Vintage inspired Christmas decor is my favorite. This banner mimics one I found at a thrift store recently, in that it was made of felt and dowel rods. But it had been painted on and had images of bells and candles. I wanted something a little more fitting with our decor, so I settled on something graphic but simple. The hardest part was settling on lyrics that would fit the alloted space but once I had it was a piece of cake.
1. Supplies: You'll need about 1/3 of a yard of felt (found at chain fabric stores) for the banner, 2-3 squares of felt for the letters, two dowel rods about 12" long), a bit of yarn to hang it (12-15"), clear tacky glue, scissors, and this pdf Download Felt Banner. 2. Cut your banner to measure about 11.5" x 36" and tie your yarn or twine to each end of one dowel. Place the dowel at the top and glue the top edge over it as shown. Repeat with the bottom dowel minus the yarn. 3. Cut out your PDF letters, place them wrong side down on the felt, trace, and cut. If you're doing a different set of lyrics, I suggest cutting strips of felt as wide and tall as you want each row to help you get consistent sizes. Place them on your banner until you get it just right. 4. Glue each letter down one row at a time to keep things in line. Allow about 10 minutes or more dry time before hanging. Note: If your felt is wrinkled, place a tea towel or t-shirt over your felt and iron on a low heat setting.
It's an inexpensive way to add some holiday cheer to your walls no matter what the sentiment but could easily be styled in black and white with something inspirational or used as a felt board with alphabet cut outs for kids to make their own words or picture stories. Felt is kind of the best. Enjoy! - Rachel
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Great idea, like always. I find so many inspirations here.
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Posted by: Denisa | December 17, 2012 at 01:47 PM
Love this!
Posted by: Sarah | December 17, 2012 at 01:48 PM
This is incredibly lovely!
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Posted by: Valentina | December 17, 2012 at 01:56 PM
cutest ever! rachel is a wizard!
Posted by: robbie | December 17, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Ahhh.......this is the cutest & easiest thing to make!! And it looks so great!! Thanks for sharing this, I am totally gonna give this a try!
xoxo,
Shio
Posted by: Shio Waline | December 17, 2012 at 02:03 PM
Adorable!
XO Nat
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Posted by: Nat | December 17, 2012 at 02:04 PM
Ohhh I love it! Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous yet simple.
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Posted by: Courtney | December 17, 2012 at 02:09 PM
I love this! Its still low key Christmas at our place (the insurance company is suing the Christmas Tree Company that tied the tree to the car that (the tree) hit the fiancee's car). He's still all bah-humbug about it, but its ok, I've been able to sneak in my Holiday Spirit around the house. This would be perfect to hang from my stocking holders "Joy" "Peace" and "Love"
Melinda
Posted by: Melinda | December 17, 2012 at 02:24 PM
Adorable!! Can't wait to make one for my pad!
Posted by: amber fischer | December 17, 2012 at 02:25 PM
This is so cute! So simple and lovely! Perfect!
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Posted by: jenny stokes | December 17, 2012 at 02:26 PM
Lovely!! xx]
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Posted by: Eva | December 17, 2012 at 02:28 PM
I love this. It's so simple yet so cute.
-Jess
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Posted by: Jess Dynarski | December 17, 2012 at 02:32 PM
LOVE the lettering, it makes the banner!
P.S. I'm sharing part 2 & 3 of my 4 Simple Goals today: Grateful, Playful http://www.catherinedenton.com/2012/12/4-simple-goals-part-2-3-grateful-playful.html
Posted by: Catherine Denton | December 17, 2012 at 02:54 PM
Super cute and you're right! An inexpensive way to add cheer!
Posted by: Yelle | December 17, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Sometimes I forget about how cool felt is, since I haven't really worked with it since elementary school! This is so simple, a really great decoration :)
Posted by: Kait | Keeping Change | December 17, 2012 at 04:50 PM
Oh I love it!!!!
Posted by: Jenny | December 17, 2012 at 04:53 PM
This is fantastic and right up my street! I'm so gonna do this tonight
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Posted by: Margherita | December 17, 2012 at 05:24 PM
Love the simplicity of this banner! I might have to save this and try it out for next Christmas :)
Posted by: Kasey @ The Pink Peony Studio | December 17, 2012 at 05:28 PM
This is so awesome. I really, really want to make this.
Posted by: Judy | December 17, 2012 at 05:47 PM
This is so great! Cute cute font!
Posted by: Jane | December 17, 2012 at 06:15 PM