Fringed Streamers

So, do you want to see how I made the fringed streamer backdrop for my “Food” themed shoot? :)

I had seen this post on the Oh Happy Day blog awhile back. So pretty yeah? I bookmarked it for future use. I finally found a reason to make them last week!

Start with some crepe paper. They’re quite inexpensive at $1.80 each.

I worked on this on a dark and rainy day so my light wasn’t the greatest. Plus my craft table was still covered with Lego Police Officers and Station!

I trimmed about 2″ pieces off for each streamer and then cut the fringe toward the center of each side. I cut too close to the center on one of the streamers and it ended up falling apart when I pulled it open, so be careful not to cut too close.

I used two shades of yellow and one orange for this backdrop.

I carefully unfolded each one and hung them from the top of the curtain.

The babe was asleep so I used her baby doll for test shots :)

And I managed to salvage the one streamer that fell apart by throwing the pieces on the cuties she was eating! haha!

It was like a party in my living room for about an hour! It sure brightened up our living room on that rainy day!

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2 Responses to Fringed Streamers

  1. Jessica says:

    Hi…I love this idea!! I’m planning my daughter’s 10th birthday party and this looks nice a great (and inexpensive) way to make a backdrop. I just have a question, you mentioned cutting off a 2″ piece, when you unroll it, how long was it?

    I would like to have them hanging from the ceiling coming down to the table so I wasn’t sure how long these come out to. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

    • Adel says:

      Hi Jessica,
      The 2 inch piece I cut makes the width of the streamer. I cut the 2 inch piece from the still-folded crepe paper. Does that make sense? When I unfolded it, the streamers were about 10 feet in length (and 2 inches wide). You can just trim it to whatever length you want after you unfold it.
      Hope that helps! I’d love to see pictures when you’re done! :)
      -Adel

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