Hello! Today I am going to show you how to make a flag banner. I make these quite often, and there are multiple ways of doing it, so I'll show you two!
The easiest version is to go to your craft store or even Target, and in either their party or scrapbooking section, you can buy a flag banner just plain, but comes with the flags and a string to hang it on. Then go and get lettered stickers and just stick them on the paper flags. When buying stickers though, make sure that the pack has the certain amount of letters you need, because some only come with one of each letter.
To spice that way up a little bit, you can buy scrapbooking paper and cut out paper flags (so you can choose the pattern). You can also cut out your own letters and glue them on.
The last way (and most challenging/time consuming), is making a fabric flag banner. We just bought a package of burlap flags from my craft store, but I assume you can cut some from scratch. You will also need fabric paint, copy paper, scissors, and tape (or letter stencils), and a stencil paint brush. And yes, you HAVE to use that certain type of brush. I also reccomend paper towels to go under, since burlap has holes in it. Now I don't have stencils, but if I did that'd be a whole lot easier, but all I did was draw a block letter on copy paper, cut it out, use the the piece of paper with the cut out in it and tape it to the burlap, then paint it. I squirted out fabric paint onto a paper plate, then dipped my brush into it, then tapped it around a little so the paint isn't all clumpy. Now I just dabbed the paint onto the burlap, using the stencil so I keep the shape. Then remove the stencil, and let the flags dry.
That is all! This project is not very hard, and perfect for special occasions such as, parties, etc.
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