DIY Pie Garland from Cardboard and Paper

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Pies and garlands are both on my list of favorite things…. so this DIY pie garland from cardboard and paper has my heart. And once I show you how easy and precious it is, I think you’ll feel the same! 

what you need

• cardboard
• brown paper/cardstock
• jute
• paint
  • Apple Barrel in Barn Red or similar
  • Apple Barrel in Harvest Orange or similar
  • Apple Barrel in Burnt Umber or similar
• chip brush
• hot glue gun
• scissors

how to make the diy pie garland

1. Cut out cardboard into (isosceles) triangle pieces- like pie! You can make these as big or small as you want! 
2. After cutting them out, completely cover and paint them using the harvest orange color mixed with barn red. This will give them that pumpkin pie coloring!! 
3. Go in with burnt umber and rough them up a bit. You can even add some “speckles” by flicking your paint brush onto the cardboard.
    
4. After all your painting is done, cut your brown paper into thin strips- I did maybe a centimeter or so! 
5. Using hot glue, attach your brown paper strips in a lattice formation! This is important so that it looks like real pie!! Make sure each piece is secured using the hot glue! TIP: You can lay out all of your pieces first if you’d like just to make sure it’s right! 
6. Fold another piece of the thin brown paper strip like an accordian. Hot glue that to the top of your triangle to make it look like the crust!! I only did dots of hot glue along the top so the paper could fold around the edge a bit, not be straight across! 
7. Lastly, attach your pie pieces onto some jute twine with hot glue! You can make 3 like I did or fill it up!!! 

There you have it- a DIY pie garland made from paper and cardboard!! That’s a budget-friendly fall decor idea if I’ve ever seen one!!