Bunting and burlap. You just can't go wrong with that combination. Both are all the rage these days, so I thought it high time I participate in the fad. I have loved the Happy Halloween light string from Pottery Barn for the few years they have made it available, but I wasn't too jazzed about spending $40 on a string of lights. Also, the string would be too long to fit on my mantel. So I got to thinking about what I could make that would have a similar effect. Enter burlap and bunting.
I ran over to my local JoAnne to pick up the supplies and got busy. The supplies cost a total of $10 with left over supplies for more projects. I would estimate the cost of the bunting at under $2. Two dollars work for me! Here is what I did:
Materials
- Burlap material
- Twine
- Craft size black spray paint
- Letter stencils
- Safety pins
- Cardstock or paper
- Glue and glue gun
- Ruler
Method
- Make the bunting stencil - my bunting was 7 inches across the top with 8 1/2 inch sides. Start with the 7" across the top, make a line at the mid point and connect the 8 1/2" sides to the midpoint line. Cut out.
- Trace the bunting on the burlap. Cut out.
- Place letter stencil on the bunting with a paper guard to protect the rest of the bunting.
- Shake paint can and spray. Repeat with all the letters.
- Let the flags dry for a few hours.
- Plug in glue gun.
- Place flag face down on workspace.
- Fold the top of the flag over the twine. Fix two safety pins around the twine to hold in place.
- Squeeze a line of glue across the flag under the twine and press the flap to adhere. Remove safety pins. Make sure the flag can move across the twine.
- Turn the flag over and snip the excess burlap on the sides of the flag.
- Repeat with the remaining flags.
Happy Halloween!
Vi ses senare!
Emily
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