So this week and next week, I will be in deep party planning mode. Talking to my sister today, I came to the realization that I am getting down to the wire. So today without having much time to blog, I decided to blog about what I will will start working on today for her party this year.
This paper confetti banner in the photo.
I did not keep the last one, because that was a couple birthday's ago. I am planning on keeping the color scheme more simple this time.
To make this, I use:
American Crafts Cardstock. When you buy the paper in sets like these, you can pretty much know that you will have more than enough sheets in each color. If I remember correctly, I used about 2 and a half sheets per stand/color.
A variety of paper punches like this square one, this circle one, but I also just used my metal ruler and xacto knife to cut strips and rectangles. The triangle pieces were punched using a square punch, and then I cut the squares in half diagonally.
And lastly, the part that makes this banner come together super fast, is my sewing machine with white thread. I feed the shapes through the sewing machine and tack them all together! It really does go fast once the pieces are cut out.
The tricky part of this whole thing comes in the storage of it. I carefully wrapped each strand around a thick piece of chipboard so that it does not tangle up together. Gently tape it down with washi tape so it does not tear when I remove it to start hanging it.
I think it makes a beautiful back drop for photos, but also just to fill up a blank wall. I intend to try to use this in Ellis' room once her party is over. That is, if I get it completed.
Off I go to work.
