How to make wallpaper bunting

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Get ready for your next party with bunting made to suit. Choose Resene wallpapers in designs and hues to fit your party theme. Remember to store your bunting carefully after your party so you can use it for many more parties to come.

How to make wallpaper bunting
Wall painted in Resene Carrara

You will need

Resene wallpaper of your choice – this could be left over from your last project or new favourites, Fleur used Resene Wallpaper Collection 69802112 (yellow circles), GP5908 (pink, blue, green speckled), 34216-9 (brick red), 525755 (purple vine), Smi169816705 (white leaves on yellow background), AT7094 (green leaves on blue background), 69736629 (blue with white circles), G8851 (flowers on purple background), 519846 (retro white, yellow grey geometric), 434057 (blue geometric) and GP5917 (orange damask)
Cardboard template
Pencil
Scissors
PVA glue
String, about 2.5m

Wallpaper bunting - Step 1 Step 1
For this project you will need some wallpapers and a piece of cardboard. Cut the cardboard into a diamond shape that is 14cm wide and 40cm long.

Wallpaper bunting - Step 2 Step 2
Use the cardboard diamond as a template and trace around it on to the back of your wallpaper samples. Cut the wallpaper diamonds out and fold them in half so that they make a triangle/pennant 14cm wide by 20cm long.

Wallpaper bunting - Step 3 Step 3
Cut a length of string to the length that you want your finished bunting to be (Fleur’s is 2.5m long) and start attaching your triangles. Run a bead of PVA glue around the inside edge of one side of the triangle. Lay the string at the fold and make sure it has contact with some glue – this will stop the triangles from sliding along the string. Close the two triangle sides of top of each other and allow to dry.

Wallpaper bunting - Step 4 Step 4
Once all your triangles/pennants are attached and dry, tie loops at each end of the string for easy hanging.

Top tip: Use Resene Anaglypta wallpaper for your bunting and pick out parts of the design by painting them in your party’s theme colours.

Resene Carrara

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Aug 2021.

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