Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Happy 4th Banner

I finally completed my July 4th banner! Yay!
 It is just as cute as I thought it would be...all the fabric in the project is up-cycled, meeting my goal to recycle and re-use.



Below are a few close-ups of the trim...





I love fabric, but in my area there are only two places to buy fabric, and fabric is just part of the store, not their focus. So it is hard to get the quality and style you want, plus it is expensive.
 Most of the fabric and trim I use comes from a local thrift store, or Goodwill. Although they do sometimes have actual yardage, usually what I purchase are stained linens, and clothing.

 I have a system for piecing out the item for re-use. For instance, a ladies shirt:
  •  First I harvest the buttons placing them in my button jar collection, to re-use on future projects
  • Second, I carefully cut off the cuffs, button placket, and hem (a skirt hem was used in the project above to string each pennant shape on to create the banner)
  • If the piece has any lace or trim, I will cut so I get the most out of the piece, and the longest length
  • Pockets can be cut away, to be used in journals, and scrapbooks, etc
  • I usually leave the remainder to cut up as needed, trying to preserve the largest pieces
I am anxious for summer to get here so I can hang my Happy 4th banner, and start planning our family July 4th holiday!

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    Check out my Happy 4th Banner {here} along with other Fabulous Fourth Projects at I Gotta Create! blog
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    9 comments:

    1. CraftyLisaApril 7, 2012 at 10:05 AM

      Hi Paula, your banner is gorgeous. Thanks for following my blog. x

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      1. UnknownApril 7, 2012 at 6:22 PM

        Thank you, Lisa! We will have fun, growing our blogging skills together!

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    2. Jeanette www.craftyincrosby.comApril 11, 2012 at 11:14 PM

      Great job on the banner. Are the flags made from burlap and how did paint the letters and number? I really love it!

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    3. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild .comJune 14, 2012 at 3:52 PM

      wow. this is soo really lovely. want to invite you to come share this and participate in our linky party here: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/

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    4. Christina at I Gotta Create!June 17, 2012 at 4:28 PM

      This banner is Fantastic! The colors are SO vibrant and I Love the textures! Very happy little banner ;)
      Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create!
      <3 Christina

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    5. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild . comJune 20, 2012 at 8:31 AM

      really unique and inspirational, Paula! i am seeing this now for the second time and still love it. thank you for linking it up at our party at http://www.finecraftguild.com

      (btw thank you for featuring our blog party logo, and attempting to link back to our blog. I appreciate it! however, it appears that there's a code error as I see an 'a' above it and there is no link going back to the blog. probably just a little typo. easy to fix it..

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    6. suzyhomemakerJune 26, 2012 at 8:18 AM

      Thanks for linking up. I think it is great that you made this out of reused material. And I like how you explained what you cut off from clothes to use for other things. Very inventive!

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    7. Christina at I Gotta Create!July 1, 2012 at 2:24 PM

      You're a STAR today over at I Gotta Create! Your lovely July 4th banner is in the Star-Spangled feature lineup. Thanks so much for linking up!

      <3 Christina
      http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2012/07/star-spangled-spectacular-25-july-4th.html

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    8. BlissJuly 2, 2012 at 9:27 AM

      This is too darn cute, so I'm gonna pin it!

      ~Bliss~

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