It has been far too long since I last posted and I apologise for that but I have been so busy and haven't had a clue about what to post...until now!
Today I thought I'd do a completely different post for you! At the moment, I'm on my summer holidays and hence, have a lot of time on my hands; so I decided to make some room decorations as my room is in desperate need of some homemade touches.
Pre-warning: These are not the most professional bunting flags, but I made them how I wanted them!
You will need:
Scissors, Fabric, String (whatever length you would like, Pen/Marker, Sellotape,Paintbrush (optional), Acrylic Paint (optional), Cardboard template, newspaper and water!
Method!
Step 1: Make your cardboard template!
You can make you cardboard template by drawing any size triangle you like and cut it out! I used a cereal box for my cardboard template.
Step 2: Draw your triangle on to the fabric!
Place your cardboard template on to your fabric and then use your marker/pen to draw around the outside of your cardboard triangle template.
Step 3: Cut out the triangle!
Use your scissors to cut out the triangle you have just draw on your fabric.
Step 4: Repeat!
Repeat this step until you have enough triangles for your string (you decided how long you want your string)
Step 5: Cut out circles on your template. If you don't want to paint polka dots on your flags, then skip steps 5 and 6.
Firstly draw around something circular, perhaps a glue-stick lid and then, using scissors, cut out the circles!
Step 6: Paint your polka dots!
Using an acrylic paint of your choice (fabric paint would be better) paint your polka dots onto the fabric using a paintbrush. I used acrylic because I know it dries fast and it doesn't come off easily.
Step 7: Attach the flags to the string
If you wanted to do this properly, you would use ribbon and a sewing machine except,I don't like sewing machines hence why I did it the cheap-skate way! So, after the paint dries, turn over the flag and then attach it to the string using sellotape! I left several inches between the start of the string and the flag and then two inches between each flag.
Voila!!
I hope you guys liked this post as I had a lot of fun doing DIY! If you want more of these homemade things, then please leave a comment below! If you actually make these, send me a picture!! Either by e-mail, twitter or under the tumblr tag #collarsandchocolates. I'd love to know that I'd inspired you to do this.
Thank you guys for reading!
xoxo
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