Step 1
Cut out the templates. Place them on a piece of thicker cardboard and draw them up. You then cut them out again, and now you have the basic templates.

Step 2
Select the paper you want - it can be white birds or birds in many colours. It is entirely up to you. Make a fold on the paper that is wide enough for the templates to lie on. Place the straight side of the templates so that they are flush with the paper where it is folded. Draw around the templates and repeat several times so you have more birds. Finally, cut out the birds while the paper is still folded. You will need a cut out of the bird's body as well as a wing.

Step 3
Cut string in jute yarn to the length you want your garland to be.

Step 4
Now the birds are assembled around the string. First fold the wing upwards around the string and then fold the body downwards around the string and the wing. Glue the assembled sides together. This is done with all the birds you have cut out.

Step 5
Make a loop at each end of the garland and let it decorate the Christmas tree, in the window, on the door frame, or somewhere special in your home.