I recently bought a beautiful beaded stone garland with a cross from HomeGoods that I’ve been wanting to try and make. The garland that I bought is very heavy and I wanted to make something that would be lighter to hang. You can find the list of supplies that I’ll be using for this diy down below.

1. One sheet of styrofoam (1inch x 11.7inch)
2. Twelve 2.5 inch styrofoam balls
3. Styrofoam cutter or a knife
4. Wooden cross for a pattern
5. Nutmeg colored spray paint by Rust-oleum
6. Linen colored acrylic paint by FolkArt
7. Wire
8. Twine
9. Sculpey air-dry clay

The first step is to trace the cross onto the styrofoam.

Once you have the cross traced onto styrofoam you’ll then cut it out.

Once you have the cross cut out you’ll then add all of the styrofoam balls to the wire.


You’ll want to cover the styrofoam cross and the styrofoam balls with the air-dry clay.




Once you have the air-dry clay added you’ll then hang them some where to dry.

Once they are dry you’ll then add the Nutmeg spray paint.



Once the spray paint is dry you’ll then add some of the linen colored acrylic paint.



I looped the wire on each end of the garland. I used a twine to tie the cross to one end and made a tassel for the other end.





This was very easy to make and will look great any where in your home.

I hope you’ll get creative and give this fun DIY a try.

I LOVE everything about this craft! Your creativity blows me away, Barb! 💖💖💖💖💖💖
Amazing, looks like real beads.
Love the cross and the way it turned out . I will have to give it a try .
Wow I love it. Thought it was old antique wood balls and cross when I first saw it.
This is so, beautiful. I’m going to try this. I ❤️ it. You are so creative.
Happy Sunday Barb. God bless you and your family
Looks amazing. Love this so much. You’re so creative. ❤️
love this very much, easy to make and turned out amazing <3
How beautiful are these , another beautiful creation ❤❤❤❤❤
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL💕🙏💕
WOW!! I love what you made!! ❤️❤️ barb you are so creative!
Barb, you come up with the most amazing DIY’s for those that craft. Turned out great.
Barb you are so creative This is amazing!
Great remake!
Super…very creative
I love it! Barb, your creativity continues to amaze me!
Love love love this I am definitely going to try this.
Nice Barb nice !!!!!
Turned out amazing Barb, you continue to amaze me with your creativity
Whoa, what a fantastic diy 😍 it came out amazing never would’ve thought that was all Styrofoam. Once again Barbie you out did yourself. Bravo!
Wow, Barb. The color is outstanding. Yet another beautiful, eloquent DIY. I absolutely love it. Thanks
for sharing!!
You would never think this is Styrofoam so rustic and beautiful.
What a great idea!!!!! Turned out absolutely gorgeous. If you didn’t know it was styrofoam and paint you would never know. I definitely will be making this.