Paper Christmas Lights Garland Door Hanging

So remember last week when I opened that Christmas can of worms? Yeah, today, I’m just going to keep on going with this holiday crafting if that’s alright with you! I’m pretty sure my neighbors officially think I’m crazy as I was packing up the faux pumpkins and hanging up my paper holiday lights door hanging all at once. Hopefully it gets them in the holiday spirit 😉

PAPER HOLIDAY LIGHTS GARLAND: DOOR HANGING

A few weeks ago I stumbled on this door hanging. I loved the look of the vintage lights on the white frame and was determined to try something similar. I did a quick search for vintage/vintage like lights and didn’t find anything in my price range. Plus, I would have needed battery operated ones for use on the door hanging, which I didn’t find. I decided to go with the next best thing. PAPER of course. After consulting the Silhouette web store, I found the perfect graphic and concluded that I could make a quick strand of Christmas lights garland to use for my door hanging.

I bought this strand of lights at the Silhouette online store. 

I ungrouped the image in order to remove the string portion of the graphic. Then, I was left with just the bulb portion of the lights.

I had the bulbs cut from construction paper (super cheap colorful paper) using blue, green, yellow, and red.
After cutting, I decided to take a sharpie and draw on some lines to give the look of the “screw top” part of the bulb. I feel like this part is totally optional. I tried it on a few and ended up liking the look so I continued with the remaining paper bulbs.Next, I hotglued the paper lights to some string making sure they were spaced about evenly. That’s not an exact science at all – just eyeball it.

To add the Christmas lights garland to the frame I just wrapped my garland around the frame taping it with scotch tape to keep the ends secure. I obviously varied from my inspiration. The framed chalkboard I used, I already had on hand. It’s shape wasn’t nearly as fun so it needed a little something so I added the “Merry & Bright” to take it to next level. Lastly, to hang the whole thing. This is kind of funny, Originally I didn’t have anything to hang it. I could have used a plain white piece of fabric but with a white door, and a white frame I wanted a pop of color. So I went through my scrap bucket (save your scraps people!) and ended up sewing a few scraps together to make the fabric tie.

And um, did you see my deer wreath hanger? I know! I’m dying over him and totally considering spraying him gold.

So that’s the paper Christmas Lights Garland Door Hanging in full detail.

But there’s more… when I found out about my sweet friend Lauren, from the Thinking Closet‘s, Silhouette Challenge, I begged asked her nicely  to let me join in. She’s a genius, I love my Silhouette so naturally I had to be in. You can check out the other participants of the Silhouette Challenge by clicking any of the link below. Enjoy!

DIY Ironing Board Hanger by The Turquoise Home
Silhouette Challenge: Time Zone Bathroom Art by Nearly Handmade
Santa’s Christmas Countdown by Tried & True
Nautical Anchor Pillow Tutorial by The Thinking Closet
Christmas Card Ornament with Free Cut File by unOriginalMom
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dual Sign by Architecture of a Mom
Itching to Etch by Get Silvered
Snowman Tag ~ Silhouette Challenge by Whats Next Ma
Thanksgiving Sign by Chicken Scratch NY
DIY Horse Silhouette Pillow by Rain on a Tin Roof
Sketching on Fabric by The Sensory Emporium
Paper Leaf Garland by Lil’ Mrs. Tori
DIY Blessing Board – Silhouette Challenge by One Tough Mother
Christmas Pillow by Create & Babble
Glass Painting with Reverse Stencils by Givemeapaintbrush
Chalkboard Thankful Tree by Cutesy Crafts
Bottoms Up! MYO Wine Tag by From Wine to Whine
‘Happy Holly-days’ Tags for the Swap by An Elegant Touch…
Thank You for Dinner (Card) by Everyday Paper
Advent Star Christmas Countdown by My Favorite Finds
Geometric Fabric Bowls by Please Excuse My Craftermath…
Paper Carnival by Home At Eight
Silhouette Cameo Tutorial: Dual Sided Business Cards by Black and White Obsession
In Case of Emergency Baby Bag Tags by Tossed Salad Life
Christmas On My Mind by Creative Turn
Jingle all the Way! by My Paper Craze
We Are Thankful by 4 You With Love
Seattle Skyline Silhouette by Sowdering About in Seattle
DIY Stenciled Mugs by Coley’s Corner