My new favorite party decoration

Banners.  I am new to them.  I have helped throw many baby and wedding showers over the years and never thought to make this wonderful decoration.  It's colorful, it can be saved, and its just so easy to make!  Recently, I have made two banners for showers and I love them.  I look on Etsy and get ideas and think, man, I can make that!  They're really pretty cheap on Etsy - most are around $25, but this way I get to completely customize it, pick my colors and words, and enjoy making a craft.  And save maybe $10.

Drum roll please.....cymbal!

Welcome Baby Girl!  For our sweet friend Emily who has now moved back home.  We miss you already!

I used 4 different coordinating pink and white patterned papers and alternated them.  The letters are cut out from book pages.  Then I used the little baby clothes pins you get at the Hob Lob and pinned the letter pages to tulle.  Turned out adorable.  And then she got to take it home...I can't say I wasn't hoping she would forget to take it ;).  

Bride to Be - For Lindsey's shower the night before the wedding.  This will be traveling with me via plane to San Fran.  Pray it makes it!

 Again, I used coordinating papers with grey and yellow patterns.  The letters are cut out from hymnal pages and backed with charcoal grey card stock.  And the little pearl embellishments are just stickers.  Then I hole-punched each letter and tied them together with lace and ribbon.  Again, I just love it. 



If I have any part in throwing you a shower in the near future, you can be pretty confident that you will receive a banner!