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DIY Paper Poinsettia and Holly Leaf Christmas Garland

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Part of a woman in a blue dress is visible. She is holding a white poinsettia garland. The text reads "How to make a DIY Christmas garland." Create a DIY paper Christmas garland to decorate your home this Christmas. Download the crepe paper poinsettia and holly leaf templates.

DIY paper flowers work for any season and any holiday. This craft tutorial will teach you how to make a DIY Christmas garland, which I am teaching you today with crepe paper poinsettias and holly leaves! This Christmas paper garland craft is perfect for displing in your home, such as hanging it on a Christmas tree or styling it onto a mantle for your holiday decor. But the best part is you can reuse this Christmas garland year after year!

I have a long history with paper poinsettias, such as these small cardstock poinsettia designs and even an 18-inch poinsettia wallflower!

If you need more Christmas crafts this holiday check out all the projects I have here!

First, let’s review the supplies, tools, and materials needed to craft this poinsettia and holly Christmas paper garland.

Giant white crepe paper poinsettia garland on a white mantel, with garland books and white candles. You can make this paper poinsettia for your Holiday celebration.

Supplies for DIY Christmas Garland Craft

Close-up of a red crepe paper poinsettia garland with evergreen needles and white leaves on a stair banister. The craft was made with a tutorial and a Cricut cutting machine.

Download The Free Poinsettia and Holly Templates

These paper poinsettia and holly templates are what I use to create the Christmas paper garland featured in this tutorial.

The poinsettia templates are FREE inside the Abbi Kirsten Craft Vault!

Create your free account via the form below, or log in and download this design to start crafting right now! Use the keyword “poinsettia” or design #936

What if I do not have a Cricut machine or the Maker that works with the rotary blade?

An overhead view of crepe paper on a strong grip mat being loaded into a Cricut Maker on a grey marble table. Learn to make poinsettia garlands with this tutorial.

No Cutting Machine: There are printable PDF files included in my templates that can be hand-cut with scissors, so you can still make this craft! I recommend having a good pair of craft scissors AND detail scissors on hand.

No Cricut Maker Machine: If you are an Explore user, you can follow this tutorial with regular cardstock instead of crepe paper if you do not have the Maker with the Rotary blade option – OR cut by hand, as mentioned above!

Cricut Design Space Set up for Paper Poinsettias and Holly Leaves

Cutting crepe paper in Cricut Design Space as seen in this screenshot. The digital canvas shows red poinsettia petals and green leaves.

If you are new to Cricut, learn how to upload an SVG cut file here.

Likewise, if you need to learn how to completely master your Cricut machine watch my FREE Cricut workshop here.

Firstly, you need to know how to cut your poinsettia petals and holly leaves with the grain running diagonally.

Turn each leaf and petal at the diagonal on the canvas. Use your Attach tool at the bottom of the Layers Panel to ensure it will cut out exactly as shown on the canvas.

Gold and silver DIY Christmas paper garland tutorial hangs on a light wood chair in front of a salmon-colored wall.

How to Make the DIY Christmas Poinsettia and Holly Garland

Click play to watch the full step-by-step tutorial for the DIY Christmas poinsettia holly garland. In addition, you can keep reading for a picture overview of the project as well.

A nine picture tutorial demonstrates how to create a DIY paper Christmas garland to decorate your home this Christmas. Abbi Kirsten's hands show how to cut gold petals, how to craft the white petals and how to combine them to drape over a wooden chair as a garland. Download the crepe paper poinsettia and holly leaf templates.
  1. Start by cutting out your templates. I use 5-6 poinsettia petals (10-12 halves) and about 50 leaves (100 holly leaf halves) for my 5-foot garland. Make sure you cut so the grain is running diagonally as should above in the Design Space setup. If you are cutting by hand, turn the template so that the grain runs across at an angle as you cut out the petals.
  2. For the poinsettia petals and leaves, you will add a line of hot glue down the right edge of the leaf. Then, overlap the petals and leaves slightly, sandwiching the thin wire in between to create the stemmed leaves and flower petals.
  3. Repeat this for all the poinsettia petals and holly leaves.
  4. For the pearl spray stamen, wrap each pearl with some crepe paper and secure it with floral tape. Your pearl sprays will be the center of your poinsettias.
  5. To make the poinsettia, start with the smaller petals and style them around the pearl stamen. Wrap in floral tape to secure. Place the larger poinsettia petals next and style them in between the smaller petals.
  6. Likewise, to build the garland, add each holly leaf to your long wire base with floral tape and work your way down the garland branch.
  7. Finally, style your DIY Christmas garland on a mantle or tree and hook your poinsettia flowers around the garland!
The lower half of a woman in front of a salmon-colored wall in a blue dress. She is holding a completed silver and gold paper poinsettia Christmas garland.

How would you use this DIY Christmas garland in your home? My favorite ways to display the paper garland are on a mantle, table, Christmas tree, or stair banister.

DIY Paper Poinsettia Flower and Holly Leaf Christmas Garland

DIY Paper Poinsettia Flower and Holly Leaf Christmas Garland

Active Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Easy

Use this tutorial to make a beautiful large crepe paper poinsettia and holly leaf five-foot garland. Use traditional colors or make the decor more elegant with shades of silver and gold. You can hand cut this craft or use a Cricut cutting machine.

Instructions

Step 1: Cut The Petals and Leaves

Cut your templates by hand or with your Cricut machine. For a five-foot garland, you will need:

  • 5 to 6 poinsettia petals (10-12 halves)
  • ~50 leaves (100 holly leaf halves) 

Be sure you cut with the grain running diagonally. If you are cutting by hand, turn the template so that the grain runs across at an angle as you cut out the petals.

Step 2: Assemble The Petals and Leaves

  • Add a line of hot glue down the right edge of one leaf. Then overlap the petals and leaves slightly, sandwiching the thin wire in between to create the stemmed leaves and flower petals.
  • Repeat this for all the poinsettia petals and holly leaves.

Step 3: Prepare The Pearl Sprays

  • Wrap each pearl stamen with some crepe paper and secure it with floral tape. Your pearl sprays will be the center of your poinsettias.

Step 4: Make The Poinsettias

  • Begin with the smaller petals and shape them around the pearl stamen with floral tape.
  • Attach the larger petals next in the same fashion. Place each large petal between the gap of the smaller petals.

Step 5: Build The Garland

  • Add each holly leaf to the long wire base with floral tape. Work your way down the garland branch.

Now you are ready to use your garland for decoration on a staircase banister, mantle, or around your Christmas tree!

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"Christmas poinsettia and holly garland" text is above a nine paneled picture tutorial of how to make a Christmas poinsettia garland. Abbi Kirsten's hands are viewed from overhead in a closeup as she cuts, glues, and forms a white crepe paper poinsettia.

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