Fabric party banners may quickly overrun spray painted beer bottles as my new favorite party necessity.

Yes, that is my husband above, isn’t he burly looking these days:) He is holding one of my new favorite thrift store finds, pillowcases. I just love finding great pillowcases these days because it is basically like someone handing me (almost) free fabric to work with. 25 cents is a pretty great deal for what loveliness it can become…

A pillowcase turned into a beautiful backdrop for our recent Perfect Pair bridal shower.

Make your own fabric party banner-

A cheap and easy project with wonderful results. You could make this with any fabric that you find or purchase, but I like it best with old pillow cases or worn down clothes. This would also be such a fun way to count down large milestones with your kids- I’m hoping when we move to big kid beds later this year to make both babies a chain from their crib bedding- marking the special occasion with love.

Directions on making your fabric party banner-

• Cut out even strips from your fabric. My strips were all cut 2 x 9 inches.
• Dredge each strip in fabric stiffener to set its shape (I didn’t get a shot of this but look HERE to glance at the brand I use and to learn what I mean by dredge).
• Place each wet strip around a circular object- kitchen glasses, small plastic balls or bottles seem to work the best.
• Let dry overnight.
• Once dry remove the strips and glue together the chain using fabric glue to connect the strip ends to themselves. Overlap the strips one on top of another building your chain as long as you would like it to be.
  

Note* One standard size pillow case makes approximately a 20 foot long banner using the dimensions above.

I just had a vision of a whole ceiling filled with these- oh goodness, how amazing would that look:)

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blessings.