How adorable...

i am helping decorate for a christmas party for this week and one of the things i made for it is this cute and totally recycled {happy holidays} banner...and here are some step by step instructions:

Supplies: you will need old paper grocery bags. cut them into triangles, and keep in mind that you will need to attatch them to the string, so make them a bit bigger than you actually want them to be. also, you need string, i used a cute string i got from the anthropologie gift wrap... you can also use hemp or twine...or get creative. for the letters, if you do not have letter stencils {which i didn't} then you can make your own {which i did} by typing the word REALLY big on your computer, in whatever font you want. i used times new roman. then, with great patience, cut out the black, so you are left with a stencil. {rememer with o's and p's and b's and anything with a hole in the middle that you need to keep a tiny strip to hold the hole in}


nextly, go outside and spray paint the letters onto the triangle flags. i used silver, but any color would work. the stencil will not be perfect but the imperfections kindof make it look cool...or at least with the silver. let the flags dry a little bit.

when the letters are done, it is time to attatch them to the string. there are many options for this:
a. use the handy dandy stapler. it is the quickest way, and the method i used.
b. use glue. requires patience, but looks tidy.
c. glue gun, quicker glueing method
d. sew the flags on... i just thought of this idea, and if you use fabric as your string, it would probably look pretty cute.
e. get creative...





now all that's left is to find a place where the banner looks good, and enjoy it this glorious christmas season!






happy crafting!