If your obsession for food rivals your love for a crafts, you’ll appreciate my latest project. Inspired by Pi Day — set to go down on March 14 — this DIY slice of pie craft garland is adorably mouthwatering. It also proves that even the most simple materials can be used in interesting ways. It totally helps that Darice’s wood pennant banner is extremely versatile; I made a pizza craft garland with it last month.
To make your own dessert pie craft garland, keep reading for the how-to. Happy Pi Day, fellow foodies!
Slice of Pie Craft Garland Supplies:
- Darice Wood Pennant Banner
- Scrap Paper
- Darice Scissors
- Darice Foam Brush
- Acrylic Paint *
- Darice Acrylic Pom Poms in Beige
- Darice Glue Gun
- Darice Washi Tape in Brown or Gold
- Darice Doily Tape in Brown (Alternative)
* The color of acrylic paint that you choose will determine the “flavor” of your pie. I went with a metallic dark pink and vibrant blue. Raspberry and blueberry, perhaps? Other ideas include green (key lime), light brown (chocolate), burnt orange (pumpkin), white (coconut), or red (cherry).
Choosing paint “flavors” was my favorite part of this project. Yeah, maybe I’m a little food obsessed.
Step 1. Protect your work surface with scrap paper. Paint the wood pennant pieces with the acrylic paint(s) of your choice. Leave to dry.
Step 2. Once the paint is completely dry, add two strips of brown washi tape. Place the strips at an angle, parallel to each other.
Step 3. Bring in another two strips of tape. Place these strips at an angle, criss-crossing the first pair.
Step 4. Repeat with the remaining wood pieces.
Step 5. The Darice wood pennant banner comes with a long strand of hemp. Thread this strand under and through the left hole of the first “pie slice”.
Step 6. Insert the hemp through the second hole.
Step 7. Gently pull the hemp to move the pie slice towards the end of the strand. This will make room for the remaining pie slices.
Step 8. Add the remaining pie slices to the hemp.
Step 9. To make the “crust” for your pie craft, hot glue pom poms to the top of each pie slice.
Your fresh set of pie slices are ready to go!
And just like that, you just won Pi Day without the least bit of math.
Don’t forget to check out my Pizza Craft Garland version for another fun twist on wood pennant bunting.
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