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The giant Christmas craft trend we didn't see coming

– and YOU can make it too! - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 06 Dec 2017
The giant Christmas craft trend we didn't see coming
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‘Tis the season for making craft. And according to Pinterest, more than 750 million creative ideas are saved every year.

One particular DIY has emerged as bigger than ever for 2017: giant balloon lights. Pinterest reports that there has been a 1024 per cent increase in searches and saves for the DIY.

One of the popular pins for giant balloon lights comes from the blog Living Locurto. You can find their step-by-step DIY tutorial here.

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🎈 I made some GIANT Balloon Christmas Lights after being inspired by one of my favorite Christmas movies, Deck the Halls! They really light up and look awesome at night! ❓ What's YOUR favorite Christmas movie??? Download one of the Fox Christmas movies today on iTunes. 🎄 These giant lights are a FUN last-minute party decor craft. Great for a tacky or ugly sweater party. Ha! Get directions for making these and giant Christmas ornaments on LivingLocurto.com today. #christmas #livinglocurto #balloons #crafty #tackychristmas #foxchristmas #ad #christmaslights

But it’s not just giant Christmas lights that’s trending this year. The world’s best craft bloggers have created a plethora of super-sized Christmas decorations – from candy canes and wreaths to giant garlands.

Here, we’ve curated our favourite ‘big’ Christmas crafts to make.

Giant rainbow candy canes

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Rainbow candy canes are the best candy canes.

You can get the tutorial here. 

Giant ornament balloons centerpiece

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Christmas balloon centerpiece. 🎈

You can get the tutorial here. 

Giant balloon wreath

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Got the full tutorial for this 🤩🤩balloon wreath that @hotpinkpineapples and I dreamed up on the blog today!! It's actually crazy easy to make, and I've got a template for the bow on there too! Link in profile! 🎄🎀

You can get the tutorial here. 

Oversized holly and berry garland

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I've been re-sharing this one since we first released it a few years ago but I'm seriously stunned at how many of you are making our holly/berry garland this year. I'm going to do an Instastory sharing some of my favorites later this week. Tag yours with #holidayswithlars to be featured or dm me the pic! And of course, if you're looking for a project with a lot of impact, this is it! And we even have a video tutorial to go with it! Link in bio. #larschannel

You can get the tutorial here. 

Giant candy cane

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What's red and white and striped all over? A giant Candy Cane Pinata! On ohhappyday.com

You can get the tutorial here.

Not the crafting type? No worries. You can always buy into the trend with Studio DIY’s giant Christmas lights here.

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YOU GUUUUYYSSSS!!!!!!!! WHO'S READY TO DECK THE HALLS?!!! 🎄🎄🎄 Our BRAND NEW holiday balloons are officially available TODAY!! 💝🎈🎁🎉 Shop all the fun new shapes at the link in our bio!! ❄️✨ #studiodiyballoons
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