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DIY Christmas Decorations: How To Make Colored Popcorn GarlandWith a few simple supplies that you probably already have around the house, you can make colored popcorn garland to adorn your tree. This really is a craft for the whole family.  You can decide what colors will best match your Christmas decor. For this project we went with traditional red and green.

DIY Christmas Decorations: How To Make Colored Popcorn Garland

DIY Colored Popcorn Garland Instructions

To make the colored popcorn, you will need to put a little oil (maybe 1/4-1/3 cup) in the bottom of a large pot. I used stainless steel and had no problems at all with the food coloring staining my cookware, but I would be worried about using an enamel coated one just in case it stained that. On top of the oil, squirt in enough food coloring to make your oil turn the color you are looking for. Add enough popcorn kernels to cover the bottom of the pot in a single layer and heat the oil over medium high heat. Shake the kernels around in the colored oil until they are completely colored. Shake the pot over the burner to keep the popcorn kernels from burning and continue to do so until all of the kernels are popped. Pour into a large pan or bowl and let cool for 1 hour so the color will set. Wash pot and repeat for additional colors.

After your popcorn has cooled for an hour, you can thread your needle. I used black thread so it would be easier for you to see what I was doing, but I usually use plain white thread.

DIY Christmas Decorations: How To Make Colored Popcorn Garland

String the kernels on the thread, being careful to thread through the fattest part of the popped kernel.

DIY Christmas Decorations: How To Make Colored Popcorn Garland

We did a pattern of 6 red/2 green, but you can do anything you want! The fun part is making it your own and being creative with such simple supplies. We usually string our garland on 8 foot pieces of string and do 3-4 to cover our tree, but how many you do will depend on the size of your particular tree.

Colored Popcorn Garland

Try making one of these for your tree and see just how much fun it is.

DIY Christmas Decorations: How To Make Colored Popcorn Garland

Another idea for DIY Christmas decorations is Popcorn and Cranberry Garland. This was originally posted on Living on Love and Cents in 2012. I made edits and am sharing again for your enjoyment.

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  1. This is cool and something I can do with my son for Valentines and we can hang up in the house as well as prepare it the night before and take it to school and his class could make a Valentine Chain

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