Flags! I especially like the ones that have joyful words printed on them.
Ms. Potato Chip and Mrs. Pretzel have blogged about making these, and I decided to go the DIY route myself.
Materials
- Colorful construction paper (about $3)
- 1/4" dowels ($2 for a pack of 20)
- Tape and/or a glue gun
- Printer
- Paper cutter
I used the fonts that have now appeared on all of our wedding paper projects, Monterey BT and Ecuyer DAX. I wrote in large font (think 6ish per page) "Yay!" and "Oh happy day!" I felt like we needed something that was a little more us, so I also included "Woot!" and "¡Viva amor!" Make sure that you have your text align right so that you'll have room to attach the left side to the dowel. Then, I printed these onto construction paper.
Next, I sliced up the paper.
Here's where it gets interesting. Mr. Lion and I disagreed on how to attach the paper flags to the dowels. I opted to use my trusty glue gun, while Mr. Lion wanted to use tape.
Option #1: Tape
The tape required a bit more skill to make sure the paper flag was adequately attached so that it wouldn't slide down the "flagpole."
...however, it did leave room for error. If
Option #2: Glue Gun
This way definitely didn't require as much finesse. I found it helpful to use the pointy tip (technical term, of course) attachment.
I squirted a little bit of glue on the dowel, then rolled the edge of the flag around it. Then, I used a little more glue around the edge of the rolled paper, then rolled a little more to secure it.
Next, make sure you have a dance part and wave a flag around when a good song comes on your Pandora.
Total cost was about $17. Total time spent? Welllll, let's just say this is the kind of project you should do over several days with several good movies on in the background. It can get a little time consuming!
{all personal photos, unless otherwise noted}
Lion Corgi approves! What are you doing for your sendoff?