Wallpaper Decoration Crafts

Vertical Wallpaper Garland

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  Choose a cookie cutter or pattern shape that is approximately 3 inches at its largest measurement. Shapes to consider include birds, circles and hearts.

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  Choose the wallpaper for the garland. Use either paper in all the same pattern or papers in a variety of coordinating colors and designs.

• 3

  Cut four 12-inch squares from the chosen wallpaper. Apply spray adhesive to the back of two squares. Place the remaining squares over the adhesive with the decorative front of the wallpaper facing up. Firmly press with your hands to adhere the squares together. You now have two, two-sided wallpaper squares.

• 4

  Place your pattern on a square and trace around it using a pencil. Repeat with as many of the shapes as you can fit on both squares. Cut out the shapes.

• 5

  Place one cut shape under the presser foot of your sewing machine. Starting at the top-center edge of the shape, sew a straight stitch across the shape to the bottom-center edge. Lift the presser foot and pull out a 1-inch tail of thread. Do not cut the thread so it becomes the gap between the shapes. Place another shape under the foot and sew across it in the same manner. Pull another 1-inch thread tail. Continue sewing and pulling thread tails until you have stitched the last shape. Pin, clip or drape the garland vertically on windows, hooks or doors.

Wallpaper Wall Cones

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  Cut an 8-by-11-inch rectangle of wallpaper that coordinates with your room's style and decor.

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  Lay the paper on your work surface with the wrong side facing up. Turn the rectangle with the short edges running horizontal.

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  Roll the bottom right-hand corner tightly for about 2 inches. Continue to roll the rest of the sheet while keeping the right-hand end of the roll tight and allowing the left-hand end to loosen. This process shapes your cone.

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  Adjust the shape of your rolled cone by loosening or tightening as needed. To secure, apply a dot of hot glue under the point of the last corner wrapped around the cone.

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  Hold the cone upright with one corner point sticking up. This corner is the back of the cone. Fold 1 inch of the point to the inside of the cone. Crease the fold with your fingers. Using a paper punch, punch a hole 1/4 inch below the center of the folded edge.

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  Cut an 8-inch length of 1/4-inch-wide ribbon. Insert one end of the ribbon through the hole. Bring the ends together. Tie the ends in an overhand knot 1/2 inch from the end to form your hanger. Reinforcing the punched hole is unnecessary. With the added thickness of two layers from the folded point, the paper will easily accommodate the hanger without tearing the hole.

• 12

  Place a 1-inch-diameter of Spanish moss into the point of the cone. Allow pieces of the moss to peek out the bottom point of the cone. Insert a few stems of dried or silk flower stems into the cone. Hang the cone on the wall from a peg hook or doorknob.