DIY QUOTE BANNER.

Today I wanted to show you this really easy tutorial for making your own Diy Quote Banner.

I love quotes. I have a whole board of them over on pinterest. I have this one from Albert Einstein in a frame on my desk and this fantastic copper foil one from Elise and Make29 on the picture shelf above the sofa. I was scrolling through my pinterest boards the other day when I realised I'd pinned the same Emerson quote over and over again.

'Be silly.

Be honest.

Be kind.'

I don't know about you but I think they're pretty great words to live by. I was trying to decide whether or not I really needed another framed quote in my life or if I should have another go at some hand painted watercolour typography and make my own when I remembered that fall leaf paper garland I'd shared with you and the idea for this diy quote banner was formed.

If you don't fancy making one yourself but love the quote as much as I do, please feel free to pin the image below.

SUPPLIES: Scrapbook paper or other decorative paper, A printed quote or saying. I used the Blackout font, you can download it for free here. Pva glue or mod podge, Scissors, Wool or string. An eraser, A pencil, And some washi tape.

1. Print out your letters.

I printed out two different sizes, one with four letters to a page and another with eight. If you want to make more than one of these banners you may need to make a stronger template by tracing around your letters onto a thicker card or printing them onto a lightweight card stock instead of paper. This way they'll be easier to trace around and will last you much longer.

2. Cut out your letters.

3. Trace around your letters onto some scrapbook paper.

My current favourite is still the Maggie Holmes range for American Crafts. I love the watercolour circles and tiny birds. So far I've used it to make these origami boxes, paper bows, shipping tag notebooks and these origami envelopes.

If you're worried about pencil marks showing you can always trace around them onto the back of your paper, just make sure you put them face down so you don't end up with any backwards letters.

4. Cut out your pretty scrapbook paper letters and if needed rub out any pencil marks.

5. Lay out your quote and double check you've got the right amount of each letter. If you're even a little bit like me you'll probably want to arrange your letters so the same pattern doesn't touch. I also tried not to have the same letter in the same pattern but I did end up with a couple of yellow E's. Oops.

6. Lay down some wool or string. Add a thin strip of glue to the back of each letter, press down and leave to dry.

7. When your glue has dried, flip your banner over and apply another layer of glue on top of the wool. You want to make sure your letters are glued down well, you don't want them to drop off a few days later. Leave to dry overnight.

8. Hang with washi tape and you're all done.

I ended up making two, I hung the larger one in the living room and the smaller one across the fireplace although it only lasted a few days there before I moved it and hung it above my desk.

How about you? Any favourite quotes or phrases you'd hang from the wall?