20 DIY Christmas Decorations to Transform Your Home for the Holidays

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Metallic Cedar Garland

Transform plain faux garland into a lifelike decoration by embellishing it with birds and silver picks. Wrap the swags around your banister or let them drape over a mantel. The best part about this DIY project is you can make the garland as thin or full as you like, so it can be displayed anywhere in the home.

How To Make the Metallic Cedar Garland

1. Use a drill and 3/16-inch bit to sink pilot holes in ends of branches for screw eyes (measuring 15/8 inches) and hooks (measuring 2 3/5 inches).
2. Screw in hardware and connect the branches as shown. (The top screw eye is used for hanging the garland from molding.)
3. Trim the branches and place them along the birch frame until you reach the desired fullness.
4. Wrap floral wire down branch to connect to the birch. (Work in pieces.) Fill in sparse spots in similar fashion as needed.
5. Make the picks: Bunch together 5 or so bay sprigs and ball picks, and use wire to connect floral pick. Repeat as desired.
6. For birds: Snip wire off a floral pick and hot-glue it to the back of a bird. Plant the pick into the garland. Screw hooks into the top edge of molding to hang the garland.

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