A few months ago my mother in law gave me a book of wallpaper samples which she has kept (she is a brilliant thrifter) since the 70s. She doesn't know where the book of samples came from and she thinks there were old when she acquired them.
So I happily took them off her hands, knowing I would find a great project for them.
So last night I set to making some paper bunting, using my pinking shears and some green wool (would have preferred string, but didn't have any).
I cut off the corners of the samples, making cute little triangles and using Pritstick (not the best glue in the world), I turned over the top of the triangle and glued the wool into the crease. Then cut of the corners where they stuck out.
Cut and glue, cut and glue, voila! A cute little vintage paper bunting.
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That bunting is so cute, love the colours!
ReplyDeletevery pretty! Do you have any left- i bet they'd be great for origami too http://origami.org.uk/origamicrane
ReplyDeleteYes, you;ve read my mind, I thought the very same thing. Thanks for the link... was thinking of cranes or maybe stars or flowers. x
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. I love your olive coloured walls btw!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment and stopping by my blog. I will have a look at your blog later (when I am not at work ;0))..x
ReplyDeleteI love your bunting, cute and clever use of the wall paper!! :)
ReplyDeleteVivienne x
Thank you Greenrabbitdesigns... so nice of you to stop by at my blog! Just had a peek at yours... amazing veg! x
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