Fall Garland

While at Target today I found some glittery pumpkins and leaves in the dollar section. They were $1 for a pack of 5. I wanted to buy them, but I needed a use for them. I decided that I could make a fun fall garland for our fireplace.

I like how the pumpkins match my glittered pumpkins and the leaves match my red vases and chair.

Kaylin loves it. When she saw it hung up she said, "Look, Mom, a pattern! Leaf, pumpkin, leaf pumpkin..." She also thinks that I need one more pumpkin on the end to finish the pattern. I then explained the symmetry of the garland to her. I was happy to have an opportunity to talk math :-).

In case you're curious, here's how I made the garland:

I punched two small holes at the top of each pumpkin/leaf, I think I used a 1/8" punch. I wove hemp twine in the left hole, around the back, and then through the right hole so that the twine will be behind the pumpkin/leaf. {Side note... I have hemp twine leftover from when I used to make hemp necklaces in high school. They were so cool. Did anyone else make those or was that just cool at my school? It's come in handy for many craft projects, it's thin and sturdy and I love it.} That's it. It took me around 5 minutes and cost $2.