Buntings, also known as banners or pennants, are a fun way to dress up a party, to use as an all-the-time decoration in your child’s room or even just in the background of a photo shoot. You could make them from paper, fabric or some other material entirely. I chose to go the quick and easy way from this project and print them on paper.
BUNTING SUPPLIES:
PRINTED PAPER
CARDSTOCK
SPRAY ADHESIVE
ROTATORY CUTTER & MAT
SCISSORS
RULER
HOLE PUNCH
JUTE (OR ANY STRING)
Below is a printable PDF with twelve flags for this bunting. Two flags have a picture (an anchor and a boat) that I used at the beginning and end of the shorter words. The other 10 designs all have a white circle in the middle to put your letters. I used Hagin Caps Medium font which I thought looked very cute with this theme. You can print the flags as they are and then write the letters by hand. You could cut out and glue letters on. Or for those of you more graphically inclined you could use any page layout program to add the letters on the computer and then print them out already to go. Whatever method suits your still set. Here are the files you’ll need:
Printable Nautical Bunting
For me, it was easiest to just layout all the letters on the computer. I printed out all my flags on regular copy paper and then used spray adhesive to attach them to card stock. Then with a ruler and rotary cutter, cut out each triangle flag. It’s a great way to make very straight lines but if you don’t have a rotary or a craft knife, scissors will do just fine. If your printer can print on card stock, you can do that and skip the spray adhesive entirely.
Now you’re ready to start stringing your bunting. I chose to hang my banner in three lines but there’s no reason why you can’t string it all in one either.
First, get your hole punch and put two holes in every flag, one near the top right point and one near the top left point. Then layout your flags as you’d like them to read. Here’s how I did mine:
Anchor-H-A-P-P-Y-Boat
B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y
Boat-M-O-S-E-S-Anchor
Figure out about how long you’ll want your jute and add 4 feet or so to that so you’ll have plenty to work with. Start with your last flag first. So I’d string “Boat” and push it all the way down to the end. Then “Y” and push it all the way down to the boat with about two inches of space in between.
Through trial and error and some great help from my sister-in-law, we figured out that it was best for us not to tie a knot to hold the flags in place.
FINISHED!
Derby Mom 360 