To make this mini bunting I have used pages from the recycled book I brought back from holiday that I am still finding ways to use up. This little project only used one and a bit pages so it hasn't made much of a dent on it! This does mean that this would be a good project to use up any small pieces of nice paper that you have left over, I think my intention was to try use some of the off cuts when I was doing my Christmas wrapping but it ended up as no more than a thought.
This is how I did it
- Take a book page and fold it in half long ways
- Cut down the fold
- Fold each piece in half long ways again
- Cut or tear into small flags about the size of the top of your thumb
- Glue the bottom edge but ensure the top is not stuck down as the thread needs to pass trhough here
- Cut a little "V" shape into the bottom
- Thread onto string, you can play around with the spacing and take some off or add more if needed.
- Hang on the edge of your shelf edge, mantle piece, mirror frame or any where you want.
Initially I put this up using blu-tac and it looked pretty bad especially as it seemed to draw attention to the parts of the shelf where I had made a bad attempted to do some "distressing". A quick look on Pinterest and I saw a couple of posts for mini bunting using washi tape and it was a good excuse to crack open the pack of washi tapes I has received for Christmas.
An easy, quick, free make as I didn't pay for the book, the string is recycled from my Advent calendar project, and the glue is of no real cost. I am pleased with the result and now just need to make another string for the next shelf down.
I am intending to feature a few "free makes" in the coming weeks as money is always tight in January and February just when we could do with a bit of cheering up, so keep checking back.
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