Winter is here and hubby and I have already enjoyed 5 days of snow! It snowed the day after Thanksgiving and it’s stuck around on the grass, houses and trees for almost a week! I love waking up each morning and looking at the gorgeous white crystals. We even had a fun little photo shoot in it using the camera’s self-timer! 🙂
To celebrate all the snow we’ve been having I thought I would whip up a snowflake garland using some paper straws. Last month I posted my thankful banner using some supplies from PartyPail and I really like how it turned out! This month I’m using some fun blue candy-striped paper straws that were sent to me to make a fun snowflake garland for winter!
*I received no compensation for this post other than the paper straws I used in this craft!*
Snowflake Garland Materials
– Scissors
Step 1
Take a straw and cut it in half and then cut those halves in half so that you have 4 even pieces from 1 straw. Repeat until you have several sets of 3 straws each (you’ll need 3 straw pieces for each snowflake you make!) I ended up with this many:
Step 2
Take your hot glue gun and glue one straw on top of another in an ‘x’ figure. Then flip it over and glue another straw piece over the x to form a little snowflake! Repeat until you use up all your straw pieces!
Step 3
Take some string or twine or yarn and cut a length of it. Slide the snowflakes on and you’ll have yourself a garland! I ended up using a combo of twine and gold string so that the line was thick enough so the snowflakes wouldn’t slide around.
And here’s my finished snowflake garland! I draped it over a mirror in my entryway for a little extra wintery touch. I think it turned out pretty cute and quirky 🙂
 What’s your favorite thing to do on a snow day? I love to take walks and then curl up with a cozy blanket and a nice cuppa tea! 🙂
This is just THE sweetest garland! LOVE those little snowflakes! PS. LOVE the snowy pics!!!
Aww, thanks Kristi! It was a fun little craft 🙂 And I’m glad you like our snow pics! It was my first time using the self-timer so just imagine me booking it over to the photo spot and trying not to fall in the snow!
This is so cute!!! I LOVE paper straw crafts, like, a lot! 🙂
This is my first paper straw craft, and I loved it too! Will definitely have to come up with more creative uses in the future 🙂
These are adorable. We just got our daughter a mini glue gun at Michael’s last week and she loves crafts. This is perfect for this weekend. 🙂
That’s so great! I’m sure your daughter will love this craft – it’s easy and great for kids! Thanks for stopping by, Lynda!
I never would have ever thought of this! So creative, Erica 🙂
Thanks, Bre! I’m happy with how it turned out 🙂
Loving those paper straws!! Such a cute addition to your winter decor! I love me a good easy project. 🙂
Thanks, Amanda! Definitely felt like I needed a couple easy holiday projects this crazy busy season! 🙂