“Hop to It” DIY Easter Garland

2 min read September 14, 2026 Dawn Wade
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Hosting Easter brunch this year? Then it is time to ‘hop to it’ and get crafty with some easy DIY Easter décor like this whimsical DIY Easter banner.  Your Easter guests will be hopping for joy and you will be too with this colorful DIY Easter garland.  Check out the step by step instructions

Project Time
40 to 50 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Use a strip of washi tape to mask off the top half of the DIY Unfinished Wood Banner Squares

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Step
2

Paint the bottom half of the wood banner using a flat-bristled paintbrush and acrylic paint

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Step
3

Once the paint is dry, remove the washi tape.  Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining wood banner squares. 

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Step
4

Paint 9 DIY Unfinished Wood Circles with acrylic paint. Once the paint is dry, glue the wood circles to the middle of the wood banners.

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Step
5

While the wood circles are drying, use a Marvy Gold Fine Point Chalk Marker to cover the bright designs on the Multicolor Alphabet stickers.   Glue and stick the letters onto the painted wood circles and apply a layer of gold glitter glue.  Allow time for the glitter glue to dry. 

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Step
6

Cut out the images you would like to use from the Easter Egg Decals sheet.  Remove the decals from the backing and apply the image to a painted circle using a Wood Craft Stick.  Remove the protective paper from the top of the decals. 

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Step
7

Glue Wool Felt Pom-poms to the bottom corners of the wood banners.  Thread the wood banners onto Natural Jute Cording

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Step
8

Pair this fun ‘Hop to It’ DIY Easter garland with our DIY Easter Beaded Garland for the perfect Easter mantel décor.  You can find the tutorial for the DIY Easter Beaded Garland here. 

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Step
9

On the hunt for more cute and colorful Easter décor?  Be sure to check out all of the Whimsical Easter Mantel Ideas here. 

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