Add some simple pretty paper flowers to your Thanksgiving mantel using basic brown grocery store bags. Â I’ll show you how.
How to create a Thanksgiving mantel using DIY paper poinsettias made from brown paper grocery store bags. A simple Fall mantel.
Why not start enjoying the holiday season with a beautiful Fall mantel? Â Adorned with these paper poinsettias this Thanksgiving mantel will easily transition for the Christmas season as well.
Thanksgiving Mantel
- evergreen base
- warm white lights
- brown paper poinsettia flowers
Gather up those brown paper grocery store bags for this project. Â They are sturdy enough to hold the petal shape without being thick like cardstock. Â Moreover you can bend and manipulate the flowers as you need.
As can be seen you can add as many flowers as you like. Â I think in this case less is more. Â But there’s always room for extras once Thanksgiving has passed and we move into the Christmas decor.
Fall Mantel
I’m sharing the tutorial on how I created this Thanksgiving mantel including some tips and tricks down below.
Mantel Supplies:
- evergreen base 1
- evergreen base 2
- battery operated lights
- brown paper grocery store bags (or Kraft paper roll)
- hot glue gun & glue sticks
- pipe cleaners
Step 1: Start with the evergreen base. Â Here I’m mixing two different garlands to create a more full, realistic greenery look. Â You can also stick in real evergreen branches from the yard.
Step 2: Add your battery operated lights.
Paper Poinsettias
Step 1: Cut a bunch of rain drop shapes from your brown paper bags. Â By all means they can be any size you want. Â Typically I use 5 petals for the base layer and then 3 smaller petals for the top later. Â Make a gentle fold down the middle then add a dab of hot glue like in the above photo.
Step 2: Now make a second bend in the petal towards the outside and hot glue at the base.
Step 3: Once you have two petals ready then glue them together overlapping at the base.
Step 4: For the base layer glue 5 petals together.
Step 5: (Not pictured)Â To make the center just tear a circular piece of paper bag and fold in the edges then hot glue into the center.
Step 6: Cut your pipe cleaner in half and then create a little bend at one end. Â Hot glue the bent portion onto the back of the flower.
Now stick the paper poinsettias into your garland and enjoy your Thanksgiving mantel!
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This is perfect and easy enough to do before Thanksgiving, thanks for the idea!