My basement is brimming with holiday decorations. I have china/dishware, candles, and tablecloths/napkins for each season. As I started pulling things out for Valentine's Day this year, I wanted to "frill" things up a bit. I absolutely love pennant banners, so I hustled out to the fabric store for some heart-themed fabric. Using nothing but fabric, iron-on adhesive, pinking shears and embellishments, I was able to create this:
I started by gluing two pieces of white canvas together using iron-on adhesive and a steam-free craft iron. I found a template on-line (e-mail me if you would like me to send you the PDF), cutting the shape out using pinking shears. Then I was able to get to the fun part, decorating!!
I printed the letters out using a blackletter font, then cut them out (OK, my friend Suni cut them out) of black canvas with adhesive on the back. Each layer of fabric was glued on using iron-on adhesive. It would probably be just as easy to use a sewing machine, but I haven't cleaned up that part of my studio yet! Most of the embellishments were glued on using red-line tape.
The "L" was embellished with ribbons, buttons (stitched on!) and a woven label (Me & My Big Ideas).
The "O" was embellished with fabric circles (cut using my Sizzix die) and a Creating Keepsakes hat pin (purchased at 40% off this week at Jo-Anns).
The "V" was embellished with ric-rack, ribbon & a woven label (Me & My Big Ideas).
The "E" was embellished with large brads, ribbon, and a large bow (made with my handy-dandy bow maker).
I would love to add some vintage glass glitter, but I have an 18-month old daughter who would love to get her hands on something shiny. Maybe I'll glitz it up in a couple of years.