The animals I thought would work best for a Christmas/Winter garland were the bear and the moose.
I loved the kind of animals I bought, but I wasn’t really loving the orange of the moose. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty traditional when it comes to Christmas colors… or even some would say boring… but I kinda just like red, white and green for most things. I grabbed a can of spray paint and fixed my color problem. I did TAPE the ears of the moose before I sprayed to keep them white.
You can see how much the color did change.
I put two heavy coats of paint and then stood the little guys up to dry in the afternoon sun.
I took a stiff wire {had it around from something else} and poked it through the top of the little animals. I was just able to push it through and then create a loop on the back.
I used red and tan cord {also from IKEA} to string the animals together and added buttons in-between for more color.
My kids generally don’t want to join in with my crafting, but when they do I’m happy to have us work side-dy-side. On this afternoon, while I was working on the animal garland, my son Jack was busy stringing beads as well… I love these moments…
We’ve hung our Winter Wonderland Animal Garland on our door and are loving its’ whimsical look. 
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Dianna says
I love this! Moose are my favorite. Spray painting them red was a good choice.
Sew Lah Tea Dough says
I love this garland! Especially that it was an Ikea creation made festive! Love it – thanks for sharing, pinning now!
Hannah ♫
Sew Lah Tea Dough
Emily says
What a great idea! So cute. I’m pinning as well.
Jackie says
I got those same little animals from IKEA for my kids. I had forgotten about them until I rediscovered them yesterday when I was wrapping presents. Love that you painted them red…so cute.
Britni Vigil says
Dang, wish I’d seen this before I went to IKEA yesterday!
anastasia anezinis says
So cute animals!Great idea for garland!
hugs and happy holiday
Mel says
now that is a brilliant idea and I love that you painted them, hmmm I think I might have to have lunch with the hubs at work this week….and if I happen to walk into ikea over the road, well who knows what I might buy 😉
Emily says
ha! I love IKEA…. we go there just to eat at the cafe sometimes ;o) love the Christmas animals too!