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Make a Beautiful DIY Flower Garland with Fairy Lights in 5 Minutes

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Make a beautiful flower garland with fairy lights, flowers, and floral wire for a unique Spring decorating accessory!

I adore coming up with a quick seasonal DIY using crafting supplies I already have. So pull out your fairy lights and I will share how to make flower lights in minutes!

DIY Flower Garland Lights

Welcome back to A Very Global Easter! My good friend Stephanie from Casa Watkins Living and I have been hosting this annual series for a few years now. We love to come up with globally inspired seasonal decor. You can find seven days of Easter ideas for this year and previous years on A Very Global Easter page.

Colorful DIY flower garland fairy lights that are battery operated are on a marble table top with the fairy lights on.
DIY Flower Garland Fairy Lights
Very Global Easter 2021 logo banner graphic.
A Very Global Easter

This fun garland fairy lights DIY made with silk flowers makes Day Seven for the year. Make sure to check out these other ideas below.

  1. DIY White Easter Tree with Moss
  2. Moss Covered Plastic Easter Eggs
  3. Chinoiserie Printable Art for Spring
  4. Moss Covered Spring Wreath with Blossoms
  5. Boho Easter Basket and Vignette
  6. Blue and White Global Spring Tablescape

How to Make Silk Flower Fairy Lights Garland

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What you need:

  • Fairy Lights
  • Silk Flower Heads
  • Decorative Floral Wire with Beads
This fairy lights DIY is made with green decorative wire with tiny buds and silk flower heads on each light bulb in different colors.
Fairy Lights DIY with Green Wire and Flower Heads
A top view of supplies needed for DIY flower fairy lights with green battery operated fairy lights, decorative floral wire garland, and silk flower heads in purple, white, blue, green, and pink.
Supplies for DIY Flower Fairy Lights

How to Make Flower Garland Lights

  • Wrap the beaded floral wire around the fairy lights wire. Do not wrap it too tightly, space it out 2-3 inches.
A hand showing how to wrap the floral beaded wire around the fairy lights cord against a white background for DIY flower fairy lights tutorial.
Wrap Floral Beaded Wire around Fairy Lights Cord for DIY Flower Fairy Lights
  • Continue wrapping until you reach the end. Trim the floral wire if needed. Make sure both ends are pinched around the cord to securely hold it in place.
A close up of how to create flower fairy lights.
Green Beaded Wire Wrapped around Green Cord of Lights
  • Remove the plastic insert (flower pistil) on the front and back of each flower head by pulling them apart.
Diy fairy flower lights with slik flower heads and beaded wire pop on a white marble table.
Colorful Silk Flowers for Fairy Flower Lights
DIY flower fairy light garland step by step picture showing silk flower heads and how to remove the middle to attach to fairy string light bulb.
Remove the Middle from the Flower
  • Poke each fairy light bulb through the middle of a flower by gently pushing it through with the flower facing out to create fairy flower lights.
DIY flower fairy light garland step by step picture showing silk flower heads and how to remove the middle to attach to fairy string light bulb. The string lights with flowers are on a white marble table.
Push Flowers onto Bulbs
A birds eye view of battery opperated fairy string lights with beaded wire wrapped around the string lights and a colorful silk flower head on each light bulb. The lights are sitting on a marble white table.
DIY Flower Lights

I used each flower color once and then repeated the pattern until I reached the end. Isn’t the rainbow of colors lovely?

A birds eye view of battery opperated fairy string lights with beaded wire wrapped around the string lights and a colorful silk flower head on each light bulb. The lights are sitting on a marble white table with white and brass bunnies in partial view.
DIY Flower Garland with Lights Off
DIY flower fairy lights are displayed on a beautiful white and cane cabinet that was another DIY project for Up to Date Interiors.
DIY Flower Garland Lights On

Decorating ideas with DIY flower lights

Since this DIY is a battery flower fairy lights, the sky is the limit on how you can decorate with them! Try shaping the floral lights into a wreath by winding them into a circle. Or place them on a piece of furniture to add a touch of Spring.

I love how they look in my dining room mimicking the bright floral curtains. They really pop on my DIY white cane cabinet.

A beautiful view of Spring decor in the dining room with a glass table top, blue dining chair, French art, bright floral curtains from Anthropologie and a DIY cane and white cabinet with a green tassle hanging from a gold branch pull. DIY flower fairy string lights hang to the side.
Flower Lights on Cane Cabinet

I think they would look really great draped around a mirror in the foyer or bathroom too! What are your favorite decorating ideas with fairy lights?

A white and cane cabinet has a collection of global decor in brass and seashells on top and DIY fairy lights with flowers drapped across.
Close Up of Cane Cabinet with DIY Flower Garland

Find more inspiration and get ideas on what you can do with string lights and flowers on this page.

Another beautiful view of Spring decor in the dining room with a glass table top, blue dining chair, French art, small black framed mirror, and wooden angel on the floor next to bright floral curtains from Anthropologie and a DIY cane and white cabinet with a green tassle hanging from a gold branch pull. DIY flower fairy string lights hang to the side. A glimpse of a white and gold chandelier is in view.
Bright and Colorful Dining Room for Spring

See how easy it is how to make flower string lights in only a few minutes? I hope this series inspired you to try some globally-inspired Easter DIYs.

Make sure to head to Casa Watkins Living for more ideas! You are also invited to my Colorful Spring Home Tour where you will find 30+ other homes listed.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

kathy

6 Comments

  2. So easy and colorful! Plus, I have all the elements on hand. I’ll be trying this today! Thanks for the inspiration!

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