I keep seeing gorgeous holiday banners out in blog-land
and thought I’d take a stab at one of my own.
Papertrey Ink coasters make a great base…lightweight, yet sturdy; easy
to glue, ink, and punch. Since this was
my first go, I chose “Joy”, a perfect word for the season, yet only three
letters.
A Few Details:
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The Christmas patterned paper on each coaster is
from Basic Grey, the rosettes were made from scraps in colors inspired by the
background paper.
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I’m really loving the glitter ribbon I found at
JoAnn Etc at the beginning of the season.
It’s easy to adhere and doesn’t fray.
I used every color I purchased on this banner, alternating colors of
letters, rosettes, and ribbon on each coaster.
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The letters were cut using my Cricut and
Sure-Cuts-A-Lot cutting program, inked, and glittered.
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At the bottom of each coaster, I added a jump
ring and tied on a jingle bell with red and white baker’s twine from Papertrey
Ink.
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Jump rings and baker’s twine also link the
coaster panels together with chipboard asterisks separating the letters.
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I colored the asterisks with Tumbled Glass
Distress Stain, sprayed them (and the coaster panels) with Pearl Perfect Pearls
Mist, and added a starburst sequin and dot of Crystal Stickles to the centers.
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I also discovered that linking the asterisks
from the center extensions made them spin and flip when hanging, so I moved the jump rings so that more of the asterisk was below the baker’s twine. However,
I only had two chipboard asterisks and now had an extra hole punch in them. No worries, I just punched holes
in all of the extensions and made it part of the design…gotta roll with it,
right?!
Challenges:
