DIY Spring Garland with Dollar Tree Supplies: Farmhouse Style

Spring is officially here! Strangely we had a cold snap down here where it dropped to 32-38° for three days after it had been higher than 80° for more than a month! The temperature has climbed back to the high 70s, so I’m sure the flowers will continue to bloom and bunnies will be hopping out to greet us. To celebrate, I made this adorable DIY spring or Easter garland using mostly Dollar Tree supplies to replace my shamrock garland from St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s get into this tutorial!

DIY Spring Garland Supplies:

• twine- You will probably need 2 rolls depending on how many bunnies you want on your spring garland. I made 8 bunnies, so I used a little over a roll and a half of Dollar Tree twine. This package of twine will be more than enough.
• scrap cardboard
• faux carrots from Dollar Tree- I used 2 Dollar Tree spring carrot garlands, but I think they sell them individually as well. If you can’t make it to DT, this pack of foam carrots from Amazon would work and they already have a twine hanger.
• wood beads (optional)- I used 20mm from Amazon. Dollar Tree does sell them now.
• hot glue gun & glue
• orange burlap (optional)- I got mine from Walmart last year.
• scissors
• leaves from faux flowers- Baby’s breath (like I used in the carrot wreath) or these fake greenery bushes would work , but I couldn’t find mine, so I used dark green leaves from some kind of flower from Michael’s. I don’t know what it was, but the leaves look very real.

Remove the carrots from the Dollar Tree spring carrot garland.

First, pull on the green raffia leaves and they will come out along with the top piece of twine. Then cut the twine at the bottom right up against the orange twine. If the orange twine starts to come loose, just glue it back down. You can leave the carrots the way they are, but they look much better after the makeover!

Zhuzh up the faux carrots.

Next, wrap them in orange burlap. I laid out the burlap, rolled it around the carrot and then cut where I needed to.

Create leaves for the tops of the carrots.

I used a velvety finished leaf from a faux floral bush. It looks similar to dandelions, but not exactly.

Cut slim strips in the leaf. Do not cut all the way to the bottom.

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Cut bunny shapes to add to the DIY spring garland.

When I first started this project, I started using Dollar Tree bunnies with pompoms on the butts. They’re small and come in a 12 pack. Then my family and I agreed it would look better with the bunnies that I used in my bunny topiaries. Who the heck am I kidding. When I say, “when I started…” I really mean I made the entire garland then took it apart! It looked odd that the bunnies, created to look like they’re standing on hind legs, were the same height as the carrots.

This is the view from the back of the original garland.

So, back at the beginning, I traced my bunny template onto cardboard and cut them out, sniffling as I went… Just kidding. No crying, just getting on to myself about finishing a project before really taking a good look at it when it was half done!

Download my bunny template, then trace them on cardboard and cut them out like I did. You can use whichever bunny you’d like. I used the sitting one. Scrap cardboard from boxes will do perfectly for this project.

Wrap the bunnies in twine.

First add glue to the cardboard bunny and place the twine on it. I usually add the glue below the head. Begin wrapping twine around the bunny. In some places, like the tips of the ears and feet, you may need to add hot glue to hold the twine down so it doesn’t slip off.

Begin assembling the spring & Easter garland.

Yay! Now all of your pieces are ready to add to the spring garland (can you believe everything so far came from Dollar Tree?!)

Roll out about 13-15′ of twine. How much you need will depend on the length of your DIY spring garland. I hung mine across a 12′ window, so I used about 15′ for safety.

String on wood beads. I used five beads at the beginning and end of the garland, then five after each carrot and bunny.

Make & add a bow.

Finally, make a simple two loop bow to add to each end of the Easter wreath. I used a khaki 2.5″ linen ribbon. Secure it with a pipe cleaner or wire and leave enough to secure it to the garland. Cover the wire with a piece of twine. Again going zero waste, I used part of the Dollar Tree carrot garland that I cut off from the carrots.

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Hang your spring garland with pride!

I really love the way this garland turned out using Dollar Tree items! I feel like I can leave this garland up past Easter through the end of April. What do you think?

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