Nine Feet In One Run
Most garlands stop short and leave a sag of bare string at one end. Nine feet with forty pieces along it covers a mantel, a stair rail or the back wall behind a buffet in a single length, so the spacing stays even. Hung across a window the cutouts catch the light from outside, which reads well in photographs taken around the table.
Turkeys, Pumpkins, Maple Leaves
The printed shapes stick to the pieces of the season everyone recognizes rather than lettering that ties the banner to one year. That keeps it useful from the first week of autumn through the end of November, over a harvest supper, a classroom unit on the holiday, or an autumn themed photo session with the children in the backyard.
Classroom And Break Room
Schools and offices need decorations that go up in a few minutes between other duties, with no stand, no tape across a window and nothing on the floor to trip over. A string of cutouts hangs from two hooks above a whiteboard or along the front of a reception desk, and it also fills the dining area wall at home before guests arrive.
Folded Away Until Next Year
The pieces are printed on material built for more than one evening, so the banner is not disposable decorating. After the meal it comes down in one length, folds into its envelope and sits in the box with the rest of the autumn things until the following season. Families who host every year get several holidays out of a single string.
