My oldest friend is getting married this summer, so I got a bit overexcited about crafting for her hen party. You can see on my Instagram the sash that I made for her to wear too…although the approach for that was definitely too haphazard to merit a tutorial!
An easier project was the alphabet bunting that I made to decorate the room at the hen party. I discovered Artcuts slightly by accident at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London, and after seeing all the beautiful projects they had on display, was set on creating one of my own.
Although this was for a hen party, I think it’d look great (probably actually better!) in a child’s bedroom or on their door. Sadly, I don’t think my husband will let me make some for ours!
What you need:
- Artcuts alphabet letters to spell the word or name of your choice
- String
- Decoupage paper – I used Artcuts chiyogami paper which is an absolute dream. I went with three different colours, but you can go for the same throughout if preferred
- PVA glue
- Sandpaper, or an entry board
- Ink pad and sponge to match your chosen colour scheme – I used Artcuts ink pads
- Scissors
How it’s done:
- Take your first letter, and stick it onto the decoupage paper using the PVA glue
- With your scissors, cut around the edges of the letter, leaving about half a centimetre extra overlapping. Then, allow the glue to dry
- Once dry, take your sandpaper and file the edges of your shape to take off the excess paper, making cuts where needed to fold the paper to the edge of the shape. There’s a great tutorial here on the Artcuts YouTube channel
- Take a pencil to punch through the holes at the top for hanging
- With your ink pad, lightly sponge a bit of colour along the edges of the shape to give it a rough outline
- Thread your shapes onto string, and you’re ready to hang them!
Craft it like Katie 