TUTORIAL: Be Married Burlap Wedding Banner

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My littlest sister is getting married at the end of the month, hooray!  And over here we are getting so so so excited for them! She will be the last one in our family to tie the knot...and she couldn't be doing it with a nicer guy (hi Nathan!)  Since I can't really be over there (all the way in Seattle) to help them in person I asked if there was anything I could do here and mail out before the big date...you know I love wedding planning and decorating!! 

Little sister's wedding is going to be in the colors gray and yellow.  I can't wait to be out there at the end of the month to help her set things up, every time I speak to her it is sounding sweeter and more awesome than the last! Their plan is to make it a rustic wedding with cute signage, twinkle lights, and a donut wedding cake--be still my heart!  One of the things she asked that I make for them is a "Be Married" banner made out of burlap flags that will hang behind their table at the reception.  Hello!  I can totally do that!!

Here's the 411 in case you need one of these sweet signs for a wedding in your future!

"Be Married" Burlap Wedding Banner

1 yard of burlap

rotary cutter and mat

ruler

twine

sewing machine and thread

stenciled letters (I used my Cricut Mini but you could print of the computer too!)

acrylic paint

brush

marker for tracing letters

wax paper

First cut out a template for the burlap flags.  I made my flags to the dimensions above as I thought that allowed for nice sized letters you will be able to see from afar in a pretty large reception hall/banquet area.  The flag size will allow the words "Be Married" and a Heart shape inbetween to hang on about 9 feet of twine with room on each end for tying up.

Cut out 10 flags using your template and cut on the fold.  You should have enough burlap if you get one yard of it...you may want to get a wee bit more burlap if you think you might mess up!

Then using my Cricut Mini and their free basic font I cut out the letters "BE MARRIED" and a heart shape sizing everything to 5 inches wide by 6 inches long.  You could also use any font on your computer as well.  Just use an x-acto knife to cut out the letters for your flags if you do.

I traced each letter onto the flags with a marker like so...making sure to have ample room at the top of the flag so I could stitch a casing for the twine.

If you cut a piece of wax paper and place it behind the flag before you paint the letters in it will help protect whatever surface you are painting on.  The wax paper peels away nicely once the paint is dry too!

Then grab your paint and a brush and thoroughly paint in each letter (I used Martha Stewarts Satin Finish Craft Paint!) Once it is dry, fold your flags in half.  Using your sewing machine, make a casing for the twine by sewing a line about 1/2 inch from the fold.  I also stitched all around the side of the flags and the bottom as well to keep the flags as one unit.

And there you have it...

BE MARRIED!

Now I just have to get this and a few other things I made for them out into the mail today :-)

I hope they like it!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

XOXO,