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Plaid Thankful Banner

by Keri · on October 19, 2015 · 9 Comments ·

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Hi there friends! Keri from Shaken Together back with a quick craft (really, like 15 minutes!) that you can add to your Fall home decor or drape across your Thanksgiving table! With just a few minutes and a few craft supplies, you can make a charming Plaid Thankful Banner! Everyone is mad about plaid, right?!

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but floating around on social media is a graphic that reads “October is my favorite color.” Isn’t that the truth? There is just something about this time of year that makes me just so happy … and creative! So as I was tidying my craft cabinet, I ran across a stash of pretty paper and decided that it was the perfect time to get crafty!

And this sweet thing was the end result!

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

I love paper crafting! Card stock, pretty patterns, punched edges, chip board letters … all some of my favorite things. Since I am impatient by nature, I love projects that can be completed from start to finish in a short time. This plaid thankful banner definitely fits the bill!

Supplies

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

  • 2 strips of plaid paper – 1 1/2 inches wide x 12 inches long
  • paper trimmer
  • Scallop edge paper punch
  • Chipboard letters (or letter stickers)
  • Adhesive (craft glue, glue dots or scrapbook adhesive)
  • Transparent tape
  • Twine
  • Brown ink pad

The How-To

First, use your paper trimmer to cut each 12 inch strip into 4 three inch pieces. You will have 8 pieces of paper once you have made all of your cuts – these are your banner flags.

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

Then, using the scallop edge paper punch, punch one end of each flag. If you don’t have a punch, you can use a pair of decorative edged scissors to add a little design to the flags.

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

Fold a small section over at the other end of each banner flag (this will allow you to easily attach the flags to the twine). Then, take your brown ink pad and run it along the edges of each flag. I love to do this to add a little character and interest to paper.

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

Attach your chipboard letters to each flag with adhesive – I used glue dots because there is no drying time. (Again, the patience thing, ha ha.)  Cut a length of twine long enough to hold all 8 flags and allow some excess to hang your banner with. Finally, secure each flag over the twine with transparent tape.

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

Your pretty Plaid Thankful Banner is ready to hang!

Make a Plaid Thankful Banner for your Fall home decor or your Thanksgiving table!

How about a few more Thanksgiving ideas?!

Indian Corn Party Favors from Shaken Together

Indian Corn Thanksgiving Favors 

Mayflower Munch Mix from Shaken Together

Mayflower Munch Mix

Turkey Treat Cups from Shaken Together

Turkey Treat Cups

Hope you all have the most fantastic Fall!

About Keri

Keri is a wife, mom (to two baseball loving teenage boys), home cook, FL girl and the creative juice behind her blog, Shaken Together, where she shares recipes from breakfast to dessert and everything in between!

Comments

  1. Denise/DIY Crush says

    October 22, 2015 at 7:56 am

    I love this simple but oh so cute banner DIY!!

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  2. Heidi says

    October 24, 2015 at 1:50 am

    We love banners and yours is so cute!

    Reply
    • Keri says

      October 31, 2015 at 4:02 am

      Thanks so much, Heidi! I love dipping into my paper supply and making something fun!

      Reply

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