About this design
The Hanging Star Garland is a small festive scene: a curved swag line drapes across the top, and three stars hang from it on straight strings. The middle star hangs lowest and is the largest; the two outer stars are smaller and slightly higher, giving the design a gentle, balanced curve.
Because the strings join the stars to the swag, the whole garland is one connected piece. It works as a header, a border or a stand-alone motif.
Project ideas
- Card headers. Across the top of a Christmas card.
- Mantel or shelf decals. Removable vinyl on the wall above a mantel.
- Shirts. Across the chest of a sweatshirt in gold glitter iron-on.
- Nursery decor. A starry garland above a crib in soft colors.
- Gift bags. A mini garland across the top of a kraft bag.
Color ideas
The default color version has gold stars with a brown swag and strings. Other ideas:
- Silver stars with white strings on navy
- Rainbow stars for a child’s room
- Red and green stars for a traditional look
- All white for a minimal, wintry banner
Size and cutting tips
The strings are the thinnest part, so this design passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide, and looks best from 5 inches up. Size it by width: 4 to 6 inches suits a card, 10 inches a shirt and 18 inches or more a wall.
When weeding vinyl, support the strings with your finger as you peel the waste away from the stars.
Step by step: a nursery wall decal
- Download the color SVG and size it to 24 inches wide.
- Cut the stars from soft gold removable vinyl and the swag and strings from pale gray.
- Weed the strings carefully, supporting them as you go.
- Apply transfer tape across the whole design so the stars stay at the right height.
- Place the decal above a crib or changing table, checking it is level.
- Burnish and peel the transfer tape slowly.
Good to know
Because the garland is one connected piece, it goes up in a single application with no measuring between stars.
A note on variations
You can ungroup the stars in your software and swap any of them for a snowflake or a heart, as long as you keep each string touching its shape. The swag and strings stay the same, so the garland still cuts in one piece.
Pairs well with
The Hanging Ornament Trio is a matching garland, and the Sideways Candy Cane Divider works as a border below.
