Thursday, April 26, 2012

Graduation Banner


Yesterday I teased you with an In the Works photo. I've been working on something new for a friend's daughter's graduation. It's a banner!

It was also a tricky project! And rather time-consuming as well! I started by cutting all the purple zebra paper into strips. Then each piece had to be fan-folded at 1/4" increments! I placed the finished "flower" on a large black circle and then topped each one with a smaller black circle and letter.

Joining each piece was the tricky part. I thought ribbon would be my best option, but I think I put my holes down too low and they didn't hang well with ribbon. I thought I was going to have to punch a second set of holes higher up, but finally found a better solution. I used silver brads to attach each circle and it worked great! I put ribbons on each end so it can be hung.
I love the finished product and can't wait to see it hanging at her graduation party!

I thought about adding these to my shop as I think they're fun and cute, but I'm not sure I want to make another one quite yet...LOL :)

12 comments:

  1. Very cute! I understand what you mean; sometimes I make a project and enjoy doing it once, but don't really want to make multiples to sell :)

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  2. That banner looks great!! What a fun idea! I think lots of people on Etsy would want a personalized banner, although the pleating sure is a lot of work!

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  3. It's really cute! I've done the same thing with punching holes too low for ribbon, too. That's why I only deal with paper on very rare occasions, ha ha.

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  4. Samantha is going to love her banner! The fan-folded paper looks so cool. I can only imagine the time involved in this project!!! It is worthwhile when it is for someone you love.

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  5. Awesome banner. Samantha will love it.

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  6. Oh, that makes so much sense! I love it- I hope she will too!

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  7. It turned out beautifully! I hope that she loves it. I definitely share that sentiment that some projects are fun but not always something that you want to make over and over again.

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  8. That looks fantastic! It's the kind of project I would do for special events for family.

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  9. It sure turned out wonderful! You definitely put a lot of love and time into creating it, Samantha will love it!

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  10. It didn't help that the words are so long either but it turned out fabulous! She's going to love it! Too bad the laser doesn't do folding! :)

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  11. Yes, that does seem like quite a lot of work. It turned out great and I know Samantha and her family will be pleased.

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  12. worked out great. Very nice - I'm sure Sam will appreciate it! {:-D

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