A good test run for the real deal.

And desire it did!So off to Michael’s I went for some red paper.

I used some brown kraft paper as well to tie in with the rest of my fantel that I’ll be showing you soon.. Of the “garland family” of crafts, I think this one is my new favorite.The garland family, you know what I mean right?You’ve got your standard buntings, you paper buntings, your strings of pom-poms and beads, your natural material garlands, your fabric scrap garlands, your ruffle garlands and your seasonal motif garlands.

Am I missing any?.I vote for the paper chain to be top dog for a few reasons.

It’s so quick, for one.

You think it’s going to be a big complicated, elaborate thing, because it looks pretty snazzy, but really it comes together super quickly with some scissors and hot glue.I’ll show you next week!Don’t you love it when you come upon a great new idea completely by mistake?

That’s what happened here back in December and I’ve been saving it until Easter to share it with you!.I’ve really REALLY been craving things that are fresh and green and alive and beautiful lately.

It could have something to do with the 2.5 seconds of sunshine we’re getting each day, or the grey-brown color of the world in general right now.I know everything will be bursting into green within 2-3 weeks, but why not help it along a little?.