How to make paper bunting
Paper bunting is so quick and easy to make. All you need is some pretty paper, scissors, glue and ribbon. You can use any paper you like - perhaps you fancy a floral vintage theme or you might use sheet music or comic books for a quirky effect?
Simply cut triangles out of the paper - using this template if you want to make sure they are all the same size. Using pinking shears to give them a zig-zag edging is very effective.
Then simply glue the triangles along a length of ribbon.
Obviously as they are made of paper this bunting is not shower proof but is perfect for indoors.
How to make fabric bunting
If you make fabric bunting you can use it again and again and hang it indoors or out. Again choose your fabric - you can use scraps of fabric in whatever pattern you choose. Ditsy florals look pretty and work well for a vintage theme. Or why not use red, blue and white triangles of fabric in a row to represent the Union Jack?
Cut your fabric into triangles as before.
Then you can either use strong fabric glue to glue your triangles to a long length of ribbon or sew it in place using a sewing machine.
Ideas and embellishments
Your choice of paper or fabric will give different effects and fit a chosen theme. Why not cut out large letters and stick or sew them onto the triangles to personalise your bunting? You can spell out your child's names or a message such a 'Jubilee Party' or 'Happy Birthday'.
Cover wooden pegs with felt and glue on felt shapes such as hearts and flowers to embelish your bunting as it hangs.
Use your child's drawings to make special paper bunting.
For easy to make but still waterproof bunting cut triangles from plastic bags or sheets of cellophane and stick to a length of ribbon.