Carrot Garland

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Easter is around the corner, so I decided to create a cute carrot garland for the mantel. 

This craft is so fun and easy that even the kids enjoy crafting it.

My daughter made us an adorable Easter garland a few years ago, and I wanted to add a new one to my spring home decor.

So I decided I would try to make an easy paper carrot garland. 

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How to Make a Carrot Garland 

After gathering your supplies and watching the video, you are ready to begin.

Carrot Garland Supplies

🥕Before you begin, I recommend you watch the how-to video first.

• Orange and green craft paper
• Paper cutter
• Scissors
• Twine
• Wire loop
• Hole punch
• Wooden beads
• Staples
• Bull clips 
• Stapler and staples
• Ruler
• Pencil

Cut Paper Strips

I used a paper cutter (this one is my favorite). However, you can use scissors or a Xacto knife and a ruler 

My paper cuts:

• Two orange paper strips cut at 8″ by 3/4″
• Two green paper strips cut at 4″ by 1/2″
• One green 4 1/2″ by 1/2″ 

The paper I used was 12″ by 12″.

Note: I used nine carrots for my carrot garland to hang on my mantel.

 

Mark Cut Lines

After cutting all the paper strips, I used a ruler to mark my cut lines with a pencil. 

Mark and then cut the orange and green paper strips at the pencil marks. 

I used scissors to cut the paper strips in this step.

Carrot Top Hole Placement

To make holes in the carrot tops (green paper), I marked up 1/2″ from the ends and used a hole punch centered in the paper strip at my pencil marks.

Note: These holes are for stringing the twine through to create the carrot garland. 

Create the Carrot Top

To create the carrot top, I folded over the longest green strip and then folded over one of the shorter green strips on either side of the center strip. Next, I aligned the holes and bottom edges.

I used a bull clip and a staple to hold them in place. 

 

Assemble the Carrot 

 

To assemble the carrot (orange strips of paper), I placed one strip on either side of the green carrot top.

Then I folded orange strips to the bottom and stapled them in place.

Create the Carrot Garland

I place my handmade wire loop through all the holes in the green carrot top to create the garland.

Then I placed the twine through the wire loop and pulled it through the green paper holes. Next, I added a wooden bead and repeated the process until all of my carrots and beads were added to my twine. 

Note: I used nine carrots for my garland. 

 

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