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9.29.2012

halloween banner


I'm just now starting to get in the fall/Halloween spirit. It took me a while. Usually what happens is I get in the spirit about 2 days before any given holiday and then have no time to decorate. It's always too late at that point. Lately I've seen a lot of bunting on Pinterest so I decided that would be a great starting project. I'm seeing this little banner as a small victory in getting ready for Halloween early this year.

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Here is what you'll need to make your own:


scraps of fabric (I used linen)
letter stencils
pencil
fabric marker
twine
brads (not pictured)
pinking sheers

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This banner really was simple - I cut 14 linen triangles with my pinking rotary cutter (the triangles are about 2" on each side).


I stenciled "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" onto the triangles with a pencil and colored the letters in with the fabric marker.


I contemplated sewing them together but decided to stick them together with brads. I simply poked the brads through the linen and then strung up my new banner with some twine. Oh - and I drew some legs on the "O" to make it look like a spider. I couldn't help myself.



I'm so excited for October :)
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11 comments:

  1. CrystelleOctober 1, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    What a great idea to use brats! I really like it!

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  2. SarahOctober 1, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    I love the natural look of this, such a great idea to use stencils. If you get a chance I would love for you to come link up at my Halloween Edition Pin Party.

    http://sarahdawndesigns.blogspot.com/2012/10/pintastic-monday-halloween-edition.html#.UGnL4K4-WnA

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    1. Shannon BarefootOctober 1, 2012 at 2:08 PM

      Thank you! I'm all linked up :) I've added your link party to my list of parties to visit every week - thanks for the invite. Did you see that I have a link party going on right now? Please stop by if you get a chance and share some projects:

      http://sewingbarefoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-weekly-creative-2.html

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  3. UnknownOctober 1, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    This is great! I LOVE what clean lines this project has...you did great!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    I love this! I am a big pennant girl so this one is just too fun! I like that you used a marker instead of paint which can get so messy.

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    1. Shannon BarefootOctober 2, 2012 at 7:31 AM

      Thank you! I agree... markers are much cleaner to use than paint :) That's what made with project to quick and easy.

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  5. Katie DraneOctober 5, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Love the banner and I like the idea of markers over paint. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work:)

    Katie
    www.funhomethings.com

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  6. Vanessa @ See Vanessa CraftOctober 5, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    So cute!! Thanks so much for linking up to Do Something Crafty Friday ;)

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  7. Kathryn Ferguson GriffinOctober 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    That's so cute! Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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