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:
- Postcards. (featured design)
- Twine or string of choice.
- Mini-clothespins.
- Scissors
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).
Step 5: Cut the twine at the desired length and display on a wall in the center of your party.
You’re done!
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:
- Harry Potter
- Beer
- Hawaiian
- Retro 70s/80s
- Masquerade
Kids Birthday Theme:
- Under the Sea/Mermaid
- Wild Animal
- Disney Princess
- Superheroes
- Dinosaur
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.
Hazel is a content specialist that reigns from the amazing land of Cork, Ireland. If her natural red hair doesn’t showcase her Irish roots, her love of humor and spontaneous outbursts would be a clear indicator. When she’s not looking out for her amazing team mates, she’s usually re-writing song lyrics – tirelessly trying to incorporate them into her writing pieces. She has a quirky, lively, and caring personality and her little dog Eddie makes her the happiest overall.
