Banner Days

Banner Days!

 

Debbie and I have created banners together for several years.  We make them to celebrate births, birthdays and weddings.  Also, we have designed banners for use in our classrooms and for school related functions.

This post will highlight banners we have made to celebrate special people and occasions in our lives.




My most recent banner is a gift for my daughter Lauren's college friend/sorority sister, Hannah and her husband Brandon.  Debbie and I made a similar banner for her cousin's baby and I recreated the pattern to make this one.



The internet and coloring books are great sources for simple illlustrations that can be resized as needed on a copy machine.



An assortment of fabrics to be used.






Putting together the individual design elements.  Fusible web is our best friend at this point!
Wonder Under is my favorite, as it doesn't clog the machine needle.



A Cricut makes lettering so easy!  Cut paper letters with the Cricut  and then use those letters as the pattern for cutting the fabric. 



 A simple monogram banner I made for a baby girl.

Tassels are so much fun to make and add the perfect finishing touch.  Here we took a large bead, painted it white and then added colorful dots.  An assortment of ribbons was then pulled through the opening in the bead.






We made two banners to flank the cake at a wedding reception.  As luck would have it, the bride's first name began with the same letter as the groom's last name!   They now have their "last name" banner, which they use on their front door and  indoors.





Sorry the background in this photo is such a mess.  It was taken during the final days of the last school year.  I was in the process of packing up the room for the summer.
This is a banner we made for our outgoing department chair.  She has a beach house so Debbie and I designed this banner for her summer home.  We added dimensional items, including the sunglasses and the wiggly eyes on the crab.  Notice the shovel, shells and rope used to make the tassel.

Is there a banner in your future?  You can make any day a Banner Day!

Coming soon - banners made for and by teachers for their classrooms.