Fall is in the air….. actually, not really. It’s been in the 80′s around Seattle (80′s!). While I appreciate the extra sun before the rain, I can hardly wait for the seasons to change. Cozy sweaters, pumpkin patches, comfort food, apple orchards, hot cocoa, and the list goes on. 
Even thought it may be a few weeks before I can indulge in my list of favorites, it seems like the perfect time to get my home ready and festive for fall. And by my home I mean the chalkboard wall in our kitchen (that I really hope you aren’t getting sick of seeing, ha!) and maybe a few pillows. At least until the pumpkins are ready to pick.
About a year ago I hung a felt ball garland in the window of our family room and felt in love. As it turned out, most everyone that walks through our door falls in love as well. So, when it came time to look for inspiration for a fall banner & garland, I didn’t have to look too far. (love when that happens)
A few days after deciding on the project, I “bumped” into Ruth of Felt Foxes on etsy and she totally hooked a sista up with some of her bright + whimsical felt balls. Good news is, she sent enough for me to share with you! You can visit her shop (HERE), and find deatails about the giveaway at the bottom of the post. It’s been so lovely working with her!
Now for the short and sweet (30 to 45 minutes) garland & banner tutorial:
To make the garland you’ll want a generous amount of felt balls (I used about 12 per strand), twine or embroidery floss, a needle, scissors, and pliers or something to help pull the needle through the felt. (unless you have freakishly strong fingers)
1.) thread the needle (i had to feed the twine through one strand at a time).
2.) push the threaded needle through the ball and pull through using the pliers.
3.) repeat until you are happy with your garland!
To make the banner you’ll want 10 old book pages, twine, scissors, hole punch, & our happy fall template.
1.) open the template and place your book pages upside down in the printer. The letters are mirror image so you’ll want to make sure an print on the side of the pages that you don’t want to be seen. Then hit print.
2.) cut out the letters and hole punch twice at the top of each letter (the “H” will need 4 punches). Thread the twine through.
To finish up, hang the garland and banner and arrange letters and felt balls until you are happy with them!
So charming and simple, right!?
To make your own you can head to Felt Foxes and add Ruth’s beautiful felt balls to your cart, OR leave a comment below, letting us know where you would like to hang your garland and win 100 felt balls, a bundle of twine and 10 pages from my book pictured in the middle of the post.
I WILL PICK A the WINNER is: Kelsey Arnett! ON FRIDAY (9/21).
Excited to hear what you think!!!
xo . rae
P.S. – did you know that it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!? I plan on watching Goonies to celebrate.
It’s also my dad’s bday…. (Arrrgg ye daddey, happy birthday! … Now go walk the plank!! ha!)
I would hang my garland on our chalkboard wall in the dining room!
kelly, i love that you have a chalkboard wall in your dining room!! xo
I live in Seattle too and I completely agree with your feelings on the weather. I hate to be the one to jinx the sunny weather
, but man I am ready for all the fun things fall brings! I would love to make a felt ball garland to hang over my mantel. I am getting the itch to decorate for fall.
HA! I’m dying at the Pirate talk
I would hang it on my mantle in the living room!!!
I would put the garland in my big boy’s room, he wants all of his walls to be decorated
Love your etsy shop and thanks for this giveaway.
SO CUTE! I would do this in my boys’ room and spell out their names.
very cute! I’d hang it on the kitchen window
EEEK! I would for sure hang it in our playroom
So cute!!
I would hang the garland in our cut out between the dining and living room! What a lovely giveaway, thank you! Did you hear about the new pirate movie? It’s rated RRRRRRR
sarah, i was hoping someone would talk pirate to me! haha! xo
I want to hang the garland from my mantle!
Ooh! That kind of felt ball garland would be the perfect decoration to hang up in my dining room for “Birthday Month” a.k.a. October. Yes, all three of my kids’ birthdays fall in October, and I have been looking for just the thing to leave up all month, yet not look like cheesy birthday decorations when we are not celebrating.
How darling! I would most likely hang them across my china cabinet OR maybe across my 4 year old’s headboard.
This is adorable! I would hang the “Happy Fall” banner over the mantle and the fun felt garland in my son Felix’ room!
I live on the hot, dry, desert side of Washington. We’re looking at 92 degrees today! WHAT?!?!
Anyway, I’d love to make a felt ball garland for my twins’ room. All those different colors will look great in there, and they’d love it!
I woke my hubby up talking like a pirate. He didnt find it sexy lol but we have a beautiful window in our apt that our dining table sits under and i’ve been itching to make a pom garland for it. This would add the perfect touch!
Gah! What i wouldn’t give for 80 degree weather. Here is sunny az it’s still over 100….blasted sun!!! I like to imagine/pretend its fall here by lighting some yummy candles, i would love to win and hang a banner in my kitchen above the sink! It can remind me that somewhere someone is enjoying the weather change!
I would hang my garland in our kitchen. We have double doors leading put to the deck. I think it would be so festive there.
I would hang it somewhere on or around my front porch – it would be the cherry on top to my already autumn inspired porch sundae.
I would love this garland! I think I would hang it up by our chalkboard in the kitchen
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This would be adorably fun for our playroom “chalkboard’ wall, that I’m sure my hubby is tired of me changing up, oh well, my kids adore it, and maybe this one will make a believer out of my hubby , haha
Oh!! I would love to hang a fall pompom garland on our big old kitchen chalkboard! It’s time to say goodbye to our chalk drawing of our little boler
We are up in Canada, but it’s still warm and sunny where we are! Cheers XO
I would hang it in the den on my empty burlap tack board. Love it.
Lovelovelove this colorful & oh so creative Fall banner! I would love to hang one in our breakfast nook off the kitchen so we could see it several times a day!
i think the garland will look great over my front door (it is a covered porch). it will greet all my visitors until thanksgiving! thanks rae! also, did you know that you can change the language on your facebook page and one of the options is pirate? it is hilarious. mamma jane
Thank ye matey for this giveaway!! I am off to shop for felt balls
I would hang the felt garland and a “happy autumn” banner in our entryway. I have been dying to decorate for fall!!
I would love to win! So fun!
i have been wanting to make a felt ball wreath for a couple years now, but i haven’t felt i could spend the money! would love to win, so i could finally take on the project!
I would definetly hang it in my kids room; we just moved, and their walls are currently bare. Time to change that!
I love all the tasteful and fun things you come up with for holidays and seasons! I would hang mine across the fireplace mantle. Thank you!
Id love to make one to hang in my entry way where everyone can see it! So cute!!
I would love this garland for our play/school room!
Love this garland! I’d hang it in our kitchen entryway.
I love this idea! I would hang mine in my front living room window, since this is where we spend most of our time!
This is so cute!!!! Would hang the garland and letters over the mantle!!!
I would love to win some felt balls so we can get our Autumn game on over here. We’re like you…80′s sometimes 90′s here in Oklahoma. Boo.
I will give it to my Mom to hang in your classroom. Her kids would love to make it and it would be a great craft for all the kids to participate in!
I would hang my garland in our front bay window – but the dilemma would be – do we read it from inside or put in in reverse to share the message with the neighborhood!
What a great, simple, banner and garland! So festive and fun!!
How fun is this. I would hang the garland on our dining room wall, where I have a bench and art seated. It would be lovely. Thanks for the give-away!
how lovely — i just adore those sweet little felt balls. we have 5 on wire in Abigail’s room but a sweet bag to make garland sounds LOVELY! i would hang them on top of the kitchen sink window to add some lovely color while washing fruits, vegetables & dishes!! thanks for hosting.
I would hang the garland in my living room over a big mirror that I have! I need to bring some fall cheer into my home
Argh! This be a lovely post! I would love to hang this for my twin girls’ birthday!
I’d like to hang my garland in our living room in front of our large black framed mirror–it’s the place I typically decorate for the seasons/holidays.
I would love to hang my garland in my moms kitchen so she can see it everyday and think of me!
I’d love to hang this in our living room window… how pretty!
I would hang mine either across my fireplace, in my craft room, or in my girls bedrooms. it would add a cute ‘pop’ of colour to any of these places.
This will be my next Home project! So charming and easy. Thanks for the idea!
I would LOVE to hang this garland on my boyfriend’s daughter’s room’s walls
I would hang my garland over our built-in bookshelves in our dining room!
I would hang them in our bedroom to brighten up the space.
over my mantle – for the 1st time in my life i have a mantle place with a mirror and fireplace!
I hang it over my son’s headboard,
What a fun design idea! I would hang them in our new home to celebrate our 1,000 mile move we are making in a couple weeks!
I LOVE felt balls….:) This would be perfect in our entry way where I’m getting ready to hang a HUGE chalkboard from an old classroom. What a cute idea!
Such a fun giveaway! My baby girl’s nursery has one blank wall–this would definitely fill it up!
Over my fireplace! I’m about a month away from having baby #3 and this would be such a festive way to welcome our little guy home!
This is so adorable!! I’d hang it in my daughter’s college room so she’d be reminded of me every day
I am busy painting ceilings right now due to a leak, BUT once that’s finished I’m going to tackle painting my 2 boys’ playroom. This felt garland would be such a nice finishing touch (and motivation to finish)!
Oh, I love this!!! It’s so simple and warm. I love, love, love it!!!
That garland is gorgeous! I would use mine for decor at my son’s first birthday and then hang it in his nursery!
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I would hang the garland on my fireplace mantel as well, thats where most of our garland/banners get hung. Thanks!
I have been dying over felt ball garlands & I am obsessed with all things vintage so pairing garland + banner is a dream! I would love to hang this in my living room nook that has been waiting for the perfect touch!
Darling! I would hang it in our soon to be nursery!!
in the kids’ room to brighten their room!
in the kids’ room to brighten their room! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
over my bed
I love.
I would hang it above my big metal industrial looking four poster bed. I have been wanting something pretty and colourful to hang from it.
I would hang mine from the large triple window in the kitchen. We just moved into a rental house w/ my hubbies relocation and he will NOT let me hang anything on the walls. So this would give our blah space some pizazz!
i would hang mine in our play room to remind me that even though it’s 98 degrees outside in san antonio it is technically “fall” and as a minnesota girl it is my most favorite season and what i miss most about living in such a warm climate!
I would hang it on our living room wall, the only wall without kid art and space for it!
Arrg Matey! 
I’d hang this garland in our bedroom. It would look so great on our wall of photographs of the kids. Thanks!
place of hanging choice is a tie in my mind between being strung along the mantel or wrapped around a grapevine wreath for the front door. or maybe both.
This is awesome! I would hand this garland on our mirror in the dining room. Thanks for the tutorial!
What a cute idea!!! Love it!
I would hang it on our mantle in our new house
Where wouldn’t I like to hang that banner! It would look fabulous in my kitchen, as I have plenty of blank walls in there!
I would LOVE to hang this from my suspended chalkboard in my sunroom for my best friends adoption announcement party. They are adopting from South Korea. All the bright colors make me think of all the children of the world…how God loves every child of every color!
Oh I love that garland! I’ve been admiring felt balls, these look lovely!
I’d LOVE to hang this in my picture window to greet the neighborhood.
I’d like to hang it on my first craft table coming up in October. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’ll hang the banner in the mud room…right over the basket of soccer balls and cleats!
I would hang it over our fireplace…the area that I can NEVER seem to get to look right…and this would look fabulous! thanks for the giveaway and the great blog!
I hope I’m not too late! I love this idea, and those felt balls are so fun!
I’d hang it so it’s the first thing you see when you come through our front door. I love fall!
Adorable! I’d hang the felt garland in our kitchen window, right by the breakfast table. Love love love the inspiration!
So pretty. I would love to hang the garland in my dinning room, it needs some color. Thanks for the give away!
I would hang it on the mantle of course! Love the whole ideas, especially the felt balls.
I just made this but changed it to Happy Birthday…for my son’s birthday party. Thank you so much for the idea it looks amazing!!!