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Paper Straw Garland

January 28, 2016 By: Melanie

Paper straws cut and strung together for a festive and cute garland. With so many colors and patterns available in paper straws, this is a perfect banner to make for any occasion!

Paper straws….they are basically irresistible, but they feel kind of like a waste to actually use as a straw.  Is that just me?  Haha!  I’m sure you’ve seen all the colors and patterns of paper straws out there – they are so dang cute!  I buy them all the time because like I said, they are basically irresistible;  but I don’t buy them for drinking out of.  In my opinion, they are put to much better use as a craft project than as a drinking tool.;)  So, today we’re sharing one idea for a paper straw craft:  a paper straw garland!  We made this one for Valentine’s Day, but think of the possibilities with all those cute paper straws out there!   I picked these one’s up at Target in the dollar section.

Here’s all you need to make one too:

  • Paper straws
  • Embroidery floss
  • Large needle

Mix and match inexpensive paper straws to cut and string together for a cute and festive garland.

Start by cutting the paper straws in to 2 inch lengths.  (These red polka dot straws were 9 inches long.  I just threw away the extra inch on the end.  The black ones were 8 inches long.)Mix and match inexpensive paper straws to cut and string together for a cute and festive garland.

Once the straws are all cut, start threading them onto some embroidery floss using a large needle.Mix and match inexpensive paper straws to cut and string together for a cute and festive garland.

Just push the needle through the straw pieces as close to the center as possible.  No need for perfection.  Also, your fingers may get a little sore by the end.  Fair warning.   Mix and match inexpensive paper straws to cut and string together for a cute and festive garland.

Tie a knot on both ends of the floss so the straw pieces won’t slip off the ends.   Then the pieces can easily slide on the embroidery floss to get the desired spacing.Paper straws cut and strung together for a festive and cute garland. With so many colors and patterns available in paper straws, this is a perfect banner to make for any occasion!

Um, so cute.

Mix and match inexpensive paper straws to cut and string together for a cute and festive garland.

For the “I really love you”  banner.  Simply cut some black card stock into rectangles and use some alphabet stickers.  I found these particular ones in the Target dollar section a while back.  Seriously……. Target is like the best.  Black card stock, alphabet stickers and embroidery floss make a simple banner! Paper straws cut and strung together for a festive and cute garland. With so many colors and patterns available in paper straws, this is a perfect banner to make for any occasion!

That’s it!  Paper straw garlands for every holiday coming right up!  There’s always room for a good banner.

 

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