How Do You Make Fake Garland Look Good?

How do we make a faux garland look lifelike? Sometimes buying ready-made faux garland does look cheap… but if you’re into DIY, you can turn it into something that looks great. A few extra elements can make a faux garland look real. How can we generally change it?

Step 1 Hang your faux garland

Hang the faux greenery you purchased as is. Once you have it in place, then fluff it up. Why fluff? Because you can’t see the back of the garland once it’s resting against a surface or hanging anywhere, you’ll want to fluff all the fake greenery forward. This is also a good time to add lights to your faux garland if you plan on lighting it.

Step 2 Get some greenery

Ivy, magnolia leaves, dried hydrangeas, grasses, pine cones, and bittersweet berries are also great additions to your garland. But don’t add too much, don’t make it too complicated and lose the point. Once you’ve gathered all the items you want to add, cut the branches to 4-6 inches in length. Try to leave as many branch tips as possible. Blunt tips work, but they need to be a little more delicate to work well.

Step 3 Make your faux garland beautiful

You should have made your faux garland beautiful by now. You can add some cute little extras like bows or bears to make it more eye-catching.

Step 4 Optional

If you really want your faux garland to stand out, add some faux items. Some faux action will make your faux garland look more real. Add more faux garland, faux berries, or other Christmas flowers to make it look more alive!

Honestly, that’s all you need to make a great garland. Borrow a little greenery and twist some wire to make a beautiful and inexpensive Christmas decoration. So use your knowledge to make some faux garland look more real!