DIY Burlap Banner

So once again...a big shout out to JO-ANN Fabrics www.joann.com

 

 

This Burlap was on sale 50% off, so I got it for $2.99 a yard. I got 2 yards of it.  I ended up only needing one yard to make the banner, so now I have extra.  I took a piece of a triangle banner that I had made for my son Chase's 2nd birthday and I used that as a template to make the triangles on the Burlap. I cut the burlap out, hot glued string across it and Voila!! It was very simple.  I made it for $6!! If you purchase one off of Etsy ( I do love Etsy) already made, you are looking at around $15 and that isn't including shipping.  This took me all of 10 minutes to make and guess what the best part of it is?! You can add your own font to it.  YUP!! Instead of using a sharpie to write "FAMILY" on it...I left it blank.  WHY? Because I can add any font I want on it by using my editing program, I can change the color and size of it whenever I want. I used this for a photo session this weekend and decided to add "Family" in yellow to coordinate with their outfit color themes--I did darken the yellow a bit because as you can see below it is a little light.  Before you check out the pictures below, I want to share one last secret with you. Since there are 6 triangles you are probably thinking "Well I can only use it with a 6 letter word." WRONG!  I plan on using this for my Valentine's Day sessions and using all 6 triangles by putting <3 LOVE <3 across it with hearts on either side.  Think of how many different words you can add to this banner! Any ideas?! I would love to hear them.