Decorative laundry room banner
Published 11:25 am Saturday, March 12, 2016
What you’ll need
Working as a freelance illustrator for several large companies, Angie DenHerder of Hollandale has creative juices in her blood. Aside from her job, DenHerder enjoys refurbishing furniture and creating signs and chalkboards.
She took us step-by-step through how to make this decorative banner to dress up your laundry room.
This basic design can be used to make banners for holidays or other special occasions, as well.
1 1/2 yards of burlap
Black acrylic craft paint
Gold acrylic craft paint
Tacky Glue
Black marker
Spool of hemp rope,
6 millimeters in size
Assorted ribbons, string and rick rack (probably four to eight different types)
Craft knife or cutting wheel
Ruler
Sheet of Cardboard
Paint brush
2 clothes pins
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- Cut out a template of a swallowtail flag on a piece of cardboard. Use the template to cut four flags out of burlap using a cutting wheel or craft knife. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Put a piece of paper down to protect your workspace. Paint the edges of each flag with gold paint about one-fourth of an inch all of the way around. Wait for flags to dry. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Put a piece of paper down to protect your workspace. Paint the edges of each flag with gold paint about one-fourth of an inch all of the way around. Wait for flags to dry. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Once the paint on the flags is dry, turn them each upside down. Place out the flags alongside the rope where you would like them glued. Measure about 2 inches in between each flag. Leave about 10 to 12 inches of rope on each end of the outer flags. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Glue the rope to each flag. Put the rope about an inch down from the top of each flag, put a strip of Tacky Glue on each side of the rope on each flag, fold the burlap over the rope and then pinch together until dry. Glue will dry clear. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Flip flags back over to the front. Use a stencil or draw freehand the letters in the word “wash” — one letter on each flag. Consider drawing the outline of each letter with a black marker before using black paint to color them in. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Cut strands of string, ribbons and rick rack of various lengths ranging from 15 inches to 26 inches in length. Tie about eight strings and ribbons onto the rope in between each space. Repeat for all spaces between flags. Choose ribbons and strings of different colors, textures and designs for a variety. Use clothespins on each side for decoration. – Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune
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