Have you seen fabric rosettes?  They are everywhere now!  There are over 200 pages of Etsy listings for items made with rosettes: headbands, hairbows, necklaces, bracelets, purses, shirts and more!  I am in love with them.

I was super excited to find a FREE TUTORIAL mentioned on a blog I like to read, Polka Dot Mom.  All you have to do is go to the You Can Make This website and sign up for a free account to download the PDF tutorial.

It is so easy, girly and fun to make!  I can’t wait to put rosettes on everything I own!!! {Dear Husband: Just kidding, I wouldn’t put roses on everything, you should know that./ Dear Readers: not really, I just said that to make him feel better!}  I’m seriously walking around the house holding my one rosette I made up to everything saying… “It would look good on that and that… and that…” ha ha ha!

Hope you have a great day!

We are really excited about how our bunting turned out!  It still needs a warm iron to smooth out the wrinkles, but it is basically done… well, almost.  I’ll be heading back to the store to buy more ric rac to make it longer.

We’re hoping for great weather for our little girl’s birthday party so we can decorate outside and this bunting can be strung from side to side across our patio.  We’ll keep our fingers crossed!

We would love to see your bunting photos!  Send us a photo of the bunting you make and we’ll send you a coupon code for $10 off any purchase from HollyDays!  We may even feature your bunting on our blog!

Hope you enjoy your day!

Ok, now you have had a chance to get inspired to make a cute fabric bunting, here are the instructions, step by step.  The great thing about a bunting is if you use it for a party/wedding, it can be reused as a decoration for a child’s room or playhouse.

Here we go…  Introducing the no-sew Fabric Bunting.  {Feel free to sew it, if you like.  It’s not against the rules… these instructions are for those of us who are more comfortable with a bottle of glue in our hands than a needle and thread}

{Click Here to download triangle pattern}

Now, a little note: If you are going to be seeing the bunting on both sides, you may want to
use some fusible webbing to attach the wrong sides of two pieces of fabric together before
you cut the triangles.  Then cut out the triangles with the pinking shears.  Also, you would
want to glue another piece of ric rac or ribbon on the back of the other piece of ribbon
so you don’t see the area where the triangle attaches to the ribbon.
Doing so makes it have a nice, finished look.

Want to see how mine turned out?  You’ll have to wait until tomorrow… we aren’t done!
We’ll post the photos tomorrow of ours.  When you finish yours, be sure to send us a photo!

Another project we’ve been working on for our little one’s first birthday party is a bunting!  You’ve probably seen these before hanging around car dealerships.  Believe me, these are much, much cuter.  You can make these as cutesy or formal as you like.  They are used at birthday parties and weddings.  This is part one of a three part blog tutorial on how to make a cute no-sew fabric bunting.

Take at a look at this handmade fabric bunting by a bride shown at Snippet & Ink

This is an adorable bunting available at Restoration Hardware Baby & Child.
Oh so cute pink & brown!

Ok, we thought this was the most beautiful bunting on the edge of the table,
but with further reading, we found it is actually beautiful paper cut into triangles
attached to the side of the table.  How cute would this be
as a bunting around a table at a birthday party!?

In the next post, we’ll include photo tutorial of how we made our fabric bunting.

Have a great day!

We’ve started working on some projects for our daughter’s first birthday party.  While we are working on some of the projects, we’ll share some tutorials with you so you can incorporate some of these ideas in your own parties.  Our first project is ribbon garland.

Supplies you will need:

1. Rope {Jute works very well}
2. Scissors
3. Ribbon, fabric or tulle {Cut into strips, we cut ours 9″}

The ribbons will be tied closely together.
You will be able to slide them close after you tie them on the rope.

You are done!  Just hang it up!
You can hang it on a mantle, chandelier, curtain rod, doorway, wall, porch railing, etc.

You can also add white lights to give a nice effect at night!

Hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial for a ribbon garland.

We are enjoying a nice snow.  It doesn’t happen much in Alabama, so we’ll enjoy it while it lasts.  It’s nice to watch while sitting in the warm indoors!  Hope you have a great day!