Silk plants usually aren’t my thing, but I love Coleus leaves and some pretty good fakes over at Michaels caught my eye recently, so I had to try working with them.
Silk Coleus leaves are cut from their plastic stems and sewn together to make a garland.
A silk Coleus pick costs about $3.00 and yields 14 leaves. I used a red thread to sew these all together.
I prefer to highlight the fact that these leaves are made from fabric instead of trying to pass these off as the real thing; sewing them together made sense to me.
Start out by removing the leaves from the stalk.
Cut off the stem of the leaf.
Using a thread in a similar color, sew the leaves together by running them through the machine one at a time – attaching them together as you go along.
Drape your Coleus garland over the top of a mirror or around a display on the mantel.
Me gusta muy bonito.
Oh, God…I love this idea!!! Brilliant, once again!!! Thanks!
Julie
I love garlands and I really love that one ! Great idea !
Simply lovely, the garland looks stunning!
100% awesome! i’m making one, too!
Camilla, hello, I am new to your blog. I’ve been poking around your blog for the past hour and having the time of my Life. wonder if you would permit me to re-post this idea to Pinterest on my “Faux Flora” Board? I think they are just beautiful – All I would re-post, if given permission, is the photo of the finished garland draped over the pretty white chair, with a link to your blog to learn how you made it. It would increase traffic to your blog and make my board look ever so much more beautiful!
I don’t re-post people’s photos without permission, and I never take credit for ideas that are not my own. Thank you for considering my request.