Summer Banner

For the Glitter Round of  One Crafty Contest, I had a back up plan in case my Home letters didn't turn out as planned. I decided a Summer banner would be the perfect back up plan.

I started with making a template for my triangles (seen in the yellow triangle below). I used craft paper brown paper cut into 9.5 x 5.5 pieces. I marked each rectangle at the bottom with a little mark where the point hit the middle.

 

I lined the corner of the top of the rectangle to the point marked and cut each side.

Then I used a red paint and then a layer of red glitter paint for the decorative scalloped edge.

Then I made my pinwheels using 2 x 12 inch strips of paper.

Then I cut the letters SUMMER using my Cricut and glued them to the pinwheels.

Before I glued them down, I added a couple of layers of red glitter paint to the top.

Then I used some twine to tie the triangles together. I unraveled the ends to give it some texture.

And here is my updated Summer mantle.

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