Perfect for spring home decor, this rose banner will look beautiful anywhere in your house.
Instructions
- Sketch banner design on poster board. Cut out to use as a templet.
- Place template on white fabric and trace around lightly with pencil. Cut the fabric ½ inch from line to create hem edge.
- Place fabric on protective surface to paint.
- Using the largest paint brush, dip into water then into a puddle of Opera. Begin at the center of a flower and paint a single stroke center. Add water to the brush and paint loosely around the center leaving white space. Add more paint and water and continue adding petals around in a circle leaving white space for color to spread. Press down and up on your brush as you paint to create different widths of the petal shapes.
- Paint five large flowers, several small flowers and a few buds in Opera.
- Using the medium paint brush, dip into water then into a puddle of Turquoise. Paint leaves around flowers by pressing down, pull forward and up to create a leaf shape.
- Using the largest paint brush, dip into water then into a puddle of Ultramarine. Paint a wash of background color around the flowers and leaves.
- Let dry completely.
- Cover design with a pressing cloth and iron to heat set.
- Fold edges along pencil to the back of the banner and iron flat.
- Hot glue or stitch the edge flat.
- Cut and tie a length of pom-pom trim to either side of a dowel.
- Cut a length of pom-pom trim to go around the banner.
- On the backside of the banner, hot glue the dowel along the top edge. Hot glue or stitch the pom-pom trim in place.
