Making a Simple Give Thanks Banner Using the Cricut
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This month's Pinterest challenge was all about Thanksgiving and while I don't typically do much extra decorating for the holiday I did see this cute Give Thanks banner that I thought would add a really nice touch to our fireplace.
While the link leads to a free printable version I knew I could easily whip up something cute and quick on my Cricut.
Using Cricut Sans I made my letters in all caps adjusting them all to be around 2" tall. Using a free banner image sized to 3" wide and 4" tall I cut out 6 each in orange and green (this gave me one extra banner but allowed me to cut them all out in just 2 full sheets/cuts).
Once I had everything cut, I laid out my design and glued the letters in place using rubber cement.
After the letters were glued on, I added small holes in the corner of each card to hang them by.
I threaded some ribbon through and then hung it on the mantle before making sure the letters were perfectly spaced.
For more Pinterest inspired projects from this month's Pinterest Challenge hosts, check out the links below ↓
Today I am linking up with some fellow bloggers for a Dollar Store craft challenge. I don't often participate in these challenges since I try to stay away from our local Dollar Stores; I find they can be quite dangerous for me! I knew this was the perfect time to find some inexpensive holiday decorations though and I just LOVE how my wreath turned out! I hope you stop by and see what the other hosts are sharing. Meet this month's co-hosts! Across the Blvd | Purple Hues & Me This Autoimmune Life | Our Unschooling Journey Domestic Deadline | Sew Crafty Crochet Stone Cottage Adventures | Sum of Their Stories | Two Chicks & a Mom I bought the candy cane wreath base and a few rolls of mesh (not knowing how many I'd need I bought waaay to many; I only ended up using one white roll and one red roll. Using some chenille stems I already had on hand I attached the mesh to the wreath base trying to alternate the white
It's been a long time since I joined in with Shay and Erica for an edition of Let's Look but I was stumped for something to write on this second Wednesday of the month and I am firmly in my Christmas shopping mode so I thought this would be the perfect post! I know so many people who think their moms are hard to shop for but I honestly think my mom is so incredibly easy! She's the type of person who happily spends money on gifts for others but is incredibly frugal when it comes to buying anything for herself. I love to spoil her with gifts. Some of my favorite places to shop for my mom include: 1. Vera Bradley-- I know that if I find something in beautiful shades of blue that my mom will love it! 2. Hallmark store-- we have a local store that has such beautiful jewelry and wraps. In fact, I bought her a necklace and earring set for Mother's Day and she wore that set almost every single day. 3. My mom enjoys reading and we have a pretty similar taste in books
Since I already had 2 posts scheduled for yesterday I pushed off my post for Holly and Patty's Monthly Musings by a day. It also gave me more time to write it up since we've had a busy week. 1. Favorite holiday traditions? We don't have a whole lot of traditions left! My favorite used to be baking/ crafting/ making gingerbread houses with the boys but they don't like to do that much anymore. We still decorate our tree as a family and watch Christmas Vacation. We still gift them an ornament each year to signify something about that year. The ornament we bought for Alec the year he learned to read 2. What holidays do you celebrate? Just Christmas 3. How early do you shop? My shopping is 90% done. I typically start around November 1st but I don't have a set date or time in mind. 4. When do you decorate? We'll decorate the whole house the day after Thanksgiving. 5. Do you host any holiday festivities? On alternate years we host a Christmas brunch; thi
Just amazing what those machines can do I'm late to the game in getting one. maybe this year. Love your garland.
ReplyDeleteThey really are quite handy.
DeleteThis is adorable- thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThis is adorable. You could sell those to people like me!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I bet I could.
DeleteWow looks great and such an interesting machine!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteMaking banners with my Cricut is one of my favorite things to make. I really like the banner that you chose, it's adorable.
ReplyDeleteThis is the only time I've ever made a banner.
DeleteYou made such a pretty banner and perfect for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteSo cute! Every time you post a project that you did with your Cricut it makes me want one.
ReplyDeleteLOL. That's how I ended up with mine!
DeleteYour banner is really cute! I love the colors, especially that green! It says Give Thanks, so it matches my table runner! I need your banner! :-)
ReplyDeleteI didn't even put it together that they had the same saying!
DeleteGreat tutorial! I'm ready to get a Cricut. There are so many cute projects out there!
ReplyDeleteThere really are so many projects you can do with it.
DeleteI love the colors you chose! I have a Cricut now, so I can make one of these!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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