how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial!

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial!

as promised, today for how Tuesday I have a tutorial for the DIY Balloon Garland!

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less TraveledIt makes a big impact for an incredibly small investment, and can be customized in an almost endless array of colors! Want a rainbow? No problem. Monochromatic more your style? Again, no problem. Seriously, you can use this for any of life’s celebrations from baby showers, birthdays, graduations (school colors!}, bridal showers, casual receptions, housewarmings … even retirement parties!

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled materials: balloons in your preferred color{s}, a needle with a large eye {hole for the twine}, twine {or narrow ribbon}, scissors, and thumbtacks {if you’re planning on hanging it outside, you might prefer to tie the garland up and not need the tacks}how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 1: measure the length you’d like your garland to be and choose your pattern – I decided to use red, white and two shades of blue for Ian’s party – {You might like a monochrome look, a random look, or some other variation!} and inflate your balloons. Having an assistant for this step can be very helpful!how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 2: thread your needle with the twine – I chose to use twine for this due to it’s strength {thread just wasn’t going to be strong enough!}, but you could also choose to use a narrow ribbon or some other narrow type of cording.how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 3: begin sewing the garland – poke the needle through the “tag” of the balloon, not too close to the end or it might rip out, just somewhere in the middle …how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled…pull the needle and cording through, and continue with the rest of your balloons.

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveledstep 4: tie a loop in the end of your cord to prepare for hanging. If you’re hanging the balloon garland outside, you might choose to skip the loop and leave a long tail {to use for tying} instead.how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 5: put a tack through afore mentioned loop and stick ‘er up there!how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 6: string out the garland across your desired distance and repeat step 5 …

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled…while taking a moment to admire how pretty it looks hanging across your room. :)

how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled how Tuesday: DIY Balloon Garland Tutorial from the Path Less Traveled

And that’s it! You can make several strands and hang them together, leave it to stand alone or, as you can see from the first photo, combine it with crepe streamers! Each option looks great – with a project like this, it’s hard to go wrong :)

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