I’m finishing up bridal shower decorations today, so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial showing how to use 12×12 paper to make an easy paper banner.
Supplies:
12×12 paper
Paper cutter (or ruler & scissors)
Ribbon
Sewing machine (or strong adhesive if you prefer not to sew)
Banner decoration (letters, shapes, etc) to fit your theme
Cut 12×12 paper in half
The banner pieces will be 4″ wide at the top & 6″ tall. Make small marks on the edges of your paper at 4″ & 8″ on one side and 2″, 6″, & 10″. Either draw a zigzag line with a ruler between the marks & cut, or line up the marks on the blade of your paper cutter & cut each piece. You will end up with 5 banner pieces & 2 small waste pieces as shown above. Each 12×12 piece of paper will make 10 banner pieces, so for my banner, I only needed 2 pieces of cardstock.
After adding my decorations to the front, I sewed the pieces onto a length of 1/2″ grosgrain ribbon.
I finished the banner by sewing a skinny coordinating ribbon on the front.
The entire banner, including cutting out circles & letters with my Big Shot, took under an hour.
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