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Home » Holidays & Seasonal » Fall

Paper Leaf Garland

Modified: Sep 1, 2024 · Published: Oct 5, 2012 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

Book Page Paper Leaf Garland -DIY paper leaf garland stitched together on your sewing machine and made from old book pages.

Book page paper leaf garland.
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Book Page Paper Leaf Garland -DIY paper leaf garland stitched together on your sewing machine and made from old book pages.

I had this idea last year to make a paper leaf garland using an old book to make the paper leaves from.  I finally got around to breaking out the sewing machine today.

Materials:

  • an old book
  • scissors
  • sewing machine 
  • black thread

How To Make A Paper Leaf Garland

To start with, cut out different leaf shapes from an old book.

Then, feed them, one by one, through your sewing machine to create a garland.

how to make a paper garland with your sewing machine

I like a random look, so I didn't use a pattern, and I left random spaces in between, by stitching varying lengths of just thread between feeding the leaves through.

DIY paper leaf garland

The stitch line looks a little like the vein of a real leaf, which I love.

I used black thread so it would really show up.

book page paper leaf garland

The garland is part of my living room mantel this fall (see what I did on the mantel in the basement here).

paper leaf garland

I used mostly white, and mixed in some seeds, keys, wheat and enamelware. The black and white book pages fit in perfectly.

DIY leaf garland

We're gearing up for thanksgiving this weekend here and Canada, and I can't wait. Mr. Turkey is thawing in the fridge, and I'm already dreaming of my mom's amazing pumpkin pie. Wishing you and yours every blessing as you give thanks together this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving.

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  1. Courtney says

    October 18, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    Super cute~ I love how it turned out and what a great idea to sew it. Sharing at the party tonight- thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday!

  2. Mary Alice Patterson says

    October 16, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Love how you've integrated so much white into your whimsical fall mantel. And the leaf garland is such a great idea.
    Mary Alice

  3. Lisa (aka Mama B) says

    October 16, 2012 at 10:17 am

    The neutrals look nice. I really like your book page leaf garland. Cute!

  4. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says

    October 14, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    This is stunning! I love the white. And that book page garland is fabulous! Just wanted to let you know that I am doing a round up post on Fall Mantels tomorrow and yours is included!

  5. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says

    October 12, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    Cute garland! I like anything made with book pages.

  6. Elizabeth Hanley says

    October 10, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    What a great idea to use your sewing machine. It looks great! Thanks for sharing.
    Enjoy the season,
    xxx Liz

  7. Corinna Ashley says

    October 09, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Adorable crafts like these make me wish I had a sewing machine, and more importantly, how to use one! Love the idea of it and maybe I can adapt it to my own skills, thank you for the tutorial!

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