How to Make a Paper Dress Garland

A paper dress garland is a garland made with handmade paper dresses on a string or line of ribbon. When the garland is complete, you have a line of garland that resembles little girl's dress on a clothesline. Hang it on the wall to decorate a child's room or nursery. The options for individuality are abundant, as one can go with a specific color scheme or dress theme.

Things You'll Need

• Cardboard
• Scrapbook paper
• Pencil
• Clothespins or paper clips
• Glue
• Scissors
• Buttons
• Ribbons
• Embellishments

Instructions

How to Make a Paper Dress Garland

1. Draw a simple dress outline on the cardboard. Cut the outline out with scissors to create your paper dress template.

2. Trace around the paper dress template with pencil on the backside of scrapbook paper. Do this once for each dress you desire. Using scissors, cut out each of the scrapbook paper dresses.

3. 

   Interesting and odd buttons can add charm to your paper dresses.

   Decorate each paper dress with buttons, ribbons and embellishments. Use glue to hold your design in place. Allow the glue to dry.

4. 

   Decorative ribbon can add excitement to your project.

   Cut a length of ribbon to be your clothesline. Make sure it is long enough to hold all of your dresses, with 2 to 3 inches in between each, and extra ribbon on the ends for hanging.

5. Using paper clips or clothespins, attach each shoulder of your dresses to the clothesline ribbon, leaving 2 to 3 inches between each dress.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose a ribbon at least ½ inch wide, as thin ribbons tangle easily when you hang your paper dress garland.

• If you hang your paper dresses on your ribbon clothesline before the glue dries, your embellishments could come off.

References

• ScrapScene: How to Make a Paper Dress Garland
• Debbie Hodge: Make a Sweet Paper Dress Garland for Spring