This craft project has been in the works for a long time. I was inspired by Future Craft Collective’s Prayer, Wish, Hope Flags. I even sewed up a bunch of muslin flags a few months ago. Where those flags have gone, I do not know. So starting over, I decided to use the basic idea of the flags to create a photo banner that could brighten up LP’s room (with her favorite color as the base). At first I was going to make iron on photo transfers but then I remembered I had leftover photo sleeves which also have the added bonus of letting us swap the photos.
I sewed the flags while LP played with pins and thread. Then discovered that while my old scrapbook photoholders were a good idea, they didn’t actually stick to the fabric. So I sewed them to the flags. Voila!
LP chose the photos and I printed them out on our ink jet printer.
Here’s a close up of one flag (LP with her beloved chickens):
And here’s the whole thing:
I’m looking forward to seeing how the photo rotation goes. I think it will be a fun way to prepare for visiting family and friends and remembering special occasions.
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