Most of these garlands require simple assembly. Typical tasks are stringing paper or pennant pieces onto the included cord, clipping shapes with mini clothespins, or attaching pieces to a backing—usually easy steps that take only a few minutes.
Sizes vary by style: individual cutouts around 5.5" x 7"; pennants including large triangles ~6.25" x 7.5", circle pennants ~3.75" diameter, and small triangles ~3.25" x 2"; smaller clothespin cut-outs are about 2"–3.5" while large cut-outs run about 5"–7".
These garlands are shown for indoor display on mantels, walls, staircases, doorways, entrances, and over food or gift tables, as well as in classrooms and offices. Tinsel-style garlands are noted as best for indoor or covered outdoor use.
Letter banners appear in two sparkle options: real glitter cardstock for a textured, sparkly finish, or a printed "no-mess" glitter effect that mimics sparkle without loose glitter flakes.
Most paper-style garlands are printed on paper or sturdy cardstock. One listing features a blue-and-silver tinsel garland.
Many kits include hanging supplies such as cord (for example, 10 yards of satin cord or about 30 feet of white cording). Some DIY clothespin kits also include mini clothespins and clear adhesive stickers.
Paper garlands are shown as professionally printed either one-sided or double-sided on sturdy cardstock or paper. Letter banners may use real gold glitter cardstock or a printed "no-mess" glitter image to achieve a sparkly look without loose glitter.
