How to cut 8 triangle pennant shapes out of 1 sheet of paper. Pennants make great banners for party and home decor. A simple DIY craft tutorial idea. Product for this post was supplied for free from Jen Hadfield Home+Made. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.
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Last week Jen Hadfield from Tatertots & Jello sent me a bundle of her totally awesome new product for free and asked me to make something fun, and then create a guest post for her blog. I was completely honored and excited to play with all of this product. You can see her complete line on Amazon.
I knew right away that I wanted to make a pennant banner out of this beautiful paper. I love all of the colors and patterns and I knew this was going to be lots of fun.
Did you know that you can cut 8, 6-inch pennant banner pieces out of 1, 12×12 sheet of paper? And it’s not that hard!
I have a video to show you exactly how! If you like my video subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you don’t miss out on any future video tutorials!
To see how I used these 8 Pennant pieces and turned them into a fabulous banner, click through to the next page.
I love this tip. I would have made it way harder than that! I am in the market for a new paper cutter, do you like yours? Can you let me know what brand it is? THANKS!
Hey Katie,
These are so cute! I love the pennants hanging on the headboard. What a clever idea~
I was “parked” by you today on Mommy Moments.
Glad to have the chance to read your posts and to see your creative in action.
Blessings,
Melanie
Great video! I usually make banners with my Cricut, and it uses so much more paper. I will be trying this technique, soon.
Thanks for stopping by! When you give it a try, let me know it works for you.
Love the video – gives me an idea that I could use this to cut fabric in exactly the same way 😀 – Chris
Using this technique with fabric is genius! I didn’t think about that.
A lovely banner from your 8 pieces
Do pop over and join my Trash2Treasure link up, this is a lovely upcycle tutorial
Thank you, Fiona! I m so glad that you stopped by.
Love the video, Katie! Great idea 🙂
Thanks Edye! I am so glad you like this little trick!
Thats brilliant, I would have marked them along one side and them probably only managed 6 with some weird wasteful half triangles! Pinning ‘cos you just never know when you are going to need to remember this!
Thanks Julie! It is a nifty little trick! 🙂
How awesome is this?! So cool! Love it, off to think of some reason I need a pennant…how can I incorporate this into my daughters birthday party…hmmm…???
Thanks Sarah! Happy Birthday to your daughter – and of course she needs a birthday banner!
What kind of paper trimmer did you use on this? I’m just a beginner but have more time now to craft so I know it will be used. Thank you.
Thanks, Deana! With this project, I used a paper trimmer made by Stampin’ Up! You should be able to use any trimmer to use this technique to cut pennant banners.
Although, recently I purchased this Fiskars trimmer http://amzn.to/2cmdr8b (affiliate link). This is by far my favorite trimmer I have ever owned. If you’re looking for a trimmer, this is the one I recommend. I like that the arm goes to 15 inches instead of the standard 12, it has a large cutting surface, and my very favorite feature is the sure cut wire line. It shows exactly where that blade is going to pass through so there is no guessing.
so what if you want to do 2 layers of colors ? What size would you cut the next set?
Great question Amy! It depends on how much of the back layer you want to see from the first layer. This will method will work for any square piece of paper. So for the top layer, maybe try a piece of paper that is 11.5 x 11.5. You may have to try a couple different sizes till you get the look you are looking for.