My dear first born daughter has turned 13. This last weekend we had a huge birthday bash at the house. 25 teens and tweens, food, glow sticks, and music. Needless to say, the party was a huge hit. And I for one was pretty proud of the decorations. Decor for a young teen is tricky. They want the place to be cool looking, but not “too much” – what ever THAT means.
This birthday banner turned out pretty cute and was super easy and fast to make. I started by printing out all the letters onto 4×6 cardstock. Then I simply embellished each card with a little different treatment; some of the treatments included…
- Cut the letters out and mount them on the 4×6 patterned paper, using foam dots for demension. (Hambly Screen Prints is always a nice modern choice)
- Add a simple crepe paper ruffle to the back of a couple of the letters.
- Stick on bling adds some fun to a couple of the letters. Try following the curve of the script for a really pretty look.
- Paint over the letters with glue and glitter for even more blingy goodness.
- Premade paper flowers are an easy accent. (there are from Girl’s Paperie)
- “Flair” from American Crafts give the banner a younger teen touch.
String onto ribbon and tie. This banner took about 45 minutes to create – and that included the time it took to look for embellies!
If you would like to make a banner like this, or make it your own – you can download the letter cards here. These are sized for 4×6″ but you can use them however you like!
Across the ceiling I did a few black crepe paper twists and this EASY reusable banner.
I trimmed a selection of patterned paper to 4×6 and strung onto a ribbon and attached across the ceiling. Since this was a teen party, I used the Making Memories Just Chillin’ line.
Here are a few of the rosettes we had hanging around the room. I used fishing line to suspend them from the ceiling. To keep them from twirling, I hung them using two strings.
I cut the 13′s using my Silhouette. {at the end of this post you will find a link to the silhouette cutter files and a printable PDF if you prefer to hand cut} I created a bunch of these number and word sets and glittered each one.
Finally, above the table I suspended some black paper lanterns with glittered “13″ glued to them. I also suspended a little pink tissue puffball to give a little feminine touch.
The table cloth was teen friendly kraft paper with “13″ stamped all over it.
DOWNLOADS
Banner files jpgs sized to 4″x6″
“13″ Silhouette cutter file pdf pattern (coming soon)
“thirteen” Silhouette cutter file pdf pattern (coming soon)
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I just LOVE your banner and all the decorations. Sierra is gorgeous and very lucky to have such a creative mom! We have some birthdays coming up and will have to try making the banner. Thank you for sharing.