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Craftykins // Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern Balloon Garland DIY

Garlands are always fun and easy way to get festive for any holiday. They can be made with simple things you might already have lying around the house, or things that could easily be found at the dollar store. I found a pack of orange balloons and green tissue paper, and put together this pumpkin garland. To add a little more spook, I added a jack-o-lantern face on the balloons. The kids and I plan on throwing a pumpkin carving party, so we will be using our pumpkin jack-o-lantern garland to decorate!

Pumpkin Balloon Garland DIY

Total time: 20 minutes

Supplies:
Orange balloons
Green tissue paper
Green curling ribbon
Glue
Scissors
Black tape

Directions:
1. Cut out pumpkin leaves from the green tissue paper, about 1-2 per balloon.

2. Cut out 10″-12″ strands of curling ribbon.

3. Blow up various sizes of balloons.

4. Tie the ribbon to the balloon knot and glue on pumpkin leaves. Curl the ribbon.

5. Cut out a 4′-5′ strand of ribbon and tie the balloons on. Glue on more pumpkin leaves on the string between each balloon.

6. Cut out a jack-o-lantern face from black tape and place on some balloons.

DIY Napkin Garland

By Lexi Leave a Comment

By now, you’ve probably seen the latest line of Oh Joy! For Target goodies. If you haven’t, you need to get yourself to a Target as soon as possible. It’s my favorite collection yet. The geometric patterns complete with hints of gold foil make it feel like the classiest line of party supplies you’ve ever seen. I’ve been planning my daughter’s first birthday party (coming up soon!) and Joy’s patterns and color scheme fit in with my birthday bash ideas so perfectly. It’s fate, I tell you! I wanted to incorporate the gold and pink geometric pattern as a garland and these napkins were perfect for just that!

Materials needed:

geometric napkins from Oh Joy! For Target Fall
paper fasteners/brads
white or black yarn
thumbtack

Cut a long piece of yarn to your desired length for the garland. Fold each napkin in half over the yarn. Using the thumbtack, poke three tiny holes at the top of each fold, but just under where the yarn is.

Remove the thumbtack and thread a paper fastener/brad through each hole. Unfold the fastener to keep the napkins in place. Repeat these steps until you’ve completed the length of the garland.

You should also pick up as many mini party hats from the collection as you can. They’re going to come in handy for all sorts of parties. I can feel it.

Now, hang the garland anywhere you see fit! Use it as a backdrop for parties, to brighten up your office, or hang in the kids’ playroom! Let’s all thank Joy for creating the loveliest party supplies to have ever graced the Target aisles!

Photography & Styling // Lexy Ward of The Proper Pinwheel

SLEEPYKINS // Shared Bedroom

By Katleen Leave a Comment

We are building extra space for our littles as we speak, so in the meanwhile, Lilou and Jerome are sharing their bedroom. To make this situation pleasant for both of them, I wanted to create a cozy little corner for each. Now they wouldn’t want it any other way…

The dolls are Luckyboysunday and Studio Escargot. You can find them here and here.

The paper bag is perfect for storage. You can find it here.

The garland is Concrete & Honey. You can find it here.

The dolls are Luckyboysunday.

The basket is Ferm Living, you can find it here.

The tin box is Ferm Living too.

Pictures by me.

Craftykins // DIY Paper Fruit Garland

By Lexi Leave a Comment

Summer is upon us. It’s time to break out the popsicles and colorful party decor. If you want to ease your way into the decorating, start with this simple DIY paper fruit garland. It can be whipped up in an afternoon and is a great project to work on with the littles.