for the love of buntings..

Tonight I was especially bored and needed an outlet for all my crafty energy from the day. My boyfriend has been out of town for the last week or so and I've been missing him and his family very much, so I contemplated what I could do to welcome them home. Bake cupcakes? Sure, but I'd need to go to Walmart and spend the $5.67 I've got left in my debit account (December was an expensive month!). Wasn't excited for that. So I decided on a project I've been wanting to attempt for quite some time now..

A bunting! (This one isn't mine!)

My little project took a total of ~45 minutes, and I did it while watching a movie/texting/talking to my mom! Here are the materials I used:

-Scrap paper in any number of colors (I used two colors, peach and yellow, plus some scrap wrapping paper from Christmas for the brown, and a random 7x5 scrap for the tribal teal. In all, I probably only used 3 pieces of scrapbook paper, all found in my home collection!)

-scissors

-yarn

-an icepick or mini hole puncher

-a ruler (if you're mathy like me!)

Step 1: Establish a color pattern (or don't!) as well as a general letter size. Mine was created as I went along, with each letter being 5 inches tall and however wide I determined looked proportional.

Step 2: Cut and arrange your letters.

Step 3: Puncture your letters with an ice pick or mini hole punch, making sure to allow

space from the edges in case of a rip. I poked a hole on each side of the letters so they wouldn't flop around.

Step 4: Thread your yarn through a needle wide enough to accommodate the yarn thickness and start stringing. I folded my thread in half, divided my letters in half, and assembled the bunting from the middle outwards. You have to pull a lot less yarn that way! I threaded my letters from the front so the string would not be visible on top of the paper.

Step 5: Adjust and hang!

I love the possibilities of buntings. You can quickly make them for any occasion and setting, using triangles, icons, letters, doilies, or old photos, and they are so cheap!

Have a great day and enjoy crafting!