Given the holiday (and the fact that it's after 1:30a and I got very little sleep last night and I've got a busy weekend ahead) tonight's post will be brief, but totally worth your while. Here's one quick pic of just one of my festive holiday banners, that reads "Merry Christmas," compliments of free Pintetest art downloads. (I am so very thankful for Pinterest!)
Lately, I've been going a little wild with the many hundreds of free Christmas printables available on Pinterest. It's a veritable gold mine of holiday cheer! If you want to feel like a kid in a candy store, but substitute art for candy, take a look at my Pinterest board dedicated to Christmas prints.
****Disclaimer:None of the art I've used is mine - all credit is due the originating artist, which is why I'm sending you to my Pintetest board to visit the artists' sites directly. I downloaded all my selected art and converted all my art files as PDFs, and didn't necessarily retain their site locations. If you're my pal and you run into trouble with a piece of art you've seen me use, email me and I can send you a clean Adobe PDF file.
At any rate, on my Pinterest board you'll find links to all of the art featured in today's post, plus tons more. Totally worth the trip! Here's another banner from Pinterest:
I'll be showing you more of the best of Pinterest holiday art over the next few days. It makes such great gifts, and great decor. But for tonight, here's yet another banner I assembled and put up tonight:
For today's banner projects, you'll need the following supplies:
- Free Pinterest banner art, printed on good card stock. ( I had all my black & white copies made by an online company who shall not be named due to some severe customer service and print quality issues, and did all my color copying at Office Max. Color copies are about 50 cents each self serve, and they let you use your own paper; you can also buy 110# paper, which is nice and sturdy, for only 8 cents per page.)
- Scissors
- Ribbon, twine or yarn
- Single hole punch
One last pic of my family room banner before you start your own project... this one is black & white chalkboard, and also says, "Let it Snow." It's really well done, though I really can't whole-heartedly support the sentiment. I'm already fed up with Michigan snow. 😖
Back to the task at hand, already! Here's your.......
Completely Self-explanatory Directions:
1. Cut your banner pieces
2. Use your single hole punch to cut holes in your banner pieces. (I did single holes in smaller pieces, like the Merry Christmas and smaller gray "Let it Snow" banner, but used two holes in the two larger fireplace banner pieces, "Be Merry" and the black & white chalkboard "Let it Snow.)
3. Assemble and secure your banner pieces along your ribbon, yarn, or twine. (I tied some, glued some, and used ornament hooks with some. You pick the method that works best for you.)
4. Drape your banner across your fireplace mantle, along a bookcase or mirror, or as wall art. You can even use it as garland on your tree!
So stroll through my Pinterest holiday art, and pick your own banner project. I'm so excited to see what you create, and how you use it in your own decorating scheme, or as a special gift for some lucky pal. But tell me about it tomorrow...this sassy chica has got to get to bed pronto. Tomorrow is the day we pick our real tree for the living room, and get that bad boy fully decorated. 🎄Cannot wait!!!!
Until then, stay sassy, my friend!
- Anna
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