I've always loved paper chains. Always. But, don't most people? What's not to love about pretty paper garlands, right?
And these here are about the easiest paper chains one could ever make, using paper ticket rolls.
I found myself staring at these paper rolls at a Stater Brothers store, wanting to buy them just because they were such pretty colors and because I've always loved paper tickets for some reason. I decided though that I could NOT buy them until I had a use for them in mind. So I kept staring, and thinking about my Renegade Craft Fair booth, which is why I was there in the first place, and that's when the paper chain idea hit.
Here's an Instagram I took that night, I was so excited about the idea.
So pretty, right? And like I said, super simple, as the tickets are a great width, are already perforated for simple tearing in pieces , and bend nicely due to the same perforations. I used either 4 or 5 tickets per chain.
Oh, the endless possibilities!
You could use the double rolls for wider chains if you wanted to.
Here they are being used on my practice pop up shop currently developing in our living room. I'm going to drape them between bamboo poles for my booth. (That's it in the 2nd photo from top too). It is going to be beautiful! I'll have more photos to show you some day soon, the show is in a month after all. {Yikes!!! I am not ready!!}
My friend loved them so much that we used them to decorate for her daughter's graduation party, draped from patio covers and trees.
And even used them on the photo booth backdrop. Here's my daughter on the left with the graduate on the right while we were setting up:
Silly girls. They have been friends since birth, as we moms went to high school together.
Here we are, being just as silly as they are:
We weren't finished applying paper chains, but you get the idea. They were a big hit at the party too.
You can get ticket rolls almost anywhere, but a quick search on Amazon brings up pages of them if you don't want to leave your chair. They come in the prettiest colors. Red,white&blue for the 4th, and these here are pretty cute too. I need to stop finding links to share because I'm feeling the desire to get more colors. I'll stick with those I already own, that's plenty Pam!
(for now....)
