DIY Christmas Paper Garland + Socks and Mittens Cut Files
Get into the holiday spirit with our adorable DIY Christmas Paper Garland! Learn how to make cute socks and mittens in a super easy and fun way. Let’s spread some festive cheer together!
Equipment
- Cutting Machine – Silhouette Cameo Or Cricut. You can also cut by hand.
- scissors
- Craft knife
- Tweezers – for the rhinestones
Ingredients
- Red white and green cardstock – Or your favorite colors
- Printed patterned paper or scrapbook paper
- Double-sided tape
- Glue – I used UHU universal glue
- White-transparent and red self-adhesive rhinestones
- Any extra decoration you want to use – I used cute snowflakes.
- Yarn
- Different colors of mini clothespins.
Instructions
PREP WORK
- Firstly I created my designs. I wanted mittens and socks with details, so I prepared separate pieces for each like the mitten cuffs, the sock tip toes, and the heel. Also, some leaf decorations.
- Once the design was ready the fun begins. You can snag the free cut files or the printable if you are cutting it by hand in the link below.
- So, print out the template or upload the cut files to your cutting machine app.
- Prepare your mat with the different cardstocks in the right places according to your design.
- Define the right settings according to the material you are using and load your mat.
- Send to cut the shapes.
- Organize and lay out all the pieces according to the final designs.
LET’S START WITH THE MITTENS.
- Use double-sided tape to stick the white part (cuffs) and stick the snowflake too (or your chosen mitten decor).
- Stick in the center of the snowflake a cute white-transparent rhinestone or your favorite color. This brings a little shine to your mittens.
- Repeat the process with as many mittens as you like and set them aside.
NOW LET’S MAKE THE SOCKS
- Same as before, first the white cuff pieces stick with double-sided tape to the base and then stick the toes and heels with glue or the same double-sided tape.
- The final touch is adding some mistletoes to the socks made with green cardstock and 3 red rhinestones.
- Add a dab of glue to the top corner of the socks (the side that would be the back of the leg).
- Put 3 green leaves over the glue slightly overlapping and pointing in different directions as shown below.
- Then stick 3 red rhinestones as the berries.
- Repeat the process with as many socks as you like. I did 3 and 3.
THE GARLAND
- Take a long string of green yarn and some clothespins (you can use your favorite colors). I used more or less 2 yards.
- Hang the socks and mittens alternating them with even space between them using the mini clothespins just like clothes. I didn’t use glue but you can if you want.
- Hang it on your fireplace, your preferred wall, or anywhere you want, and Tadaaaaa!!!!!
- Your Diy Christmas Paper Garland is finished.