Gettin’ Crafty

As I have been going along planning our wedding I have been try to focus on décor that can be reused/recycled and be inexpensive.  One option that I have been playing around with in my head is bunting.

It can be made with paper or cloth and sewer or strung.  I like that there are so many options and ideas to play with for such a basic idea.

Today I finally got my craft on and starting making some bunting for the wedding!

I started with ivory cardstock and scrapbooking paper, which became triangles after many measurements.

I loved all of the patterns available in the scrapbook section so I picked a few that would go with the red/orange vibe of the wedding.

I was going to string the flags so I opted for a leaf hole punch instead of a typical circle to give it a little more subtle pizzazz!

I have 9x more of the full garland above to cover the area needing to be decorated and I think I calculated it correctly! (The one above takes up an entire wall in our spare aka wedding room)

One of the best things about doing this bunting myself was saving some major $$$.  The cheapest sub I could find pre-made was $120 and this is how mine broke down:

• 200ft Juite twine – $6.99 (smallest spool they had)
• 10 sheets scrapbooking paper – $5
• Leaf punch – $3.99
• Cardstock 50 sheets – $19.99 (this also will be used for cardstock in other aspects of the wedding)
• Total ~ $36

Now the question is do I put barn stamps on the ivory flags?!??!!

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