Making a Photo Clip Banner

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September 8, 2018

Photo clip banners are very popular and trendy for events like a bridal shower, baby shower, engagement, wedding, birthday, graduation, etc.

You can make cute flower accents from water bottles and hang from a string. Then using cute clothespins (clip photos), in example I attached are notecards. You can also decorate notecards too, but I used this as a photo clip banner.

Total Time: 25 minutes + drying time overnight

Supplies:

water bottles
X-Acto knife
scissors
ribbon
mini pin
paint + paintbrush

Steps:

Using your X-Acto knife, cut your water bottle (at the first line crease) as shown below.

Photo Clip Banner - cut bottle with knife

Cut 5 slits spacing evenly around the water bottle.

Photo Clip Banner - cut 5 slits evenly spaced

Photo Clip Banner - plastic spread to show slits

Peel each flap down to achieve a petal.

Using scissors trim the edges of the petal to be curved and neater.

Photo Clip Banner - use scissors to shape petals

With flower facing downwards, you can paint with your desired color(s). Allow to dry overnight.

Photo Clip Banner - two tone yellow section

Photo Clip Banner - dark pink painted petals

Once your flowers are dried, you can use ribbon to secure knots from one end of the water bottle spout flower to the other water bottle spout flower.

Photo Clip Banner - four painted flowers, closeup

Once your banner is hung, you can attach photos and use mini clothespins to keep the photos on the ribbon. (I used notecards as an example of photos), or you can decorate the notecards.