DIY Pendent Christmas Banner

So I saw these randomly somewhere...I can't even remember where now, but thought oh I'll make one for Keri for Christmas...well we got a little busy and got the flu and now I'm under the gun to complete this DIY craft project that was suppose to be simple.  This never happens in your house, right?!  Anyway, here goes a not so simple craft project


Supplies:
Scrap fabric
Scrap wood or barn wood would be best (12 inches by whatever length you would like it)
Pinking shears
Acrylic or Craft Paint
Spray glue
String
Hammer
Sandpaper
Stain
Paintbrush
Small Paintbrush
Black Permanent Marker
Clear Spray Paint
Paint letter stamps
Newspaper
2 small old nails

1.  If you have barn wood, attach it together in about a 12 inch wide or long and whatever length or width you need to spell your word.  Then skip down to step 6.  If you don't have barn wood, move on to step 2.

2.  Find some scrap wood hanging out in your garage.  Beat and scratch it with the hammer making it look old and worn.  Good stress reliever!  I also used sandpaper to smooth some edges while leaving other edges sharp.  The harder you are on it, the better.  I used both ends of the hammer.


3.  Then take a permanent marker and divide it into sections so it looks like barn wood.   I just free handed this part of it, so it didn't look planned out and rigid.  I even drew some notches in the wood along with some zigzag lines giving it an old look.  I used black because I was using a dark stain.  If you use a gray stain.  I would use a gray or silver marker.

4. Stain your board.  I used a dark stain because I had that left over from another project.  Gray would also look great.  Let the stain dry.

5.  Spray paint it with a clear coat of spray paint.   Let completely dry.

6.  Take your scrapes of fabric and cut with pinking shears an elongated triangle.  Do as many as you need to spell whatever you want the banner to say.  Love, Peace, Joy  Of course, you could do words unrelated to the holiday as well and leave up year round.  Family, Laughter, Happy Birthday, etc

7.  Take stamps and add paint with a paintbrush.  Stamp one letter on each triangle spelling out your word.  Sometimes paint goes through on back of fabric, so put some newspaper down.

8.  Once wood has completely dried,  lightly spray the back of your fabric triangles, once the painted letter has dried.  Place them along the string spacing them appropriately so it looks like a pendent banner hanging from the two nails.  String will be behind triangle.  Make sure you spray all those edges so they stay down.

9.  Then hammer nails in back of board and tie the ends of the string.  This will be how you will hang your pendent banner.

These look super cute on a mantel or tv stand and add a little modern country to your home decor.  I don't think I went out and bought anything either for this project.  Super chic and super cheap, got to love that!