DIY Burlap Flower Holiday Garland

2 min read September 13, 2026 Oriental Trading Team
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Add a touch of rustic woodland to your holiday mantle with this easy DIY Burlap Flower Holiday Garland. Burlap squares are transformed into beautiful poinsettias. But don’t let those poinsettias intimidate you, these flowers are as easy to make as a few drops of glue and a few folds. Read the below directions to see just how easy those flowers are!

Project Time
50 to 60 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Cut an8” burlap square into 4 smaller squares by cutting it in half and then in half again.

Step
2

Cut the smaller burlap squares into leaf/petal shape. Add a drop of hot glue to the middle of the petal shape and fold it in half length-wise.

Step
3

Add another drop of glue to the middle of the folded petal and fold in half length-wise to create two 3-d petal shapes. Make 48, 3-d petal shapes total.

Step
4

Glue three of the 3-d petal shapes together to form one flower. Adhere a bundle of red berries into the middle of the flower.

Step
5

Cut a small 1” square of burlap. Apply glue to the burlap square and adhere the poinsettia to the baker’s twine sandwiching the baker’s twine in between the burlap square and flower.

Step
6

Drape this garland on your tree, along your mantle, or nestle it in some evergreen and hang it along your staircase.

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