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DIY Upcycled Paper Banner Tutorial

01/22/2017 By Lila Leave a Comment

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I love crafting. I especially love it when I get to use simple, everyday items I find around my house and upcycle them into something beautiful and decorative. That is exactly what I was able to do to create this cute DIY upcycled paper banner.

Upcycled Paper Banner Tutorial by ilovemykidsblogI had been perusing Pinterest daily fanaticizing about making a cute banner for my home. But every tutorial I found required items I didn’t have access to or ended up costing more money then I was willing to spend on materials.

One day, as I was cleaning out my cupboards and grocery bag collection I build up every week, I came across a few paper grocery sacks. I immediately had a flashback to the early 90’s when we were required to cover our school books with paper to protect the covers. (Wowzers, that really made me feel old for a second….ha!)

Upcycled Paper Banner is created using a brown paper grocery sackIt was then that the idea came to my mind to use this bland brown paper bag as the backbone to my newest decorative display…a fun, modern, and Pinterest worthy DIY upcycled paper banner.  Just then, it felt like a crafters epiphany engaged and elated my mind. I could make a banner exactly how I wanted virtually for free, by upcycling.

The necessary supplies were readily accessible to me, which was a huge plus.  However, the cost to buy any needed supplies is also extremely cheap. We are talking under $5 for all of it, cheap. Honestly, the most difficult thing to obtaining the needed items it asking the grocery clerk at the store to use paper bags, not plastic! Easy-peasy.

Upcycled Paper Banner is the perfect DIY home decoration for any eventAnd so it came to be. An upcycled paper banner that has been recreated and used over and over in various forms and events. I have used this idea for bedroom decorations, birthday parties, and my holiday mantel displays. The possibilities are endless and the concept completely customizable.

I hope you share your upcycled paper banner ideas with us on Pinterest and Instagram. Use the hashtag #upcycledpaperbanner and #ilovemykidsblog to show off your designs. I will try to feature your posts and give you a shoutout!

Upcycled Paper Banner Supply List:

Paper Bag from a grocery store

Scissors

Pencil

Marker

Yarn

Steps to Making an Upcycled Paper Banner:

  1. Carefully cut the edges of the paper bag, allowing it to lay flat on a solid surface.
    First step to the Upcycled Paper Banner is to cut the brown paper bag so it will lay flat
  2. Trace the outline of the first shape for your banner. This will be used as your stencil for your additional banner pieces. I made a triangle banner, but you could easily do hearts, circles, rectangles, stars, diamonds….you get the picture there. I also used a ruler to help make sure my lines were straight and centered.
    Sketch out the design you want for your Upcycled Paper Banner using a pencil and ruler
  3. Cut the banner piece out and outline it with a maker.  Outlining the stencil piece helps you be able to see exactly where you need to draw. It also helps differentiate this piece from all others, incase you wanted to keep it for another time or use.
    once cut out outline the shape to use as a stencil for your upcycled paper banner
  4. Cut out all traced pieces.  It just so happens that I wanted a small black border on my triangles, so after I cut them all out, I also outlined them.
    Cut out and outlined pieces for my upcycled paper banner
  5. Using a hole puncher, I placed two holes on the top of each triangle piece.  This step is completely optional. If you do not have a hole puncher, you can make a small cut on the top of each piece, or plan to glue yarn on the back of the triangles.
    Assembling the Upcycled Paper Banner with yarn
  6. Thread yard through the holes on the banner. Again, if you don’t have holes on your banner, then you just glue the yarn on the back of the traced banner pieces.
    Upcycled Paper Banner is completely customizable

That is it. Quick, easy, and free!

From here, the decorating options are endless. I like to hand-draw my lettering, but if you are not able to do that yourself, you can purchase stickers from the store, cut out letters from magazines, or have a friend help you out. You could also use patterned paper as a filler inside the triangle pieces or any other cute embellishment to add personality and style to your upcycled paper banner.

Upcycled Paper Banner with triangle pieces displayed on a wallSo, next time you are wanting to use a paper banner as a decorative piece or display, consider doing it this way. Not only is it quick, but it is upcycling at its best. Enjoy!

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Hi! I’m Lila and am excited to be apart of the I Love My Kids blogging team. I am a stay-at-home mother to 4 beautiful and rambunctious children and have been married to my husband for 14 years. I enjoy spending my time on adventures with my family, working out, and attempting to be crafty. In addition to that, I am a strong advocate for adoption, autism awareness, and health & fitness. Crafts, DIY activities, and all things FUN is what I strive to bring to you with each new post. You can follow me on Instagram and Twitter @reviewsbylila for fun sneak peaks and an insider look into my beautiful, yet crazy, life.
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