Easy-To-Make Birthday Garland for A Doll's Party

Our doll's birthday banner using lower case lettering and scrapbook papers.

       To make this birthday banner for a doll's party you will need: decorative papers, a sticker alphabet, a string to hang the paper pennants from, white glue and a small triangular shaped pennant pattern.

1. First draw a simple pennant pattern. You will cut this out and use it to trace around on top of whatever decorative papers you choose for this version of a doll's birthday banner.
2. You will need to cut 17 paper pennants for the front parts of these two banners, and 17 additional pennant paper backings for the backsides of each pennant.
3. I cut the front sides a bit larger and wrapped these around cardboard pennant pieces so that my doll banners would be stronger and last longer. See pictures below. However, this is an extra step that is optional.
4. Use sticker letters to spell out "Happy Birthday" or you may wish to draw and color in the letters yourself.
5. Layout/arrange the pennants carefully in the order you would like them to hang and then turn these over on top of a table.
6. Cut the string to the correct length leaving enough to tie in a simple loop at each end.
7. Lay the string on the upper ends of the pennants into a bit of white glue. Press the string into the glue and let it dry.
8. Squeeze more glue onto the backs of each pennant and place the backsides of each cut pennant on top of the the reversed pennant banner pieces. In this way the string will be sandwiched between the pennant papers and cardboard. Let dry.
9. You may need to add more glue and press the edges down with your finger tips again.

Left, the pennants are turned over to have the string glued between their layers.
Right, I cut out my own letters for this banner project, but you could use letter
 stickers and have the same affect with easier application.

More Banners for Dolls:

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