Scalloped Spring Banner

If you have been following my blog, you know that I have become obsessed with banners.  I loved having Christmas stockings hanging in my front entryway. 

 When January rolled around and the stockings came down, my banister looked bare and empty.  I decided that I would make a banner to hang there for each holiday or season. I made a St. Patrick's Day Banner, a First Birthday Banner and an Easter Bunny Banner.

Since Easter is over, it is time for a new banner.  I know that in May I want to hang a patriotic banner but for the month of April, I needed something.  I decided on a Spring banner.

I searched Pinterest for banner ideas to inspire me.  There were so many wonderful projects but nothing seemed just right.  These were some of the cute ones that I saw:

I decided again to design my own banner.  I made the banner in just a few easy steps:

Step One

 I gathered coordinating paper.  I chose the Basic Grey Lily Kate line.  I chose 6 different patterns and 3 coordinating solids.  The Lily Kate line came with pre punched letters that match the paper.  I used them to spell out SPRING.

Step 2
I cut out the scalloped pattern.  I found the template on Pinterest and printed it out in two different sizes so that I could create a layered look.

Step 3

 I traced the larger template onto the patterned paper and the smaller template onto the solid paper.  I punched out the letters that I needed to spell SPRING.

Step 4
 I layered the patterned paper, the solid paper and the letters.

Step 5
I strung the letters and hung them on the banister in the front entryway.  I think that this project was a success.  

Now I need to start my Pinterest search for a Patriotic banner for May!

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