A traditional green-and-brown magnolia garland goes from graceful to glam with the addition of shiny silvered magnolia leaves and holly branches.

Garland How-To: Start by wiring a premade magnolia garland to your banister. Then spray-paint holly branches and single magnolia leaves silver. Insert magnolia leaves into garland (wire them if necessary). Wire together holly branches, then wind around garland and banister.

Festoons of seeded eucalyptus and hand-waxed berries set off the decorative trim on the front staircase at Turkey Hill.

Hung above a mirror, a garland of crocheted snowflakes adds a wintry touch to any room.

These metallic garlands are encrusted with natural materials like artichokes, berries, and leaves. Use it to frame a door, a window, or even a mirror.

Pinecones and evergreens belong together, especially in holiday garlands. Here we've shaped them into rosettes.

Save scraps of holiday gift wrap, and put them to work in a festive greeting-card display.

Embellished with satiny ribbons and gold mica, this garland of magnolia achieves a rich effect.

This evergreen garland is dotted with red "berries" made of Christmas lights. Individual bulbs alternate with small bunches of lights to create the charmingly irregular effect of berries in the wild.

Finished with dressy bows, our juniper-and-pepperberry garland and pepperberry wreaths make a festive statement in the foyer.

These garlands, made from ribbon, can be displayed year after year.

Plain white self-adhesive dots can be transformed into cheerful garlands.

Festoon mirrors with lametta tinsel and use the sparkly wire to display your collection of cheerful tidings.

Dress up your porch with a white-pine garland of pretty pinecones.

Spell it out for Santa: All the treats in these stockings are meant for one lucky kid, as the name -- sewn across wool socks -- makes clear.

Give old cards more hang time, by making a garland of disks cut from them.

Create an idealized winter wonderland indoors using snowflake-like bouquet holders and a string of holiday lights.

Get the look with a Martha Stewart Living Snowflake Light Set at the Home Depot. 

Order a Martha Stewart Living Snowflake Light Set

Decorate your mantel with garlands of shimmering snowflakes. To make flakes sparkle, apply spray adhesive or dab gently with a sponge-tipped glue applicator, then sprinkle with glitter. Shake off excess, let dry; thread onto satin ribbon. Affix to mantelpiece or walls with poster putty.

Enlist the kids in helping to decorate the Christmas tree with edible garlands of popcorn and an assortment of dried fruits.

Transform the beautiful ribbons that adorn this year's gifts into a decorative chain that can be used each Christmas.

Drape this delicate garland over your mantel, banister, or mirror this holiday season and enjoy this magical -- and long-lasting -- holiday swag well into the new year.

Dress your tree with simple but elegant handmade wood-veneer garlands. 

Arranging evergreen garlands on the mantel can damage the surface; prevent scratches by making a plywood nailing board for the mantel.

Playful garlands of pine boughs, magnolia leaves, and mesh-wrapped silver balls hung loosely around a doorway work like party streamers, setting a festive tone for holiday merrymaking.