X'mas Decor Step by Step: Christmas Garland for Hall (part 1)

Well... I know Christmas day is over, still lots of Christmas Parties will be held until January so I hope this post will help you decor your house or hall. Location for this post is at St.Peter's Cathedral function hall decoration for christmas this year. Firstly we would like to thank to the coordinator of decorator's team from Margriet, Mrs. Mie Man and the team are Mrs. Ling Ling, Mrs. Fang Chen etc. Good job, ladies!! The decor are elegant....

For this entrance garland decor, we need :

- Artificial garland (dia.15 cm)

- 3 large decor balls ( dia.20 cm)

- Lots of small decor balls (dia.10 cm)

- Red wired ribbon ( dia.10 cm)

- Gold colour leaves and star decoration

- Nails

- Floral wire

Okay, now lets start the step by step tutorial. First put 3 nails on both sides and middle part of the door sill. Next attach the garland to the nails using wire, make a loop at the middle (detail no 1). After that, attach the balls(detail no 2). Here we're using two colours (red and gold) decor balls. Next put on the gold leaf decoration (detail no 3) and last, attach the red ribbon.

For the sides, assembled the small decor balls using floral wire then attached them to the garland. To keep the decor look elegant, one tone pink coloured balls are used but with diferent textures and motifs. I personally like the pink transparent ones with gliterry swirls on top, so cuuuteeee....

And last but not least attach the gold star decoration along the garland and we're done!!!

So here's the finished garland look like.Simple, elegant and can be seen from afar.By the way, this time the decor are put outside the entrance hall so a few things to be considered :

1. The christmas arrangement must be large enough to be seen from afar. If you put it on your front door, the guest must see the decor clearly at least 2.5 meters from the door. So, for outdoor decor, SIZE DOES MATTER :)

2. Use decor that can withstand the weather. Typically in rainy tropical weather like here in Bandung, use decor that won't be ruined when wet.

3. Maintenance. The garland here are put on the door sill using stair, so it will be difficult (not to mention tiring) to maintain if you're using fresh flower which had to be watered continously. On the other hand, artificial decor once finished don't need maintenance until you put it off.