Joy Holiday Banner

I love all things Holiday Joy – I have about a bazillion JOY signs in my holiday decor, and it’s still not enough!  Here’s another one I whipped up, I really love it.

This is a beginner sewing project – you can do this!

Joy Holiday Banner

you’ll need:

–canvas or white fabric in the size of the banner you want (mine is a leftover scrap of drop cloth, and a little larger than a piece of paper)

–dowel rod

–red felt

–twine (I used red and white baker’s twine)

Directions

First up, cut your banner out about 1/2 bigger all the way around than you want the final size to be.  Mine was the width of a piece of paper, and a few inches taller.  Fold it in half and cut the two bottom corners to make the banner come to a point.

Next, hem all the edges by turning them under 1/8 inch and then then turning them under again.  And ironing into place.  You can also iron in the casing by folding the top down – this is the tube where the dowel rod will go.

Sew the hem all the way around.  Then sew down the casing.  It’s just straight sewing – you can do it!

Next up, make the “joy” – I ironed on heat ‘n bond to make the felt a little stiffer and so it would attach to the banner without sewing 😉

Then you can trace out the word and cut it out carefully.

Peel the backing off the heat n bond and place your word on your banner.  Then you can iron it on and the heat n bond will attach it.

Next just insert the dowel rod and tie a loop of twine to use as a hanger.

That’s it!  Simple and cute and a perfect afternoon holiday craft – –

If you love simple holiday projects, you might also want to check out:

DIY Nativity | Glitter Bulb Necklace | Crochet Garland