Write Pennant

I spent my afternoon watching Harry Potter while making this adorable banner for my classroom. I have seen this project all over Pinterest for sale, but I thought it couldn't be that hard to make. And it wasn't- a trip to Joanne's and hour with Harry were all I needed to complete this project.

You will need:

Burlap (1/2 yard will be plenty, I bought 2 since it was on sale of Joanne's)

Yellow acrylic paint

Black paint marker (or acrylic paint if you don't have one)

Scissors

Cardboard or cardstock

Hot glue gun

Marker

Twine or string

I started by making a pencil template on cardboard. You can see the template I used above. I used the template to trace the shape into the burlap. 

 

Apparently I should have actually measured since my length of fabric only fit four templates... But I just used the remaining fabric below for the last one. I kept a fold on the end so I could have a slot to slide the string through.

Using the hot glue gun, I secured the fold on the back leaving enough open space at the top of the fold for the string.

Then I got my paint on. I used the large foam brush to paint the majority of the pencil. I switched to a small paintbrush to make the jagged edges at the bottom. By the time I finished the last one, the first one had dried. I used the paint marker to make the points black and for the letters in 'write'. 

Finally, I put the string through the top of the banner.  I tied a paperclip to the end the end to make the stringing super easy- an old trick my mom taught me!

And you're done! This was one of the quickest projects I have tackled awhile and it is sooo cute! Great for the classroom or craft area for kids.