Be Merry Mantle Banner
11 Materials
$5
15 Minutes
Easy
This fun DIY photo banner is easy to make and the materials are mostly things you are likely to have around the house. Your photos really personalize the banner and make it a cute keepsake. This craft comes out looking stylish enough that you will enjoy using as home decor for your mantle year after year. This banner will cover a space between 50-65 inches depending on how far apart you spread your banner pieces. The mantle in the final product image is about 63 inches. You can always add extra photos on the ends if your mantle is larger.
- Gather your supplies and begin marking out rectangles for the banner pieces. I used my ruler and pen to mark out rectangles that were 5 inches by 6 inches. You need 10 rectangles for this banner.
Next, I marked out the triangle area that would be removed. One inch up from the bottom of the rectangle, mark the spot right in the middle of banner piece. In other words, measure 2.5 inches from the side and 1 inch up and put a dot. Then connect that dot to both corners. Once I measured the first one I cut it out and then traced the rest.
Cut the triangle out of each rectangle and you will have your bunting pieces.
Make 10 large circles on the back side of your printed scrapbook pages. I used the top of a cup to trace the circles that measured 3.5 inches across. Cut them out.
Make 7 small circles on plain white typing paper. I used the bottom of the same glass to trace the smaller circles and they measured 2.75 inches. Cut them out. Now, make 3 small circles on the photos. I used one of my already complete circles to cut trace and cut out the photo circles.
Use the glue stick to glue the small circles to the center of the large circles. Before you glue each white circle drawn the the capital letters, one for each circle, “B-E-M-E-R-R-Y”.
Glue the large circles to the center of the banner pieces.
Hole punch each top corner of the banner pieces. Measure your string (or ribbon) to the length of your mantle. Slide the banner pieces onto the string and attach to the mantle. Enjoy! You can see more crafts from me on Pinterest @FamilyFocusBlog!
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Oh so cute! I love your idea. I'm thinking pic of my grandkids and their fav animals plus our 2 cats. There will be no room for letters for us. LOL Great job, Scarlet!
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