There’s just something about the word “joy”, don’t you think? Three simple letters that can flood your heart and soul with the warm fuzzies. I love what it symbolizes this time of year — waiting in great anticipation for the birth of our Savior, time spent with loved ones, preparations for festivities. Joy-full stuff, all of it.
And when I scored some upholstery webbing at the Country Living Fair in October, I had this in mind from the get-go…
Such a simple project! Here’s all you need:
- upholstery webbing (good deal here)
- letter stencils (upper case or lower case) — I use Stencil Ease 4″ Letter Number Stencils Lowercase Rustic
- stocking stencil (or snowflake or tree)
- craft paint (whatever colors you want — brighter is better) — my paint of choice is Plaid PROMOABI Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Best Selling Colors I
First I cut the pieces of the upholstery webbing and notched the V in one end of each piece. Stencil your letters and symbols onto the upholstery webbing pieces, using a lot of paint. The red stripe might bleed through, depending on your paint. For the white stockings, I ended up doing five coats of white craft paint.
Then I cut two slits into the top of the banner pieces; you will thread your jute through these. Note: you need sharp scissors for this!
Thread your jute through the tops of the pieces and hang it up!
This was an easy project and I love that the upholstery webbing sets it apart from other holiday banners… like this one I did last year.
Which I still love, by the way. 🙂
This was so simple, in fact, I made a couple of extras for my booth space… they didn’t last long!
Whew — I’m so happy it’s Friday and I can spend the weekend getting all my decorating finished up. Then it’s on to wrapping and shipping gifts! What are you up to this weekend??
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very cute! i love the green and red!
Very pretty! It looks great!