I have a birthday for a very special person coming up and I think this newspaper garland is just the thing I need to help make the celebration more festive. From maya*made.
Newspaper Garland from maya*made
Materials
1. newspaper
2. scissors
3. inexpensive acrylic craft paint in assorted colors
4. pencil
5. paint brush
6. paper cutter(optional)
7. glue stick
8. scrapbook letters
9. ribbon or twine
10. ruler
1. Take a small stack of folded newspaper (containing no more than three sheets ) and measure 6 inches along the fold line: mark with a pencil. This is your width.
2. Measure 8 inches down…this is your length. Now find the center, which will be your bunting point, at 3 inches from the side. Mark this point and connect the dots to find your triangle.
3. Cut on the lines and use this first set of triangles as your template for the rest. Newspaper is not folded evenly all the time. You may need to tidy up some of the sides…a paper cutter makes fast and straight cuts.
4. Unfold your triangles…into diamonds and lay them out in an assembly line on a good work surface. I began outside on an oilcloth, because it’s so easy to clean-up. The wind forced me inside… brown craft paper or more newspaper are essential for protecting your table or floor.
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This is a fabulous tutorial. Love the banner. I added a link to this post on my blog.
LOVE this! thanks for the neat how-to!
I have loved this type of banner for a long time. I had no idea that it could be made out of newspaper. It looks beautiful – thanks for the great idea!!