Introduction

You don’t always want to spend a little fortune on the décor of a celebration. So here are some simple Raksha Bandha Decoration Ideas you can do at home. 

And other times, you wish for something more distinctive and personalized to honor a loved one.

If you’re planning a Raksha Bandhan, we suggest doing DIY labor to get the celebrations going. In this article, we have mentioned simple Raksha Bandhan decoration ideas you can do at home.

5 Simple Raksha Bandhan Decoration Ideas You Can Do at Home | DIY Décor 2022

The following are the basic Raksha Bandhan decoration ideas you can do at home:

Rakhi – Wall pasting/ decorative item #1

Requirements:

• Beads
• String
• Cylindrical bead (a little bigger)

Step 1: Take the different coloured beads.

Step 2: Put the beads in the string.

Step 3: Place the slightly bigger beads at center. Your Rakhi is ready. Make similar Rakhies and decorate your thali or place it wherever you want to do your Raksha Bandhan decoration. You can also paste it on the wall.

Rakhi – Wall pasting/ decorative item #2

Requirements:

• Rice
• Acrylic paint
• Brush
• Wax/ Plastic Rose
• Strings
• Beads
• Craft paper

Step 1: Take some rice (1/4^th small cup). Divide the rice in two approx. Equal portions. Now, take one part and paint it yellow (you can use color of your choice). Put it to dry. Similarly, paint the other half of the rice in a different colours.

Step 2: Now, take the crafting paper and cut it into a circular shape. Take the rice and paste it on the paper in a way shown below.

Step 3: Now, take the yellow rice and paste it on the red layer of rice as shown below. Later, paste another layer of red. Now, paste the wax/ plastic rose at the center.

Step 4: Now, take the strings of the same color as the rice and paste the threads behind the paper with the help of tape. Now fill the beads on both sides equally. Your Rakhi is ready.

Decorative Item #1

Requirements

• Newspaper
• Glue
• Flowers
• Beads
• Marker

Step 1: Take a newspaper and fold it from one corner to make a stick. If you find it a little weak then you can add even more paper to it. Glue the end. Prepare 12 similar sticks.

Step 2: Now, take the sticks and cut the ends from both sides to make the ends regular.

Step 3: Place 4-4 sticks collectively and glue them. Now cut the sticks in a slant way. Keep 1 pair of about 12-14 inches and other pair of 8 to 10 inches. Now paint all of them black.

Step 4: Now, take a piece of crafting paper and fold it into multiple triangles. Cut one end from the center.

Step 4: Now, open one fold of it. Cut one end in the shape of the flower as shown below. Now, open it.

Step 4: Now, cut similar flowers of different colours and different sizes.

Step 5: Take crafting paper and paste all the sticks as shown below. Take one longer flower and stick with one shorter piece, as shown below. Now at the center, place the bead.

Step 6: Now, write “Happy Raksha Bandhan” and whatever else you want to write, as shown below.

Decorative Item #2

Requirements:

• Crafting paper
• Designer tape
• Glue
• Rakhi

Step 1: Take a crafting paper. And fold it into two equal halves.

Step 2: Now, with the help of the center line, give folds from both ends to the center line, as shown below.

Step 3: Now take a white page slightly shorter in measurement than the center and paste the designer tape at the border of the white page. Now, paste it at the center.

Step 3: Now similarly prepare the pasting at both ends.

Step 4: Now write “Happy Raksha Bandhan,” as shown below.

Step 5: Now, paste Rakhi on it. You can paste readymade Rakhi or the Rakhi you made on it. You can write other blessings or festival related things at the corners. Make a stand as shown in the picture and paste the center of the piece on it. Now you can decorate anywhere you want.

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Pooja Thali

Requirements:

• Plate
• Mustard oil
• Kumkum
• Diya
• Glass bangles
• Small decorative mirrors

Step 1: Take a steal plate and pour some mustard oil on it. Spread the oil uniformly.

Step 2: Now take some Kumkum and spread it on thali evenly,

Step 3: Now. Remove the extra Kumkum.

Step 4: Make a circular space to place a Diya in the thali and place it.

Step 6: Now, take glass bangles of any color other than red. And a small cloth designing mirror and Glue it on the thali. Paste the bead around every bangle as well.

Step 7: Now, pour some oil and light up your diya.

Conclusion

You must be feeling motivated to do something to make your Raksha Bandhan festival exciting. Is that why you opted for doing some DIY to decorate your home?

Have you found all you require for Raksha Bandhan decor?

While some are undoubtedly simpler to construct than others, we’re confident you’ll find something to fit your preferences, crafting time constraints and ability level.

If you have any new ideas you would like to share with our readers, comment below and let us know.