There's more than one way to celebrate the birthday of America. Some crack open cheap beer and sit criss-cross applesauce in the back of a used Chevy while watching far-off fireworks. Others dodge death in a game of try not to blow yourself up--but the crafty patriots--they get ingenious! Before you break out the BBQ and spark up the sparklers, check your bottom drawers for jeans ready for an upgrade. Follow these steps and those baby blues will help you celebrate the red, white and blue.
Step one: Gather the right stuff
You'll need:
- Patriotic fabric squares
- Old jeans
- Fresh glue sticks
- Thick ribbon
- Fabric scissors
- Cereal box
- Red or blue cardstock
Step two: Make a stencil
Decide how large you would like each triangle to be on the banner. Cut out a stencil using an old cereal box.
Step three: Stencil triangles
Use the stencil to draw triangles on the fabric squares and jeans (I recommend a red Sharpie). Use fabric shears to cut the fabric into triangles.
Step four: Glue the triangle to cardstock
Use the glue gun to outline the backside of each triangle and gently flip over to adhere to cardstock. Allow to dry.
Step five: Cut out triangles
Cut out triangles leaving a thin border of cardstock around each side.
Step six: Glue pennants to ribbon
Glue the top of each pennant to the ribbon leaving about two inches between each one.
Ta-Da
That came out super cute! Thanks for sharing the how-to, I'll be linking.