Congrats Garland

By RYOBI Nation

SKILL
easy

Personalize any special occasion with this customizable DIY Garland!

Tools

  • Hobby Station
  • Tape Measure
  • 18V ONE+ HP Brushless Cordless Rotary Tool Kit

Accessories

  • 16 PC. CARVING & ENGRAVING KIT
  • QUICK CHANGE KNIFE

Materials

  • Acrylic Paint
  • Circular Wooden Pieces
  • Foam Paint Brush
  • Pencil
  • Thin Twine Bundle
  • Wooden Beads

Steps

STEP 1

Paint all of the wooden circles with choice of paint.

Materials

Acrylic Paint, Wooden Circles, Paint Brush
Painted circular pieces

STEP 2

Layout the wooden circles, then use tracing paper and letter stencils to trace out the letters onto the wood

Materials

Wooden Circles, Tracing Paper
Tracing letters

STEP 3

Insert the Ball Engraving Burr into the USB Lithium Rotary Tool. Engrave all the traced letters.

Tools

USB Lithium Rotary Tool, Ball Engraving Burr

Materials

Wooden Circles
Engraving letters

STEP 4

Remove the collet using the wrench. Twist off the upper piece of the USB Lithium Rotary Tool. Attach the collet back onto the USB Lithium Rotary Rool, then insert the 1/8" drill bit.

Tools

USB Lithium Rotary Tool, 1/8" Drill Bit
Inserting the bit

STEP 5

Screw the USB Lithium Rotary Tool into the Hobby Station. Adjust the depth as needed, using the dials on the side of the Hobby Station.

Tools

USB Lithium Rotary Tool, Hobby Station

Materials

Wooden Circles
Hobby Station

STEP 6

Use the drill press function of the Hobby Station to drill two holes into the circles, one on each horizontal side of the engraved letters. Be careful to ensure the holes line up evenly.

Tools

USB Lithium Rotary Tool, Hobby Station

Materials

Wooden Circles

STEP 7

Measure twine to desired length. Use the Quick Change Hobby Knife to cut the twine to size

Tools

Quick Change Hobby Knife

Materials

Twine
Twine in circles

STEP 8

Thread each of the letters onto the twine, using a bead to separate each letter. Use multiple beads to separate the words.

Materials

Twine, Bead, Wooden Circles
Threading twine through circles