CRAFTED by Alex ::: Fall Apple Garland

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Today's craft?  This adorable apple garland!

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Last September our apple picking season was cut short due to a severe lack of apple crops in our area. So this year I am making sure that we get out in the first week that they're available. In honor of my unhealthy obsession with the season of Fall, I thought it would be fun to do a paper craft for some fall decor that didn't involve pumpkins for once (I love Halloween so needless to say that almost never happens).

What you'll need:

- red bristol board
- twigs
- red yarn
- green fabric of your choice
- scissors
- staples
- yarn needle

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Start by sketching out a small apple shape at the bottom of your bristol board. 

Cut that out and that'll be your stencil.

Then cut out several rows of your bristol board. I was doing 5 apples per garland piece so I cut out 30 apples.

Fold it in 3, trace your apple stencil and cut out the shapes. This saves you major cutting time.

Layer 3 apple cut outs on top of each other.

Now you have 2 options. 

1) sew up the middle of the apple or 2) get your time saving stapler and staple them down the middle.

Next cut out some 'leaves' out of your green fabric. I used an old pair of shorts.

Now thread your yarn needle with your yard through the 2 leaves and leave the two leaves on the far end of the piece of yarn. 

Then poke a hole through the top part of the apple (approx 1 cm down) and loop your yarn through it twice.

Then tie it up leaving only a small 'hoop' of yarn. 

Then break off a piece of a twig and slide it into your yarn. The yarn does a great job of holding the twigs in place.

Unfold your apples...

Then thread with whatever garland string of your choice. I used twine.

Now. How about them apples?

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