Not all Christmas decorations have to be expensive, especially when you can make them yourself. This simple bunting is easy to make, inexpensive and looks great.
What you will need:
An old book (preferably with no pictures, and lots of text.)
a ruler, pencil and scissors
brown watercolor paint
patterned paper.
Step 1: Go to a page of the book with lots of text. Draw out the shape of the bunting with a ruler and cut it out.
Step 2: Place your cut out piece of bunting on another page and trace the outline. Cut it out.
Step 3: repeat the previous step until you have 5 pieces of bunting. (you can cut out as many as you want but this is the amount I used for mine )
Step 4: paint a bit of the watercolor onto a paper plate.
Step 5: dip the sides in the paint.
you could also use a flat topped paint brush to paint the edges for the points.
you should end up with a vintage-y effect on the edges of each page.
Step 6: Cut stockings out of patterned paper. Christmas themed paper probably works better but unfortunately I had none.
Step 7: Use a hole punch to put a hole in the top two corners of each page. string thread or string through the holes and arrange the pages how you want them. Now just hang them up! I hung mine on my fireplace, just with sellotape, but I' advise using something more permanent.
