Baby Name Banner

Happy Memorial Day! I am so grateful for those brave men and women who serve our country.  God bless you!  I hope you enjoy a special day with your families remembering and honoring the brave.

It's only Day 2 of Baby Week, and I am having so much fun!  It's been fabulous to collaborate with talented guest authors, and let them take over my blog!!  :)  

But there is A LOT to see this week. I don't want you to miss a thing!  Be sure to review the fabulous guest posts and giveaway each day.  Yesterday, Heather from Smallfry & Co. shared an awesome carseat cover tutorial and Heather from Tales from the Cottage Cheese Cottage shared her knowledge about homemade cloth diapers and diaper wipes.  And I hosted the first giveaway--for a "Baby Is Sleeping" sign. 

Now, on to today's tutorial!

As soon as my nephew arrived, I knew that my trusty Cricut and I had work to do!  We have a little tradition in my family that when we bring our babies home, the extended family decorates the house and has it ship shape!  Well, my Mom did most of the ship-shaping.  I just contributed this lovely little baby name banner.

It was so fun to make!  I love me a good banner, and I used some techniques I saw in The Scrap Shoppe's ABC Banner to whip this one up.

I layered my letters on top of scallops (with distressed edges of course!) on top of accordion-folded squares.

Next, I wrapped brown crepe paper around the accordion paper.  I just used Elmer's glue, and gathered as I went.  Here is a very ugly shot of the back!

I realized that yet again, I had left gluey fingerprints on my letters.  Man, I really am a messy crafter!  So I fixed my oopsey by putting glitter all over my letters.  I hadn't planned to use glitter, but it did help me to cover my tracks!  :)

After gluing each letter onto a paper pennant, I punched holes and strung them with brown yarn.

Here is a good view of how the pennants look close up... don't know why the pennants look white!  They were definitely baby blue.  Darn lighting!

 

Little Man helped me hang this banner in the baby's nursery.  My sister has done such an adorable job with decorating this nursery!  It's all blue and brown with polk-a-dots.  This makes me want to redecorate!!

Welcome home, sweet nephew!  We love you!