Fall Banner Tutorial

While my girls and I were on our trip a couple weeks ago, I suggested we make a simple craft together.  Neither of them having the love for crafting that I do, so I wasn’t sure how they would respond.  I sent them a picture of a fall banner and they loved it!  I assured them it would require very little skill.  They were happy and I was too!  We were going to get to craft!!!

This cute banner is truly the easiest to assemble.  I’ll show you the steps we took to get great results:

Items needed:

• 4 wooden squares or rectangles – ours were about 4 x 6
• Solid color burlap ribbon
• Printed wired burlap ribbon for bow
• Stencil letters for FALL
• Sponge Brush
• Black and white acrylic paint
• Jute
• Hot glue gun

1.  Paint the wooden squares black.  You can do both sides if you want a finished look.  However, the back side won’t show when it’s hanging.  Let paint dry.

 

2. Center the stencil on the square.  Tape in place. Using a stencil brush or a sponge brush, dab in white paint and pounce the brush lightly inside the stencil so the paint doesn’t bleed under the stencil. Let dry.

3.  Measure a piece of solid burlap ribbon long enough for each square with space in between, and room to fold over the top.

4. Make a bow with the patterned ribbon.  

 

5.  Fold top of plain ribbon over and insert a piece of jute inside to use for hanging.

6.  Hot glue squares onto ribbon. Hot glue bow onto top of banner.  Trim the end of the banner ribbon to a point.

 

Display and smile because you made it!!

Are you a fan of crafting?  What have you made for fall?