How to Create a “Merry” Holiday Banner

November 3, 2023November 2, 2023Leave a comment

How to make a “Merry” Banner to add to your Holiday Decorations.

Now that the weather has turned cooler, I’m starting to plan my Holiday decorating.

If you love banners and quick and easy projects, this one’s for you.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

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Directions:

Cut the scrapbook paper slightly larger than the wood banner pieces.
Place the scrapbook paper design side up in the Xyron Creative Station®*.

Turn the handle of the Creative Station to run the paper through. As it runs through, it adds complete adhesive covering on the underneath side of the paper.

Adhere the paper onto the front of the Wood Banner.
Place the Wood Banner onto the Cutting Mat* and cut the excess paper using a Craft Knife*.
Use a Sanding Block* to smooth any rough edges.

I cut the letters “MERRY” using the Fresh Mix Font from the Silhouette Store and a Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine*.

Lay the Transfer paper over the vinyl and gently rub with a vinyl scraper tool.

Place the Vinyl Transfer Tape* and vinyl onto the banner.
Rub over Vinyl Transfer Tape* and gently remove from the vinyl.

Paint the wood beads with red and green acrylic paint.
String the banner and wood beads onto ribbon or twine.

I wanted to keep the banner pieces simple.

But you could add Holiday Flowers and embellishments to make it special.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the StyleTechCraft Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Love Makes a Family Banner

January 26, 2019Leave a comment

Create a sweet Home Décor Banner with Rose Appliques and letters.

To make the Love Makes a Family Banner you’ll need: (*affiliate links)

Two packages of Joy Rose Appliques
Joy JOY8501 Letter Shop Letter Iron On Sheet, 1″, Metallic Gold*
10″ x 14″ White Felt
Gold Trim
Beacon 3 in 1 Glue*
Wood Dowel Rod*
Jute Twine*

Directions:

Create a banner by folding the white felt in half lengthways. Cut diagonally across the bottom from the center fold to a point approx. 3″ from the bottom corner on the outer edges.
Set iron to cotton setting, or follow garment care label. Position Rose Appliques and letters with shiny side down on felt.
Cover with a fine cloth. With firm pressure, iron over cloth for 30 seconds. Turn banner over and iron the back of the letters for 30 seconds.
Cut down 1″ longer than the banner.
Glue or sew the top of the banner over the wood dowel.
Glue gold trim to top of the banner.

You can find Joy® iron-on, embroidered letters, floral appliques at your local craft stores.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

*Disclosure: This blog uses ads and affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

“Dyeing” for Spring

March 26, 2018March 6, 2018Leave a comment

Welcome Spring with all your beautiful flowers, warmer days and everything renewed.

My Welcome Spring Banner turned into a real labor of love.

I began this project with the idea of using fun pink and purple hand cut felt flowers.

After I cut all the flowers and leaves, I decided to dye the embroidered letters.

The letters turned out so soft and delicate, I needed something softer for the flowers.

So…more flowers and more dyeing! (make sure to read all the instructions below.)

I could of kept things simple and glued all the flowers in place, but noooo…

instead at the last minute I committed myself to stitching the entire thing.

Let me tell you…I’m not a stitcher! (But, I am pretty satisfied by the way they turned out.)

To make the Welcome Spring Banner you’ll need:

Joy® iron-on embroidered letter sheet-white
White Felt
Dye Ink – blue, green, pink and lavender
Mini Misters* (two)
Small Wood Dowel or Bamboo Skewer
18″ Jute
Needle and thread
Beacon Adhesives Felt Glue*
Non Stick Craft Mat*
Buttons
Trim

Add several drops of dye ink to each misting bottle.
Remove letters from backing sheet and place on a Non Stick Craft Mat* or (wax paper).
Spritz the letters with both blue and green ink for a variegated look. Allow the ink to soak into the letters then dab away excess ink and water with a paper towel. Let dry.

Look at how beautiful the letters dried. ↓

4. Create simple, hand drawn flowers (small, medium and large), circle and leaf patterns onto plain white paper. Cut then trace around the patterns onto white felt. Cut out.

5. Spray the leaves green, set aside then spray the flowers and circles one color at a time. Allow them to dry overnight.

6. Layer the circle, small flower and large flower on top of each other then stitch in place. Use a small amount of glue to hold the pieces in place while you stitch.

I love how the ink pooled at the edges of the pink flowers!

7. To create the banner shape, fold a 10″ x 14″ piece of white felt in half lengthways. Cut diagonally across the bottom from the center fold to a point about 3″ up from the bottom corner on the outer edges. Stitch the flowers to the banner using a button at the center of each one. Tuck leaves underneath the outer edges of the flowers then stitch in place.

8. Set iron to cotton setting, approx. 350°, or follow garment care label. Position letters with shiny side down on felt, then iron the letters in place as shown. Cover letters with a fine cloth. With firm pressure, iron cloth over the letters for 30 seconds. Turn banner over and iron the back of the letters for 30 seconds.

9. Use a sewing machine to stitch the banner to backing material, then stitch trim in place across the top and around the bottom edge if desired.

If you need to finish your banner in less time, glue the flowers, leaves and trim in place, then use a fusible interfacing to adhere the felt banner to a backing.

Look for Joy® iron-on embroidered alphabet letter sheets at your local craft store.

My “Welcome Spring” banner was created for and sponsored by Joy SA.

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Snowman Banner with Kunin Felt

September 21, 2017September 21, 20176 Comments

Is it too early for a Snowman Banner?

I admit it’s a little early, but when I found this adorable Sizzix Snowman Die by Tim Holtz*

I really wanted to use it in this month’s Designer Craft Connection Blog Hop with Kunin Felt.

Seriously though…Who doesn’t love a snowman?

To see what the other designers made using their Kunin Felt make sure to click on the

Blog Hop link at the bottom of this post.

Here’s what I used to make my Snowman Banner. (*affiliate link)

- 9″ x 12″ craft cuts of Kunin Classicfelt: white, aqua, baby pink, candy pink, olive, smoke, peach chiffon
- Sizzix Bigz Die by Tim Holtz, 5.5 by 6-Inch, Assembly Snowman* (*affiliate link)
- Sizzix Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine*
- Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive*
- Iron On Embroidered Letters (Joy SA)
- Pom Pom Trim, Cotton String
- Sewing Machine
- Bamboo Skewer

- - I made a simple banner pattern out of white cardstock.
  - I traced 2 banners onto the felt.

I die-cut the felt into snowman pieces using the Sizzix Snowman Die* and my Sizzix Big Shot Machine*.

- - Glue or Sew the felt shapes onto the banner.
  - Sew both pieces of the banner together leaving a small pocket on the top to insert a bamboo skewer or small wood rod for hanging.
  - Add pom pom trim to the top of the banner.
  - Iron on embroidered letters to spell “let it snow”

Did you know???

Kunin Felt recycles billions of water bottles every year that would otherwise be in the landfills and makes them into a product which becomes felt. 12 bottles equals 1 lb. of fabric.

For more fun projects with Kunin Felt click here.

Sizzix Bigz Die by Tim Holtz, 5.5 by 6-Inch, Assembly Snowman*

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How to make a 4th of July Centerpiece with Fireworks, Flags, Banners and Pinwheels

June 15, 2017June 24, 2017Leave a comment

What do you think about when you hear the words “4th of July”?

For me it’s… White picket fences, fireworks and the good old red white and blue.

Or a 4th of July Celebration Centerpiece with Fireworks, Flags, Banners and Pinwheels all

rolled into one. I created this 4th of July centerpiece a couple years ago, since it’s one

of my favorite projects, I thought I’d share it again. Enjoy!

How to make a 4th of July Centerpiece…

Products Used: (*affiliate link)

8” x 1” Smoothfoam Disc
4” Smoothfoam Cube
CCP2639 Red & Ivory Ribbon Stripe 12 x 12 scrapbook paper
CCP2691 Navy & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse 12 x 12 scrapbook paper
CCP2911 Navy & Ivory Ticking 12 x 12 scrapbook paper
Impression Obsession DIE004-J Fence*
Sizzix Big Shot Cutting/Embossing Machine*
3″ Scalloped Circle Punch*
Scoring Board and Tool*
Red, White & Blue Card-stock
Red, White & Navy Blue Acrylic Paint
Paintbrush
Blue & White Twine
Tacky Glue*
Tape Glider*
Round Toothpicks, Bamboo Skewers*
Buttons & Beads
Star Sticker

Directions:

Paint the round disc with Navy Blue paint.

2. Cut two 1” x 12” strips of the red striped paper and one 1” x 2” piece. Adhere to the side of the disc with double stick tape roller.

3. Die-cut 7 fence sections.

4. Paint 15 round toothpicks white. (set four aside to use later.)

5. Cut 11 toothpicks in half. Glue one toothpick half on each end and middle of the fence with the pointed end facing down.

6. Insert fence sections onto the top edge of the disc.

7. Paint the 4” cube red.

8. Cut five 3 ¾” x 3 ¾” pieces of Navy & Ivory dot paper. Adhere to the sides and top of the cube. Glue cube to center of the disc.

9. Paint two bamboo skewers white. Cut skewers to 5”.

10. Glue small blue beads to top of each skewer.

11. Create small ½” flags from scraps of paper and cardstock. Adhere onto a 12” piece of blue and white twine. Tie ends of the twine to top of the skewers to make a flag banner. Insert into disc.

12. To create Bottle Rockets: Paint two bamboo skewers red. Cut two pieces of red striped paper 1 3/4” x two. Wrap around pencil to curve paper. Remove pencil and roll tightly to form a small tube. Wrap a 1/2” strip of navy dot paper around tube. Glue a small piece of twine inside of tube to create the bottle rocket wick. Glue tube onto red bamboo skewer and insert into disc. Create second bottle rocket for other side of the disc.

13. Punch two 3” Navy and Ivory Dots scalloped circles.

14. Cut two strips of red card-stock: 1 1/4”” x 12” and 2 1/4” x 6 1/2” . Adhere the two strips together to form one long 2 1/4” x 18” strip of red card-stock.

15. Using scoring board and scoring tool. Score card-stock every 1/4” down the entire length. Fold strip accordion fold. Glue ends together with a strong adhesive to form a cylinder.

16. On a flat surface, gather the bottom of the cylinder tight while spreading and pushing down on the top to create the Rosette.

17. With a strong adhesive, attach one of the scalloped circles to the center of the Rosette. Hold into place until the adhesive starts to hold.

18. Turn the Rosette over and attach the second scalloped circle onto the other side of the rosette.

19. Create a second smaller rosette using a 1” x 12” strip of red striped paper. Score strip every 1/4”. (repeat steps 16 and 17)

20. Glue blue button into center of the rosette to hold in place. Glue onto center of the scalloped circle. Add star sticker to center of button.

21. Paint a bamboo skewer with Navy paint. Cut into a 5” piece. Insert into back of finished Rosette.

22. Insert finished Rosette into top of the 4″ cube.

23. Create small pinwheels by adhering two pieces of 1” x 1” paper together. On each corner, cut diagonally two-thirds of way to square’s center, dividing each corner into two points. Bring every other point to center so that the points overlap. Glue into place.

24. Glue small red button to center of each pinwheel. Glue onto white painted toothpick and insert into base.

25. Create and print computer generated “CELEBRATE” and “4^th of July” onto white card-stock. Cut and layer to size and adhere onto picks and skewers and insert onto centerpiece.

This project was created for and sponsored by Smoothfoam and Canvas Corp Brands.

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