit. It may seem like you’ll be tying strips until the end of time, but it’s easy and will go by fairly quickly with a little girl talk and a glass of wine!

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

Decorate Your Space With the Finished Product

The possibilities here are endless. A few Christmases ago, I wrapped our living room tree with the garland. The year after that, I draped one across our entertainment center. And this year, I’m using it in this little nook next to my fireplace and nesting four mercury glass Christmas trees within.

These aren’t just for the holidays, though! Use your team colors and decorate at sporting events or game-watching parties. Add a touch of whimsy in a nursery using complementary decor colors. Or brighten up your fireplace mantel year-round.

Create a DIY Lighted Garland

What colors would you use to create your garland?

Jessica Gatlin
Other than residing in Florida for several months and working as a Merchandise Hostess at Walt Disney World, Jessica has lived in North Texas all her life. After graduating from Texas Christian University, she moved back to her hometown of Denison to work as Marketing Director for her family’s 46-year-old craft supply business. She married Chris, the boy-next-door, in 2012 and this past summer, they welcomed girl/boy twins, Greer & Granger. Besides obsessing over all things Disney, Jessica bleeds a mean purple (GO Frogs!), loves to run half marathons and drinks entirely way too much Starbucks’ Cold Brew. After all the diapers are changed and the bottles are washed, you can find her up to her elbows in flour and butter, baking sweet treats for her food blog, My Baking Heart, and capturing life via her iPhone for Instagram.