How to Make a Rustic Jingle Bell Garland

In this post – how to make a simple rustic jingle bell garland.

Introduction

The holidays are coming and what better way to celebrate the Christmas season than jingle bells? In this post, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to make a rustic jingle bell garland. It will add some sparkle to your tree or mantel.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Supplies Needed: 
• Step 1: Measure & Cut Twine
• Step 2: Select Jingle Bells and Ornaments
• Step 3: Cut Floral Wire
• Step 4: Attach the Jingle Bells and Ornaments to the Twine
• Step 5: Trim Excess Wires
• Ways to Use Your Garland
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Supplies Needed:

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Heavy twine

Floral wire

Scissors

Jingle Bells

Vintage or New Ornaments

Command Hooks (Optional)

Step 1: Measure & Cut Twine

I first cut a 9 foot length of twine. This matched the length of my 9 foot long faux cedar garland from Amazon.

Step 2: Select Jingle Bells and Ornaments

Arrange the jingle bells and ornaments in any pattern that you wish. I decided to do a repeating pattern with the ornaments: green, silver and gold. I spaced those colors out evenly along the twine. Then, I filled in the gaps with a random assortment of jingle bells.

Step 3: Cut Floral Wire

Use heavy duty craft scissors to cut the floral wire into approximately 2.5” lengths. Cut as many wires as you have bells and ornaments.

Step 4: Attach the Jingle Bells and Ornaments to the Twine

To attach the bells to the twine, slide the wire through the loop on the back of a bell. Then poke one end of the wire between the twists in the twine. This will prevent it from sliding on the twine. Grasp both wires firmly and twist together 5 or 6 times, making sure to twist close to the twine. Leave the extra wire for now.

Do the same for each ornament, being careful not to pull the top of the ornament off.

I liked to hold up my garland regularly. This helped me see where I should add more bells between ornaments.

Step 5: Trim Excess Wires

When finished, use scissors or wire cutters to trim off the excess wire from each bell or ornament.

Ways to Use Your Garland

This garland would be pretty on a Christmas tree. Just be sure the branches are sturdy because of the weight. I made my garland to display on our mantel. I layered it on top of a pretty faux garland from Amazon. Want to learn more about our mantel decor this year? Take a look at my post 6 Steps To a Beautiful Holiday Mantel.

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