diy nut + crystal garland

my door this year,

with my made over costco wreath,

a costco cypress garland, lights, and

my diy garland made with nuts, chain and chandelier crytals.

i love that i can reuse the nut + crystal garland next year and in years to come!

next christmas, we will hopefully be out of this rental house,

and i think the garland would look fabulous on a mantle!

supplies for this project:

2 pairs of pliers 

(needlenose or jewelry are best)

nuts

chandelier crystals

chain 

(i bought mine at lowes)

screw eye hooks

jump rings 

(available in the jewelry section at craft stores)

the first thing is did was to drill two holes 

in each nut--one on either end.

(as i stated in my post with my wreath---this can be really difficult!)

next, i put a dab of hot glue in the hole, 

and then screwed in the eye hook.

once i had all of my nuts drilled with the screw eyes attached,

i started assembling my garland.

i used the pliers to open the jump rings and the chain.

 i used a jump ring in between each

 eye hook and crystal and in between

each chain link and each crystal.

 i used this pattern:

3 nuts (with crystals in between) 

+ 2 crystals 

+ chain (5 links)

+ 3 crystals 

 chain (5 links)

+ 2 crystals 

+ 3 nuts.

i kept repeating until it was the length that i wanted.

the last 14" of the garland is all crystals + chain.

this garland would also look great

for fall and thanksgiving decorating!

i really like the mix of the

natural nuts and the shiny crystals 

and the dainty chain.

i couldn't find gold eye hooks,

but i  would have used them if i could have found them.

hopefully next year, this garland will be

adorning the mantle of house #6!
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i'm linking this project to:
remodelaholic
tatertots and jello
funky junk interiors
cottage instincts
the diy showoff
the boardwalk bragfest
blue cricket design