{Spooky} Banner

Okay, here's the Halloween banner I made last year...and forgot about!

You can probably tell how these were made, but here's a run-down on it anyways.

*trace around a CD onto cereal boxes, and cut out the circles
*mod podge scrapbook paper onto circles
*cut out the letters for SPOOKY using the Cricut, mod podge them on
*punch a hole on each side of circles, and tie on some orange ribbon

Bats & Pumpkins {Halloween Banner}

Funny story.  I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted to have some Halloween decorations ready to go on October 1st.  I needed a banner, and got to work making a special one to hang up on our wall.  It turned out even better than I had envisioned (love it when that happens!).

Bats and pumpkins were on my mind, so I decided to go with that theme for my banner.  Here's how it turned out.

I used cereal boxes for the bats and pumpkins, spray painted them, added glitter, then hung them up on some twine.  You can't tell from these pictures, but the bats and pumpkins are super sparkly!!

I tried to get a few shots in the sun so you could see the pretty sparkles...

Now for the funny part of this story...

I hung my banner up on October 1st, then got the rest of my decorations out of storage.  Turns out I had forgotten about a banner that I made for Halloween last year!!  Oops!!  Hate it when that happens!!  Oh well....you can never have too many banners hanging up, right?

I never got around to sharing my banner from last year on here (that's probably why I forgot about it!).  I'll work on getting pictures of it so I can get it posted. 

Patriotic Doily Banner {My Version}

There are so many great ideas for 4th of July decor in blogland, but the minute I saw THIS BANNER from The Scrap Shoppe, I just HAD to have one!  I don't own a Silhouette, so I had to figure out another way to make mine.  This is what I came up with:

I feel more patriotic every time I look at it!

Want to make one for yourself?  Here's what you'll need:

**White Doilies (I used 4", 6", and 8")
**Royal Blue & Red spray paint
**Mod Podge
**string, yarn, ribbon (something to string them together)

Spray paint the 8" doilies red, and the 4" doilies blue (mine needed 2 coats of spray paint).  Once they're dry, cut them in half and Mod Podge the 3 layers together.  Be extra gentle as you spread the mod podge on the doilies...they are delicate!  When the Mod Podge is dry, string your yarn, ribbon, etc. through the holes in the doilies and hang up!  Easy peasy!!

Have a happy, and SAFE Independence Day weekend!!

Sewing Camp Project #2 {Paper Bag Banner}

My 3rd daughter, who just turned 9 years old, was the only one of my girls that was interested in helping make our 2nd project for 'sewing camp'.  We decided to make a paper bag banner to display at her (and 2 of my other kids') birthday party.

She worked hard at sewing the paper on the bags, and kept commenting that sewing in a straight line is HARD!  She worried that she wasn't doing a very good job, but I assured her that the crooked lines would give our banner lots of character.  I think that made her feel better!  Here's our finished banner:

I had to snap a picture while my daughter was sewing.  The lighting wasn't too great in our living room, but I absolutely LOVE how this picture turned out!!

This week is going to be a busy one, but I'm hoping that we'll be able to fit in enough time to make our next project for 'sewing camp'! 

Quick New Year's Banner...

I wanted to make a quick banner for New Year's this year and saw this idea somewhere (I can't remember where...so if it's your idea, let me know so I can give you credit!).

All I did was:
** print off the letters from the computer & cut them out in a circle (I used plates for my template)
** cut patterned paper circles
** inked the edges
** glued them together
** punched holes in the top
** and strung my twine through the holes

My kids think it's the greatest banner ever!! I'm hoping to make one for each holiday!