I was asked last week to provide some pictures of what I was going to do with the string of white lights and purple fabrics.
I currently have a string of lights in the doublewide door frame between my living and dining rooms. They add such a perfect glow when all the other lights are turned down but this string is made with homespun type fabrics and that's just no longer my style. BTW - they are hung with 3 tiny clear command strips. Because they are clear I leave them up all year and don't have to look for them again and again :)
It all starts by snipping the edge of the fabric at 1" intervals and then tearing the strips apart. They may get wider at the other end which adds variety. There is also no need to straighten the edges if the quilt store didn't cut your fabric straight.
Cut your strips into 7 or 8" long chunks and then tie them on to the string of lights. My lights were not evenly spaced so the number of strips will depend on the space available. Mine was probably 4 or 5 per space. This is the boring part bur good for watching all those holiday movies I hear are on TV this time of year...
Apparently last year I had intended to make a string of lights with red fabric since I found a gorgeous TOT red in the bag with the new lights. Guess I better get on that one as well since it would also work for Valentines. I like to have lights up as long as possible....gotta love that soft glow!
Feel free to use scraps, holiday prints, etc. Wouldn't white on White be pretty against colored moldings? What kid wouldn't want to get up on his birthday and have a string of lights in his favorite color or to match a new quilt to celebrate?!?!
7 comments:
What a great idea, love it!
Great idea--I like the idea of leaving up all year--taking up and putting down is a real time suck
I hang my indoor lights with command hooks, too, and I leave the hooks all year. I like to change out the colors of lights to go with the seasons, too. We must have gone to the same decorating school! : )
We use to do this with the kid's bedrooms - don't dare chance it now with the furkids - Moe would eat the lights and Bella would be constantly knocking them down.
Thats lovely Sarah! I do so enjoy the lights. Don't know why I have not done this yet! Thanks for the tutorial.
Sarah, I just love this! I'm definitely going to have to do this in the Nook. Before the year ends. They'll be permanent, too!! Haha!!! :)
That is a great idea, and you don't have to mess with garland.
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