Shelbee on the Rags: Shaggy Raggy Garland

Just as the “Ratatouille” rag curtain inspired “The Everything But…” rag curtain collection and the “Not That Innocent” rag curtain led me to create “Unicorn Tears”, the leftover scraps from “Unicorn Tears” have inspired these adorable shaggy raggy strands of garland.

First, I made this super bright and cheerful shaggy raggy garland from the leftover “Unicorn Tears” scraps and then I promptly took it to a local flea market the following day where it was added to the front of the store “Furniture of the Week” display and subsequently was sold. Look how cheerful it is!

The previous night, I had the garland hanging on my mantel and apparently never took any photos. But I loved it so much hanging there that I came right home after delivering the first one and made a second rainbow shaggy raggy garland. For the second garland, I added all the reds back in from the “Not That Innocent” curtain for a darker yet still vibrant and cheerful rainbow color palette.

Side note: I was watching Young Sheldon while I was making the garland and it cracks me up that I captured Wallace Shawn on the television screen in the above photo! That man is seriously a comedic genius.

Once this second raggy garland was finished, I still had lots of red, pink, purple, and black scraps leftover so I made a third shaggy raggy garland in Valentine’s colors.

Since Valentine’s Day is next week, I hung the red and pink garland on my mantel and moved the rainbow garland to my living room entranceway.

I had not intended to leave the garland framing the doorway, but it perfectly matches all the multicolored rag rugs in my living room and now I kind of love it there. So now I am torn between keeping both garlands for my home or selling them at the flea market. Until I decide, they will remain exactly where they are, making me happy at every single glance!

But I did make a fourth shaggy raggy garland in pastel pinks, purples, and whites that would look so cute in a nursery, a girl’s bedroom, or anywhere in Lizzie’s house! This one was delivered to the market today.

Then I came home from the market and made this fifth shaggy raggy garland in autumn colors.

And wait until you see the adorable rag tassels that were inspired by the scrappy pieces that were leftover from the shaggy raggy garland and some donated bags o’ rags.

If you are interested in my other raggery creations, click here for the full list. 

Keeping it on the rags, 

Shelbee

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