Anyone else got a giant stack of paper grocery bags
stuffed in a cabinet for no reason? I needed a banner for Christmas card
pictures and, as usual, I didn't want to spend any money! I made this adorable
banner using things I already had around my house. I hope it gives you a little inspiration
this holiday season!
Materials
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Brown
paper grocery bags
o
Scissors
o
Ruler
o
Pencil
o
Paint
pen
o
Twine
o
Glue
or a hole puncher
Instructions
1. Start by
drawing a triangle to use as a template. If you like the size of mine, they are
4 ½” wide and 5” tall.
2. Use your
template to cut out a total of 14 triangles (14 if you want yours to say “Merry
Christmas” J ).If you leave the bags folded, you
can knock two triangles out at once.
3. To
hand-letter your banner, pick out a font to base your letters off of. If you
like the way my letters look, take a peek at this chart to help you!
4. Draw a
faint line down the middle with a pencil and use this as a guide, then lightly
sketched a rough draft of the letters. When it looks good enough to be
permanent, trace it with a white paint pen. (My letters were 1 ¾“ tall and then
however wide they needed to be to look right)
5. Don’t
forget to erase your guide lines after your paint has dried!
6. There are three
ways you can attach your twine: glue/hot glue, tape, or using a hole
puncher and weaving the twine through.
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| I can't get this picture to rotate for the life of me... This is an example of how you need to lay out your letters. When you flip them over and attach them to the twine in this order, I promise your banner will read "Christmas" and not "samtsirhc!" |
If hand-lettering isn’t your area of expertise, snag a
pack of stencils and paint your letters on. If you’re not crafty and don’t want
any paint or tracing involved, fear not! Shanty-2-Chic has great banner
templates already
made and ready to print. You can print out your letters/triangles and still use
the brown paper bag trick to give them a little something extra!
