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3D Paper Christmas Lights Garland

3D Paper Christmas Lights Garland

Happy Holidays, Friends! I can’t believe it is almost Thanksgiving, this year is flying by! A lot of people decorate for Christmas after Thanksgiving so I thought it would be the perfect time to do some Christmas crafts! Today we are going to make a 3D Christmas Light Garland using classic Christmas colors. Classic Christmas colors are my favorite so I’m super excited about this project. Let’s get started!

Gather your supplies, you will need:

supplies for 3d paper christmas lights garland

To start, you will need this cut file from FloralFlairStudio. I uploaded it into Cricut Design Space (you can use any software that uses svg files). I resized my file so each light is 3” tall. I am using the Classic Christmas Multipack. It comes with five colors- Forest, Lockwood, Vermillion, Scarlet, and Bright White. I am also going to use Silver Mirricard Mirror paper for the little "metal" top.

swatches for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Now, cut out all the pieces.

die cut pieces for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Next, fold each light bulb piece along the score lines. There are 4 pieces per light. Leave one lightbulb per color flat because that will be the base for the lightbulb.

folding light pieces on score lines for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Take your hot glue gun and add some glue along the fold of the light bulb and place it into the flat piece.

gluing layers for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Once you have your lightbulb assembled, assemble the tops of the lights by gluing the Silver Mirror piece with the cutouts on top of the solid Silver Mirror piece. Now, take the assembled "metal" base and glue it to the back of the lightbulb.

assembling lights for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Here's what all of your pieces will look like when they are assembled. I made two of each color for my garland.

finished lights for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Finally, glue them to the twine/ribbon using hot glue.

gluing lights to twine for 3d paper christmas lights garland

Ta-da! We have a beautiful garland! This can be hung or strung down the middle of the table.

3d paper christmas lights garland

3d paper christmas lights garland

3d paper christmas lights garland

Thank you for following along!

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Happy Crafting!
Kayla

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