I have only this small piece of advice to offer those who would undertake a handmade banner for the holidays: Start Early. If you procrastinate, your Thanksgiving banner will be ready to display in time for Valentine's day. Also, after spending many, many hours bringing forth this type of creation, you will want to enjoy it for a long while. I can imagine nothing more painful than completing the project on Wednesday before Thanksgiving only to have to take it down two days later for Christmas decorating.
This took me an entire day, and it's going to hang for at least a month. Maybe two. Or three.
Next time I might include pictures on each of the squares. After the holiday, the squares could be dismantled and added to scrapbook pages. Each of the squares would serve as a frame for the picture on the page. Truthfully, if I spend an entire day on a project, I sort of want it to last long enough for my grandchildren to enjoy, too.
The banner took me several hours to complete, but they were such happy hours. Sometimes I feel a little sad as summer winds down and I need something to help me transition from summer nostalgia to enthusiasm for the next season.
The product list is far too long and I won't even bother to include everything. Most of the products are CTMH. I tried to use up bits and pieces of retired embellies that I've been hoarding.
Happy Crafting!
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