Wood Garland Diy . I wanted to make something a little. Mix 1 part white/cream paint with 1 part water in a large bowl (or you can use a paper bowl or a paper plate that has higher edges). diyribbontasselwoodbeadgarland6 ReFabbed from www.re-fabbed.com Materials needed for diy wood bead garland unfinished wood beads i used these larger 20mm beads so they would be easy to see among the tree branches and ornaments. You can make your garland as long or as short as you want. String the beads on your jute twine.