bridal shower garland

It’s not every day that a friend of mine gets married – so when they do I love spending a little bit of extra time to make a homemade bridal shower card. It’s such a special thing to be invited to…and the card should reflect that.

I’ve seen countless cards with tiny little garlands hand stitched or glued onto the card itself (see the card I made here for my cousin’s birthday) but I have never seen a card that is actually a garland.

For this card, I cut out 9 equally-sized white cardstock squares to spell out my message, “B-R-I-D-E-T-O-B-E”, and I cut two similarly sized pink hearts to go in between each word. These squares were about 4″ by 4″, as this size easily fits in most envelopes.

Next, in all different paper types and colors, I cut out each letter, glued that letter to a complementary colored paper (polka dots mostly!), then glued the combined sheets to each white square – some a little bit off center to add flair.

Once the cards themselves were complete, I punched holes in the top left and right corners of each piece of paper (excluding the first “B” in Bride and the last “E” in Be). Then I cut ten pieces of ribbon of equal length to string between the letters. Alternatively, you could tie all pieces with one very long piece of ribbon, but I think it looks cuter to have two bows on each letter. I used three different types of ribbons – it is a little bit more eclectic look, but I loved the mismatched colors!

The last step is to tie bows between each letter and write a note on the back of the garland. Place in envelope and deliver!