As I mentioned before. The kids are always painting. Noah’s really starting to get into it . Camille yesterday told my friend “I’m an artist”, when she was given a pack of drawing goodies for her birthday. We use watercolors and both of them blend the colors so beautifully. I love it. So for Camille’s birthday I decided I would use a few artful sheets to create a birthday banner.
Here is a photo of my supplies:
I used:
• 3 sheets of 11X15 inch painted watercolor paper (the two sheets were minus one letter)
• a deckle ruler (which you don’t have to have, you could just fold and tear)
• 1 inch wide silk ribbon (that I dyed)
• a hole punch
• a marker
I tore the paper in half and then in thirds. The actual size of each rectangle is about 7 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches. I then drew a letter on each piece of torn paper. After that I punched two holes on the top of the piece of paper like this:
It really turned into a beautiful birthday banner for my sweet Camille. 
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That is a very cool banner indeed.
We did watercolors today in my kindergarten class and I thought of you.
Sooo pretty. You are an artist Erin, so no wonder your kids are always painting!
That is a beautiful banner! Great idea. That reminds me that I’m all out of watercolor paper right now….must get more.
Oh you are fabulous! I just love your blog.
Very artistic indeed….May it get used for many years.
Happy belated birthday, sweet girl!
(I would have guessed she was turning 5! Realizing mine just turned 6 seems so big!)
Your banner is perfect! I love its beautiful simplicity!
Nicola
erin…
this is wonderful. i wanted to make a banner for fall and this, my dear is the perfect idea.
thank you.
what a beautiful bunting.
i love how many variations and possibilities there are.
this one is so simple and beautiful!
this is just adorable and looks super fun!
So simple and so beautiful
Oddly enough my two had the watercolors out today, so I might save some of the paintings rather than posting them all off to grandparents!
Hi, Just love this birthday banner, so simple, yet so beautiful, cheers from new Zealand. Marie
magical!!!!
Very pretty! I love how seemingly simple it is, yet so very interesting.
Beautiful!
It’s Sania’s birthday in a few days, I was going to knit him one, but i’m knitted out!! So this would be wonderful! They are so very pretty. I found your link from Rae.