Banner Time

Ha ha - do you get the pun...if not try singing it...Banner time (sounds like Hammer Time by M.C. Hammer??) o.k. never mind. anyway, tis the season to start creating some lovely banners for well, Mother's Day and Memorial Day, 4th of July and hey maybe even for Dad's day...but first I want to start with MOM - because she is the most important in the world, right? {wink wink}

 

I bought some small chipboard banner shaped triangles awhile back and had covered them with some fun papers also awhile ago and just pulled them out yesterday and just added these fun letters using my new SLICE machine by Making Memories...Will share that new baby later in the week.

 

But here's my finished banner - I'm liking it. Whatch'a think?

 

 

Aren't the colors different and fun.

 

I think its o.k. to use patterned paper as long as you use solid colored letters to offset the background colors.

 

See how pretty they look up close!

 

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

 

friendship Friday

Thursday Favorites

dream to Reality

craft challenge - make your own embellishment

thankful Thursday challenge - mother's day

drs designs - bloomin

 

 

xo

tina

Burlap dec

So I'm feeling the L💚VE bug right now and have been making some fun Vaelntine's Day goodies.

Look how cute and fun - burlap is an awesome material to make so many cute items. If you like the rustic and shabby look then this would be an ideal fabric to work with. I know these pillows are crude, with some jagged edges but I love it.

This pillow didn't come out exactly as I was hoping for. My machine was acting up. So instead of a nice sewn line around the letters I got this icky mess...from afar it looks o.k. and besides again it goes with my rustic crude charm!

 

I have a fun video to share with you later this week. Of some easy to make mini banners.

 

Happy Crafting.

 

xoT

LUCKY - day 46

Here is another fun banner I made

 

on a roll making these banners.

 

Even though I am behind in my craft posts this year for my 365 MAKE-IT CHALLENGE - I am pretty proud of my craftiness lately.

 

Hope you'll play along...

have a crafty week

xo

tina

Switching gears - day 43

Almost March and I am trying to switch gears and get my st pattys day decorating started - I pulled out my trusty cricut and a new cartridge I just got

And played all day making fun banners & pennants🚩

All in the name of the Irish 😃 now to finish them off

I'll show you the finished product soon! 

Hope your staying crafty...

Xo

Tina

sewing again - day 39

Oh my Goodness - I cant explain these crazy spurts I get but I occasionally get a hankering for sewing up something - anything...and something easy, take for instance garlands...Talk about quick..

 

Take some felt or fabric cut out your shape and sew through all the piece to create a quick and easy garland.

 

 

triangles turned simple garland and if you take "SAID" shapes and sew down the middle - you get a totally different type of banner...check it out

 

then you could add the super easy, quickly sewn and super cute banners to a vignette like this

 

 

Neat right???

 

I just love these easy projects.

 

I am linking this up to the parties above.

 

Happy Crafting

xo

 

LOVEly pom pom Garland

Day 14 of my make it challenge ---- I gotta tell you I have LOVE, hearts and the colors red & pink just taking over my brain right now...Tonight I made another banner garland out of yarn I had here at home. I decided to make a POM POM GARLAND

Super cute and oh so easy. No tools needed other than my fingers & a pair of scissors.

 

I wanted to add a little something in the middle to make it pop and made this silly tassel - not sure I am liking the look - so I'll leave it up and think on it for a bit.

 

I have another garland to share with you tomorrow - I know I am obsessed...or I could just say I am OCD and need the repetition of it all. Regardless, I love banners/garlands.

I am listing these tomorrow in my etsy shop...in case you don't want to make it yourself.

 

I am linking this up to the parties listed above.

 

Happy Crafting.

xo

tina

Make-it day 10

Just a quick post to share a cute & totally simple mini pennant banner I made to decorate that UBER huge message board in my living room (remember I mentioned that on a previous post?) I plan on sharing it as soon as I MAKE-IT look less like an eyesore & more of a inspiration board! 

I'll post the tutorial for this tomorrow' hope you like it!

Happy crafting

xo

Tina