Easy DIY Bell Garland! Make this simple dollar store bell garland in minutes to be ready for the holiday season!
There are a few staples of holiday decorating... trees, stockings, ornaments, and garlands to name a few! I love adding nice decorative garlands to my trees and mantels, and had an idea to make an easy bell garland this year with some dollar store bells. I LOVE how it came out, and how I styled it.
This project is one of six holiday decorations we made, and it's a quick and inexpensive DIY that we did along with other dollar store projects to get ready for the holiday season!
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How to Make DIY Bell Garlands
Materials Needed
- Dollar Store gold bells or
My plan was to make a really simple garland just out of bells. I started by using some black dollar store string, and I strung a bunch of bells on, but when I looked at them, I quickly realized that the string was going to cause everything to get really tangled - the bells were falling all over the place on top of one another (see the video below for my fail, lol).
I wanted a cleaner look for my bell garland. So I went into my craft stash and found some
Place several of the smaller bells at a time on the leather cording and then place a big one on the cording in between, varying the numbers as you go.
I varied the number of bells between the large bells anywhere from four to ten little bells. I didn't do a pattern or put too much thought into it at all to be honest!
You can see that they stayed on a lot nicer this way and a lot straighter, so I threw on a Hallmark movie and did this till I had six feet or so.
Our Finished and Styled Bell Garland
Here's how it turned out on our mantle upstairs. Staged above our
I love how they look. The bell garland adds so much colour and texture to the greenery without becoming tacky or overdone.
I was really glad that I tackled this bell garland project and really glad that I switched to the leather cording because I think that made a big difference in how it looked in the end.
More Dollar Store Holiday Season Projects
These bell garlands were one of 6 projects I did to get ready for the holiday season using dollar store supplies. Check out the video below to see how I made the other 5 quick and easy projects!
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DIY Bell Garland
Yield: 1Active Time: 1 hourTotal Time: 1 hourDifficulty: EasyEstimated Cost: $10Easy DIY Bell Garland! Make this simple dollar store bell garland in minutes to be ready for the holiday season!
No RatingsMaterials
- Dollar store gold bells
- Leather cord
Tools
- None
Instructions
- Place gold dollar store bells on leather cord, alternating several smaller bells with larger bells for functional and decorative affect
- Use anywhere from 4-10 small bells between the large ones
- Continue until you have a full garland the length you need
