DIY: Holiday Decor for Small Spaces - Gardenista
When you live in a tiny apartment, the idea of holiday decor can be overwhelming. I spend most of my time thinking about how to get rid of things, not working out ways to bring in more. Inspired by a mobile tutorial I spotted around this time last year, I set to work with a bag full of wintry clippings and a spool of silvery twine. I secured two of my swags to the wall in my apartment that I use as a kind of rotating inspiration board. For me, these tiny swags were the perfect compromise for a small space. The other swags that I made were tiny enough to string up in small spots around the apartment. Pine cones and holly berries and evergreen clippings: use what you have available or ask the guy selling Christmas trees on the corner for scraps. A 120-yard spool of Silver Shimmer Twine is $9.99 from Tom Kat Studio. The key to making festive wintertime decorations is in the variety of greens that you use. For the larger swags, I began with my biggest clipping–in this case, a piece of umbrella pine–and built up from there, finishing with sprig of holly or a pine cone. To wrap the swag, I bound the stems of my clippings together as tightly as possible, wrapping the silver twine up to ten times around the bundle. For more holiday decor for small spaces, see DIY videos “A Scandi-Inspired Holiday Wreath” and “Easy Holiday Garland.”