My friend Kristi had her 30th birthday so we went to lunch. It was such a big birthday for her that I thought I would try to do something special so I made a banner. It was my first time making a banner like this but it was surprisingly simple. I did wake up at 4 am that morning though and couldn't go back to sleep so I whipped out my paper cutter, some scrapbook paper and cut away until David woke up to go to work (in hind sight I should have used those precious, wee hours of the morning to make him breakfast. Oops.)
All I did was cut a few sheets of 12 x 12 paper into 4 x 6 rectangles. I used the edges of those to make the shape of the letter and cut them out with scissors. Then I used an X-acto knife to cut out the middle of some of the letters (A, B, etc.) With a large needle I threaded some twine through two spaces (which it turns out is important for it to lay flat) in each letter and tied some pretty ribbon between the words. I think I'll do this again for William's birthday (yes, I'm already planning my 4 month old son's first birthday - I have problems.)
very cute liz! i hope she took it home and displays your hard work all year!
ReplyDeleteOh you are not weird! I am so already thinking about what to do for Parker's first birthday!!! Good job on he banner! Very cute!
ReplyDeleteI did take it home and it's displayed very proudly in my front room. I love it!! Thanks again for being so thoughtful. I was planning Ella 1st birthday SEVERAL months before it came...and her 2nd...and her 3rd. I love birthdays, they are so much fun! And kids birthdays are the best! Great minds think alike :)
ReplyDeleteCute banner!
ReplyDeleteAnd thinking and planning all the exciting moments for your child? Perfectly natural and very maternal! Guilty as charged here, too.
And I have no intention of stopping anytime soon--my children are 18 and 13. They are my dear children and I want every moment to be special for them. :)