Tag: Add that pop of color with this simple DIY Bunting Project

One way that I love to decorate and bring color into a room is by making my own bunting. This way I can pick the colors and designs that will accent the space or party theme perfectly.

My bunting garland is so simple to make. You will want to add them to every room and party. It gives an instant dose of color and helps to theme your décor.

Next week I am having a Succulent Party. Hosting is one of my favorite things to do. I love planning, prepping, decorating, & cooking for each event. See My Favorite Party Planning Tips here. It is my way of sharing the love. I try to add a little bit of my personality in every part of my get togethers. My end goal is for each guest to walk away feeling good.

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In prepping for my party next week, I decided to make one of my Simple DIY Bunting garlands as decoration over my chalkboard. See how I DIY this amazing chalkboard here. It is an easy way to bring in color and add to my plant theme with patterned card stock.

Supplies for My DIY Bunting

• 4 pieces 12×12 card stock in different complimentary colors/patterns (I got mine at Michael’s when half price).
• ruler
• scissors
• tape
• string/twine Length needed my project

Instructions on Making DIY Bunting

Step 1: Decide size of pennants that you want and length of bunting garland. For my project, I wanted smaller pennants and my garland need to be 9 feet in length.

Mine are 3 inches wide across top of pennant and 6 inches high down sides. With a 12×12 cardstock, I was able to get 14 pennants out of each one if needed. My garland is long enough to hang a little over my chalkboard, so I only needed 8 of each color.

I could have made bigger pennants, hung them side by side spaced further apart or closer together, or used more cardstock. Your bunting can be adjusted to what your specifications are for that particular project.

Step 2: (skip this step and go to step 3 if your pennants are longer than 6 inches. 12×12 cardstock folded in half gave me the 6 inch height that I needed.) Fold cardstock in half lengthwise. It will allow for you to double up on cutting and measuring and speed up the process.

Step 3: Measure along top of cardstock desired length for each pennant. Mine was 3 inches each. I marked 3 inches, 6 inches, and 9 inches.

Step 4: Mark the halfway point on the bottom of the cardstock. So for my 3 inch wide pennants, the halfway mark would be at 1 1/2 inches, 4 1/2 inches, 7 1/2 inches.

Step 5: Draw line from top left point of pennant to bottom triangle tip of pennant. Now draw line from top right point of pennant to bottom triangle tip.

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Step 6: Cut bunting pennant triangles along lines.

Assembling My Bunting Garland

Step 7: Assemble bunting garland. You can use a simple pattern of 1 each of the 4 cardstock pennants and then start again. I like to make mine more of a mix and match. For example 1 teal green pennant, 1 cactus pennant, 1 heart pennant, 1 dark green pennant. Then instead of starting pattern over, I might mix it up with 1 heart pennant, 1 dark green pennant, 1 cactus, then 1 teal. Either way is fine.

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For this bunting, I put my pennants about a 1/2 inch apart and taped to string. You can space them further apart if you need a longer garland.

I love how it turned out. I think it will look perfect at my Succulent Party. These colors will be easy to match with paper plates, napkins, and other décor for the party.

More DIY Bunting Projects

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Here are just a few of the other DIY Bunting garlands that I have made. Some are larger or longer than the one that I made for this party. They add the perfect pop of color and whimsy to my grandchildren’s toy rooms.

Click here to see what else I did with the toy room. It’s a fun and functional space in our new home. Be looking for my blog post on how my Succulent Party turns out. Better yet, hit the subscribe button and you won’t miss it! Thanks for stopping by! ~Susie Peas.

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