12 Month Photo Banner & High Chair Banner

Continuing on with my daughter's birthday party DIY decorations...

I couldn't find a cute fabric banner that matched her party theme, so I decided to make it. I bought pieces of felt (they're cheap-usually 4/$1-and also sturdy) and cut them into 12 triangles-one for each month of my daughter's 1st year. I hot glued on ric-rac around the edges. I then hot glued the triangles to a pink & white nylon clothesline I bought at the dollar store a while back. I tied a tulle bow in between each triangle. That part was ready to go...





I hopped on the computer & found a favorite photo of my daughter from each month of her first year and printed them. I used a circle cutter to crop them. Then I ran into some trouble...I though that "Zots" glue dots would hold the photos to the felt, but alas, they would NOT stay for long! So I ended up using velco tabs-one on the back of the photo & one on the front of the felt triangle to stick them together. After the party, I removed the photos and now I'm able to use the banner for other occasions, so it worked out!
Note: I ran out of time (and energy!) but you could also number each photo or title them "1 Month", etc. I opted to just tell my guests. :)

Here it is, on the mantel:



I made another, smaller banner to go around her high chair. I measured first to make sure how many triangles would fit, and made the banner in the same way. I cut out a number "1" and glued it to the front. I used velcro circle tabs to attach the banner to her tray.



I think she liked it!