DIY Birthday Series- Postcard Bunting

Bunting is a trendy decoration made of flags attached to a string, adding a festive and cheerful touch, making it perfect for a birthday bash. We offer a wide variety of bunting flags on Zazzle, allowing you to find the perfect design to match your party theme and add a personalized touch to your celebration. If you want to make your decoration even more personal, we provide step-by-step instructions for creating your own DIY birthday bunting banner.

In this article, we’ll show you how to craft a beautiful postcard bunting that will make your celebration special. Best of all, you don’t need many resources or much time to create this festive and charming piece of décor.

How to Create Your Birthday Bunting Banner

To get started, create your own custom postcards or choose existing designs from Zazzle. With these postcards, you can easily spell out a special birthday phrase, name, or message. This step is simple yet impactful, ensuring that your bunting banner adds a personal and creative style to your party decorations, making your celebration truly unique.

DIY Supplies for Crafting Your Bunting Banner:

  1. Postcards. (featured design)
  2. Twine or string of choice.
  3. Mini-clothespins.
  4. Scissors
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Step-by-Step Guide:

Step 1: After receiving your personalized bunting postcards, cut each postcard according to the decorative edge of the template.

Step 2: String an appropriate number of mini-clothes pins to match the number of cards.

Step 3: Attach postcards to clothespin.

Step 4: Spread the cards evenly on the twine (feel free to add a knot after each clothespin to secure the card’s placement).

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Step 5: Cut the twine at the desired length and display on a wall in the center of your party.

You’re done!

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Birthday Banner Theme Ideas

Looking for some inspirational themes? Whether it’s for an adult celebration or a kids’ party, you can effortlessly create stunning garlands using images from our brand partners, or by following a specific color theme. Check out some of our best ideas below:

Adult Birthday Theme:

80s Costume Party Retro Disco Colorful 1980s Postcard
Harry Potter | Aguamenti HUFFLEPUFF™ Graphic Postcard
Watercolor Flamingos In Watercolors 2 Postcard

Kids Birthday Theme:

African Safari Giraffe Postcard
Justice League | Wonder Woman JL Logo Pop Art Postcard
Adorable Baby Dinosaur's Party Postcard

Pro Tip: You can pick up some birthday invitations along with any graphic postcard images you’d like to use in your garlands to truly tie in the overall theme.

If you need further help putting together an overall birthday theme, check out these articles for more creative ideas:

And there you have it! That’s everything you need to know about making your own birthday banner. Custom decorations add extra value to the thought and effort you put into organizing, and it’s the attention to detail that will have your guests coming back for more. Be sure to stick around for more DIY ideas we’ll share in the future!


Editor’s Note: This post was originally written by Jenny Wagner and published in April 2019, and has been updated for comprehensiveness.