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This is a fairly simple, fun project that has totally added a cute, whimsical touch to my room!

It would've been a LOT easier if I had a sewing machine, but even without one, it was worth it.

I began with a roll of twine that I purchased at Hobby Lobby. They're fairly cheap; only around $3-$5 a roll. I measured across my wall with the twine to make sure I knew exactly how I wanted the banners to hang and where I wanted the banners to criss-cross. I cut a total of 4 pieces to stretch across my room.

I found 7 miscellaneous fabrics at different craft stores that went well together with color and design, and cut a piece of cardboard into the exact shape I wanted for a stencil. Once I had all of my triangles cut, I laid them out across the twine I had already cut, and pinned them to make sure the placement worked. One at a time, I cut off the tips of the triangles to make them easier to fold, ironed the edges over, and hemmed the sides so that they wouldn't fray. I folded the top edge over the twine where they were set, and sewed right beneath the twine so that the were tight enough to not slide up and down the banner.

Once all of the triangles were sewn onto the twine, tied a small knot into the end of the twine, and used tacks to pin them onto two of the walls of my room.

I love the finished product!

P.s. Now that I'm finished documenting most of the craft pictures that I have on my phone, from this point on I will start taking pictures of the process! YAYYY!! Hopefully I will get better at this instructing thing, but who knows. Even after I make my mistakes, sometimes I don't learn from them. That's all part of the fun. Wish me luck....again!

Craft on, little birdies