“Flowers gather to make garlands just as memories gather to make a life”

Garland is a braid, a knot, or a half wreath made with flowers and leaves that are tied with fixed support, hung over the wall, or placed in a spot just as is. They also have religious importance and are placed on tombs and temples. They are useful and common in many parts of the world and are common in home decor. Garlands with pretty and different arrangements of flowers make up for very fashionable and awesome decorative items. But should you go for faux garlands or natural ones? I call faux ones!  Why? Let’s see!

You can add layers without getting the garland heavy

As we have established Before that faux flowers are lightweight, you can combine two garlands to create a unique style element and color palette. But if you combine two natural garlands it would get heavy and difficult to decorate.

You can maintain the faux garland easily

They are super easy to maintain. Just use a cloth to dust off excess dirt. If it’s too much dirt, use a mixture of mild detergent and warm water (a universal cleaning agent). Soak your fake garlands in the mixture for some time, scrub them in soap and wash them with water. Dry in sunlight, there you go! Good as new.

Faux garlands look fuller

Faux Garlands can accommodate more flowers in less weight and give a fuller appearance from a distance as compared to natural garlands.

No worries of wilting, even after years

As good faux garlands are made of synthetic material that’s Ultra Violet resistant and do not fade in color and appearance. They can be used on so many occasions and events. They would still be fresh and pretty years after they are bought and can be used as decoration in so many ways.

Options of using garland in other events

You can not only use these garlands as home decoration but also for dinners, parties, celebratory festivities, and so many more occasions. Just buy them once, and use them multiple times. They are used for religious events as well as to decorate statues and holy places.

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No allergies! No bees!

Fresh flowers arranged in a garland can attract insects and bees for their sweet nectar. They can also cause allergies to some people. So these minor downsides can be taken care of easily with fake garlands.

Fun ways to use garlands for decoration

Just lay them down on a dinner table

You can use these items to place carelessly in a freestyle, placed on the dinner table. They would look perfect with their freshness in green colors and prettiness from lovely flowers while having dinner.

Hang them pretty

You can hang them on the wall and decorate other decor items attached to the wall. You can also hang baskets to keep these garlands, hang them from the ceiling or attach them to the window. These garlands would look ethereal reaching down from their hanger. Just don’t get scared if you see a tentacle floating in the air in the dark, it’s just your garland.

Decorate other items

You can make other decorative items with garlands as well. These garlands have a simple elongated structure that can easily adjust to any surface and object. You can decorate pictures, frames, vases. Another idea that comes to my mind is decorating and placing a garland around a candle holder. This would create a unique item and add to the beauty of the candle holder.

Use as a decorative enhancement on stairs and shelves

Garlands would look perfect as stairs and shelves decorations. The greenery and pretty colors with every step you take would get you in a better mood instantly. Also, would make your shelves more green and colorful.

Enhance your garlands with ribbons and lights

You can make your garlands prettier by decorating them with your choice of ribbons and lights. Fairy light would make the garland shimmer in bright and beautiful light. You can use different colors of ribbons to match or contrast the colors of the garland.

Garlands use in Christmas

If you have a less dense build of a Christmas tree, you can use green garlands to wrap around the tree and increase the volume where it lacks. These garlands with their extensively woven structure can hold much more snow so they would make perfect companions in Christmas decor.

Wear them as a part of your attire

Pretty garlands studded with colorful flowers are worn by many people as a proper fashion statement. Even at weddings, bridesmaids wear matching flower garlands to look even prettier.

Some useful queries regarding faux garland decor

How can I make my faux garland look better and natural

Dust off the dirt from the garland so it doesn’t look faded. Add more layers and materials starting from a green base. The more carefully added material, the more interesting the garland would appear.

How can I make my garland look more fluffy?

One way to do that is to use a styrofoam base or a bubble wrap inside and wrap the greenery around it. It would increase the mass of the garland from the start without adding a lot of material and give a fuller appearance.

Can I keep the garlands outdoors?

Why not! Anything pretty, green, and colorful would be welcome indoors and outdoor. With Ultra Violet resistance the garlands wouldn’t lose their appeal in extreme sunlight exposure.

How can I connect the garland?

Connecting or hanging a garland is very easy. You can either use a traditional method like using nails. Or, you can use adhesive hooks, suction hooks, use a cloth hanger to create waves of decorative garland or You can use pretty ribbons to tie the garlands.

How can I attach my garland with a brick?

Bare bricks don’t have the adhesion ability as the painted bricks or wood. So for attaching a garland with a brick is to use special brick clips for this purpose. You can also use adhesive glue to attach a hook and hang the garland from that.

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