{"id":33519,"date":"2016-06-28T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scrapbook-adhesives.com\/blog\/?p=33519"},"modified":"2018-06-28T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T16:43:20","slug":"americana-star-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scrapbook-adhesives.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/28\/americana-star-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"Americana Star Banner Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! Judy here with you today!\u00a0Are you ready to\u00a0for the\u00a04th of July? Why not put together an easy Americana Star Banner to add a touch of red, white and blue to your\u00a0home d\u00e9cor\u00a0to help celebrate?<\/p>\n

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Making the Americana Star Banner<\/h2>\n

I’ve used a canvas pennants as the base with blue star ribbon and red, white and blue fabrics.<\/p>\n

I cut a 2\u00bd x 5\u02ba rectangle from stripe fabric (about same width as pennant) and a triangle that is 4\u00be\u02ba\u00a0across top and 4\u00bc\u02ba along sides towards the point. Next die cut 3 sizes of stars from worn denim, dot\/navy fabric and canvas. I’m using the back side of the denim and dot fabric as I liked the color better!<\/p>\n

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The rectangle of stripe fabric forms a casing at the top.\u00a0 I’ve fastened it to the canvas pennant with decoupage glue by lapping and\u00a0gluing\u00a0it\u00a0to the stitching line. Then I folded it to the back and glued it there. The trick is to use enough yet not saturate the fabrics!\u00a0 I used a thick line for the casing. On the rest of the\u00a0pennant I used a light application and left edges loose.<\/p>\n

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Next I adhered the triangle piece to the pennant.<\/p>\n

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I cut a piece of ribbon and fastened it\u00a0in place with decoupage medium. The ends are\u00a0 trimmed even with the pennant.<\/p>\n

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Layer the stars, fasten together and glue them to pennant.<\/p>\n

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Then I placed a 3D Foam Star <\/a>to the center of red button, careful placement hides the holes! Use a second star on\u00a0top to build\u00a0it up a bit if the button had a concave center like mine. After removing the paper liner I dusted the star with powder so it wasn’t sticky- you could use glitter too!<\/p>\n

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I used a Dodz Adhesive Dot Medium<\/a> on back of button and fastened it to the pennant.<\/p>\n

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Now repeat these steps to make 2 more pennants. With a very large eye needle, I threaded heavy twine through the casings to create the banner. I tied a loop\u00a0at each end of the twine, and pieces of torn striped fabric\u00a0around twine\u00a0between the pennants.\u00a0 Add bows of\u00a0dark blue and white twine around tiny clothespins.\u00a0 Clip these to top of each pennant.<\/p>\n

Another Twist on the Americana Home Decor<\/h2>\n

I had so much fun putting\u00a0this banner\u00a0together that I decided to make a 4th pennant.<\/p>\n

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I followed the same steps above to make it. Start with a small wood dowel in the casing. W wrap wire around one end, form a hanging loop and wrap the wire around the other end of the dowel. Tie a bow of several strands of twine around the wire and\u00a0tied a piece of torn fabric, too. This is even quicker than the banner and so cute!
\nLove Stars and\u00a0Red, White and Blue!<\/p>\n

See more patriotic themed cards and projects here!<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy 4th of July!!!<\/p>\n

Judy<\/a><\/p>\n