Reindeer Banner DIY

There is nothing like Christmas decor…it's beautiful, shiny, bright, and gets you in the Christmas spirit. Unfortunately most holiday decor comes at a price, even if it's at a discount. I'm a avid thrift store shopper and swear by Goodwill's in clean and nice locations, usually because the people that donate (including myself) tend to have nice stuff. Even with the amazing odds and ends that full my house with Christmas cheer, I always crave for the more whimsical homemade items.

I'm a big fan of banners, have them all over the house all year long and change them out seasonally. This year called for a new Christmas banner that I'm just loving. It reminds me totally of something off the Anthropology website and that makes me even happier, since I spent almost no money making it.

(In the photo, I stamped before I sewed since my triangles were kind of small so I needed to know how much space I had to work with when sewing the edges)

Supplies
fabric, enough to cut out as many triangles as desired and to size
scissors
jute string
sewing pins
sewing machine with thread, or needle and thread if wanting to hand sew
stamp, ordered mine from here
stamp ink in desired ink

Steps
1. Fold fabric in half and iron
2. Cut desired size of triangle using the folded edged as one side
3. Repeat until you reach the desired amount of triangles
4. Tie a loop knot at one end of the jute string
5. Insert jute string into triangle and as close to the folded edge as possible, pin it down
6. Sew with your needle against the folded edge and jute string as possible without sewing over it, remove pin as your sewing
7. Sew other sides together creating a completely closed triangle that slides on the jute string
8. Continue until all triangles are sewn and attached to the jute string
9. Cut jute string to desired length and finish the end with a loop knot
10. Cover stamp completely in ink and stamp in desired location on the triangles
11. Hang and enjoy!

Hope y'all have a great time decorating for Christmas. What are y'all's homemade Christmas goodies? I'm planning on making an Advent Calendar but it's hard to nail one down with all the wonderful options filling Pinterest.

Happy Monday Y'all! :)