Birthday Banner

We are offically on count down until my daughter's 2nd birthday party and I am busy buy and making things! Today I am posting how I made a penant banner to hang either above the tables or on the tables.

Materials Needed:
* 1 -2 Fabric Bunting Pattern cut out to the size (or sizes) you want (found here.... http://www.chickabug.com/blog/2010/11/free-fabric-bunting-pattern.html)
* atleast 8 peices of colored paper. I used scrapbook paper. It offered the colors and sturdiness I was looking for. It was also super cheap! Like $.60 a page!
* 1 punch hole punch
* 2 spools of cordinating ribbon. I use 1/4" x 18 ft shear ribbon found at Hobby Lobby. I got it when it was 1/2 off, so it was like bogo!

 First I printed off the pattern and then cut out the sizes I needed. My original plan was to do 2 different sizes, but I only had enough paper to do the big triangles and was to lazy to go get more paper to do the smaller ones.

Next I traced the pattern onto the BACK side of the scrapbook paper. The last thing you want to see is your cut line on the front side of your banner!

Then I cut out the triangles and punched 2 holes at the top to thread the ribbon through. I tried to make sure they were evenly spaced. Also, I punched 1 triangle first, then used that one as my templet to punch the holes in the rest of the triangles.

Next I threaded the ribbon through the holes.

 My original plan was to have it as one long banner, but after starting to thread the ribbon I realized it was going to be too long. So I decided to break it into 2 sections. I cut enough triangles to have it say "Happy 2nd Birthday!"

I haven't added the letters because I haven't found any that I like in the size I need.

I did use both spools of ribbon to lace the triangles. I used one spool for the top section and one for the bottom. You will have a lot of ribbon left on the ends. That is ok, because it will give you room to work with when you hang it.