The holiday season is an obvious reason to shop online for various Christmas décor and gifts. But what about the shopping boxes that keep piling up in the house and go to waste? Well, there are ways to recycle and upcycle those boxes, you just have to be smart and creative enough. You can create so many heartwarming Christmas decorations with just one single shopping box, imagine what you can do with a bunch of them.
To give you an idea, we have created this cardboard gingerbread house garland using an old cardboard box. It is the most effortless DIY Christmas craft and the best way to reuse useless, dusty boxes. Once done, you can spruce up your boring walls with a festive flair, or you can hang them on mantels to create an inviting gathering space. You don’t need much, just simple materials to transform an ordinary box into a fun and festive Christmas décor.
Here is the video tutorial of the DIY cardboard gingerbread house garland:
Materials:
- Cardboard
- Twine
- White acrylic paint or any white pen
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Steps for DIY Cardboard Gingerbread House Garland
Begin by outlining a piece of cardboard using a gingerbread house template. Make ten of them, but more can be made as well. Then, use a cutter to cut out the outline. Cut the doors and windows as nicely as possible.
Once all the gingerbread house cutouts are ready, draw a design using a correction pen that will look like a frosting. Make sure to enjoy the process.
Do this with other cutouts as well and let them dry. Once dried, string all the pieces onto a twine using hot glue, leaving a finger distance between each cutout. That’s it, DIY gingerbread house garland is ready to brighten up the space.
